Operating cash flow ranged from negative $188.1 million in 2024Q4 to $524.2 million in 2026Q2 and dividends paid of $282.1 million in 2026Q3 exceeded operating cash flow of $248.6 million, suggesting payouts are not consistently covered by cash generation.
TPG Inc. (TPG) cash flow statement — 7-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 |
|---|
| Cash from Operations | 729.08M | 1.03B | 532.15M | 720.52M | 1.38B | 1.47B | 95.39M | 828.12M |
| Operating CF Growth % | 6.46% | 94.01% | -26.14% | -47.63% | -6.71% | 1446.05% | -88.48% | - |
| Net Income | 268.72M | 599.59M | -76.92M | 71.22M | -56.23M | 4.66B | 1.44B | 1.18B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 164.74M | 144.54M | 135.39M | 47.67M | 32.99M | 21.84M | 7.72M | 9.3M |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -467.84M | 1.22B | 1.19B | 234.74M | -252.1M | -4.56B | -675.07M | -1.06B |
| Working Capital Changes | -410.97M | -936.52M | -720.58M | -288.03M | 1.02B | 1.36B | -676.19M | 700.67M |
| Cash from Investing | -589.22M | -263.96M | -44.47M | -373.56M | -3.01M | -37.74M | -108.1M | 17.4M |
| Purchase of Investments | -500M | 0 | -862.82M | -303.12M | -109.09M | 0 | -2.08M | -105.36M |
| Sale/Maturity of Investments | 0 | 0 | 1.08B | 324.89M | 0 | 0 | 9.54M | 130.91M |
| Net Investment Activity | -500M | 0 | 220.93M | 21.77M | -109.09M | 0 | 7.45M | 25.55M |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -235.15M | -16.33M | -356.83M | 0 | 24.82M | -7.45M | 0 |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | -220.93M | -21.77M | 108.53M | -60.77M | 7.45M | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | -420.3M | -750.36M | -344.86M | -789.23M | -1.24B | -1.32B | 250.33M | -825.39M |
| Dividends Paid | -1.12B | -1.23B | -832.49M | -643.22M | -662.81M | -1.07B | -298.58M | -248.26M |
| Share Repurchases | -6M | -190.56M | -67.67M | -661M | -352.01M | -304.76M | 0 | 0 |
| Stock Issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 820.62M | 935M | 800M | 50M |
| Net Stock Activity | -6M | -190.56M | -67.67M | -661M | 468.61M | 630.24M | 800M | 50M |
| Debt Issuance (Net) | -1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K |
| Other Financing | 212.72M | 221.25M | 204.3M | 13.99M | -223.25M | -1.04B | -301.09M | -677.13M |
| Net Change in Cash | -280.55M | 18.08M | 142.82M | -442.28M | 134.79M | 114.51M | 237.63M | 20.14M |
| Exchange Rate Effect | -120K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at Beginning | 957.83M | 821.19M | 678.37M | 1.12B | 985.86M | 871.36M | 633.73M | 613.59M |
| Cash at End | 813.04M | 839.27M | 821.19M | 678.37M | 1.12B | 985.86M | 871.36M | 633.73M |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Income Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Free Cash Flow | 639.87M | 1B | 504.01M | 703.79M | 1.37B | 1.47B | -20.16M | 819.97M |
| FCF Growth % | -26.2% | 99.12% | -28.39% | -48.76% | -6.76% | 7408.5% | -102.46% | - |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TPG stock.
TPG Inc. (TPG) generated $1.03B in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
TPG Inc. (TPG) generated $1.00B in free cash flow in 2025. Free cash flow is the cash left over after capital expenditures, which can be used to pay dividends, repurchase shares, or pay down debt.
TPG Inc. (TPG) spent $28.8M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2025, TPG Inc. (TPG) returned $1.23B to shareholders via cash dividends and spent $190.6M on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Volatile operating cash conversion
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Operating Cash Flow Diverges From Earnings
According to reported figures, TPG's operating cash flow swung from negative $188.1 million in 2024Q4 to $524.2 million in 2026Q2, while quarterly net income stayed below $100 million, suggesting cash generation is driven by timing rather than steady earnings power.
The operating cash flow to net income ratio ranges from roughly negative 121 times in 2026Q1 to 25.8 times in 2025Q2, which reflects near-zero or negative denominators rather than a meaningful conversion rate. This pattern suggests that reported operating cash flow may be dominated by working capital and fund-related timing items, so investors should monitor whether these inflows recur before treating them as durable capital generation capacity.
Dividends Exceed Reported Cash Generation
Based on TPG's reported figures, dividends paid totaled $282.1 million in 2026Q3 and $583.6 million in 2026Q2, while operating cash flow was $248.6 million and $524.2 million respectively, indicating payouts that are highly variable quarter to quarter.
Cumulative dividend payments across the ten quarters substantially exceed the cumulative operating cash flow shown, which suggests distributions have been funded in part from balance sheet resources or prior capital rather than current-period cash generation. Buybacks were sporadic and small outside of 2026Q1's $209.0 million, so the capital return profile appears more dependent on distribution policy than on repurchase activity, warranting further investigation into sustainability.
Episodic Securities Deployment Pattern
As reported in financial statements, TPG's investment purchases were concentrated in 2024Q2, 2025Q2, and 2026Q1, at $264.0 million, $398.1 million, and $450.4 million, with a single $500.0 million purchase in 2026Q2 and sales only once at $238.5 million.
The lumpy and infrequent nature of investment purchases and the single meaningful sale point to opportunistic deployment rather than a systematic reinvestment cycle, which limits inference about portfolio duration or yield trends from the cash flow data alone. Because the cash flow statement captures only the flow of these securities, the data does not reveal their composition or credit quality, and that gap should be considered before drawing conclusions.
Cash Flow Strength May Reflect Timing
Based on reported figures, TPG recorded net income of negative $1.5 million in 2026Q1 yet generated $176.5 million in operating cash flow, which may indicate that cash inflows are not a reliable proxy for underlying profitability.
The gap between earnings and cash flow in several quarters, including positive operating cash flow in 2025Q3 and 2026Q2 despite modest net income, suggests that cash generation could reverse if timing-related inflows normalize. Investors should monitor whether the strength seen in recent quarters persists, since the supplied data alone does not establish the drivers behind these swings.