Shoe Carnival Inc (SCVL) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of January 2026: 0.81x

Shoe Carnival Inc (SCVL) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.81x as of January 2026. Free cash flow of $27.66 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($34.04 Million). See Shoe Carnival Inc current assets vs equity to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.81x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$27.66 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$34.04 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$6.38 Million
USD

Shoe Carnival Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1993–2026)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Shoe Carnival Inc across 32 annual periods. Explore SCVL operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Shoe Carnival Inc (1993–2026)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Shoe Carnival Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see SCVL market cap.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2026 0.37x $26.58 Million $71.30 Million $44.72 Million ▼ -44.9%
2025 0.68x $69.48 Million $102.64 Million $33.16 Million ▲ +25.0%
2024 0.54x $66.47 Million $122.76 Million $56.28 Million ▲ +201.7%
2023 -0.53x $-26.86 Million $50.44 Million $77.29 Million ▼ -167.6%
2022 0.79x $116.51 Million $147.89 Million $31.39 Million ▼ -2.1%
2021 0.80x $51.00 Million $63.40 Million $12.40 Million ▲ +11.2%
2020 0.72x $48.45 Million $66.95 Million $18.50 Million ▼ -19.6%
2019 0.90x $66.73 Million $74.14 Million $7.41 Million ▲ +75.5%
2018 0.51x $20.70 Million $40.35 Million $19.65 Million ▼ -22.0%
2017 0.66x $41.96 Million $63.79 Million $21.83 Million ▲ +25.6%
2016 0.52x $30.65 Million $58.55 Million $27.90 Million ▲ +25.2%
2015 0.42x $24.11 Million $57.65 Million $33.54 Million ▲ +111.0%
2014 0.20x $7.65 Million $38.62 Million $30.97 Million ▲ +4134.0%
2013 0.00x $-127.00K $25.85 Million $25.98 Million ▼ -101.6%
2012 0.31x $9.62 Million $30.88 Million $21.26 Million ▼ -39.0%
2011 0.51x $15.01 Million $29.42 Million $14.41 Million ▼ -21.4%
2010 0.65x $18.10 Million $27.90 Million $9.79 Million ▲ +50.0%
2009 0.43x $13.87 Million $32.08 Million $18.20 Million ▲ +495.0%
2008 0.07x $1.45 Million $19.88 Million $18.43 Million ▼ -50.7%
2007 0.15x $4.32 Million $29.27 Million $24.95 Million ▼ -73.8%
2006 0.56x $18.94 Million $33.69 Million $14.75 Million ▲ +9.8%
2005 0.51x $14.92 Million $29.13 Million $14.21 Million ▲ +131.7%
2004 -1.61x $-12.69 Million $7.86 Million $20.55 Million ▼ -621.8%
2003 0.31x $8.58 Million $27.72 Million $19.14 Million ▼ -42.1%
2002 0.53x $11.94 Million $22.33 Million $10.39 Million ▲ +115.2%
2001 -3.51x $-10.92 Million $3.11 Million $14.03 Million ▲ +93.8%
2000 -56.68x $-20.12 Million $355.00K $20.48 Million ▼ -23529.6%
1999 0.24x $4.50 Million $18.60 Million $14.10 Million ▼ -17.3%
1998 0.29x $3.10 Million $10.60 Million $7.50 Million ▼ -52.9%
1997 0.62x $10.30 Million $16.60 Million $6.30 Million ▲ +99.6%
1996 0.31x $2.30 Million $7.40 Million $5.10 Million ▲ +257.4%
1993 0.09x $200.00K $2.30 Million $2.10 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).