Autodesk Inc (ADSK) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of October 2025: 0.98x

Autodesk Inc (ADSK) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.98x as of October 2025. Free cash flow of $430.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($439.00 Million). Read ADSK total liabilities for a breakdown of total debt and financial obligations.

FCF Generation Index

0.98x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$430.00 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$439.00 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$9.00 Million
USD

Autodesk Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1990–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Autodesk Inc across 36 annual periods. Explore capital reinvestment ratio of Autodesk Inc to see what proportion of operating cash flow is directed to capital expenditures.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Autodesk Inc (1990–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Autodesk Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Autodesk Inc (ADSK) market capitalisation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.94x $1.50 Billion $1.61 Billion $102.00 Million ▼ -4.1%
2024 0.98x $1.28 Billion $1.31 Billion $31.00 Million ▼ -0.1%
2023 0.98x $2.02 Billion $2.07 Billion $46.00 Million ▲ +2.2%
2022 0.96x $1.46 Billion $1.53 Billion $66.50 Million ▲ +2.5%
2021 0.93x $1.34 Billion $1.44 Billion $95.90 Million ▼ -3.0%
2020 0.96x $1.36 Billion $1.42 Billion $53.20 Million ▲ +17.0%
2019 0.82x $310.10 Million $377.10 Million $67.00 Million ▲ +101.5%
2018 -55.33x $-49.80 Million $900.00K $50.70 Million ▼ -10121.4%
2017 0.55x $93.70 Million $169.70 Million $76.00 Million ▼ -33.1%
2016 0.83x $341.60 Million $414.00 Million $72.40 Million ▼ -7.6%
2015 0.89x $632.60 Million $708.10 Million $75.50 Million ▲ +0.8%
2014 0.89x $499.30 Million $563.50 Million $64.20 Million ▼ -1.5%
2013 0.90x $502.70 Million $559.10 Million $56.40 Million ▲ +1.0%
2012 0.89x $510.50 Million $573.50 Million $63.00 Million ▼ -6.1%
2011 0.95x $512.50 Million $540.80 Million $28.30 Million ▲ +12.6%
2010 0.84x $207.80 Million $246.80 Million $39.00 Million ▼ -3.0%
2009 0.87x $515.50 Million $593.90 Million $78.40 Million ▼ -7.6%
2008 0.94x $665.20 Million $708.50 Million $43.30 Million ▲ +0.0%
2007 0.94x $541.30 Million $576.60 Million $35.30 Million ▼ -1.2%
2006 0.95x $394.70 Million $415.20 Million $20.50 Million ▲ +6.7%
2005 0.89x $332.30 Million $373.13 Million $40.84 Million ▲ +3.7%
2004 0.86x $189.08 Million $220.08 Million $31.00 Million ▲ +47.8%
2003 0.58x $50.13 Million $86.23 Million $36.10 Million ▼ -26.0%
2002 0.79x $165.09 Million $210.16 Million $45.07 Million ▼ -5.9%
2001 0.83x $163.71 Million $196.12 Million $32.41 Million ▼ -2.5%
2000 0.86x $88.67 Million $103.61 Million $14.93 Million ▲ +207.7%
1999 0.28x $40.80 Million $146.70 Million $105.90 Million ▼ -69.3%
1998 0.91x $143.60 Million $158.60 Million $15.00 Million ▲ +6.8%
1997 0.85x $96.80 Million $114.20 Million $17.40 Million ▲ +0.1%
1996 0.85x $90.30 Million $106.60 Million $16.30 Million ▲ +4.8%
1995 0.81x $84.40 Million $104.40 Million $20.00 Million ▲ +6.6%
1994 0.76x $67.40 Million $88.90 Million $21.50 Million ▼ -9.7%
1993 0.84x $57.60 Million $68.60 Million $11.00 Million ▼ -2.8%
1992 0.86x $63.00 Million $72.90 Million $9.90 Million ▲ +35.3%
1991 0.64x $37.30 Million $58.40 Million $21.10 Million ▼ -14.0%
1990 0.74x $38.70 Million $52.10 Million $13.40 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).