United States Cellular Corporation (USM) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
United States Cellular Corporation (USM) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.76x as of June 2025. Free cash flow of $248.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($325.00 Million). See USM working capital efficiency to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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United States Cellular Corporation Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1992–2024)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for United States Cellular Corporation across 33 annual periods. Explore United States Cellular Corporation (USM) debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for United States Cellular Corporation (1992–2024)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for United States Cellular Corporation. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see how much is United States Cellular Corporation worth.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.39x | $346.00 Million | $883.00 Million | $537.00 Million | ▲ +165.1% |
| 2023 | 0.15x | $128.00 Million | $866.00 Million | $738.00 Million | ▲ +134.6% |
| 2022 | -0.43x | $-355.00 Million | $832.00 Million | $1.19 Billion | ▲ +72.5% |
| 2021 | -1.55x | $-1.24 Billion | $802.00 Million | $2.05 Billion | ▼ -4182.4% |
| 2020 | 0.04x | $47.00 Million | $1.24 Billion | $1.19 Billion | ▲ +114.3% |
| 2019 | -0.27x | $-192.00 Million | $724.00 Million | $916.00 Million | ▼ -199.5% |
| 2018 | 0.27x | $189.00 Million | $709.00 Million | $520.00 Million | ▲ +167.6% |
| 2017 | -0.39x | $-185.00 Million | $469.00 Million | $654.00 Million | ▼ -4052.5% |
| 2016 | 0.01x | $5.00 Million | $501.00 Million | $496.00 Million | ▲ +101.8% |
| 2015 | -0.56x | $-311.29 Million | $555.11 Million | $866.40 Million | ▲ +79.5% |
| 2014 | -2.73x | $-470.89 Million | $172.34 Million | $643.23 Million | ▼ -79.2% |
| 2013 | -1.52x | $-443.50 Million | $290.90 Million | $734.40 Million | ▼ -2653.2% |
| 2012 | -0.06x | $-49.80 Million | $899.29 Million | $949.09 Million | ▼ -125.3% |
| 2011 | 0.22x | $216.06 Million | $987.86 Million | $771.80 Million | ▼ -34.3% |
| 2010 | 0.33x | $291.15 Million | $874.29 Million | $583.13 Million | ▼ -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.38x | $335.05 Million | $881.81 Million | $546.76 Million | ▲ +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.37x | $337.19 Million | $922.78 Million | $585.59 Million | ▲ +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.34x | $297.58 Million | $863.08 Million | $565.50 Million | ▲ +110.4% |
| 2006 | 0.16x | $113.66 Million | $693.45 Million | $579.78 Million | ▲ +89.3% |
| 2005 | 0.09x | $55.59 Million | $642.17 Million | $586.58 Million | ▲ +136.3% |
| 2004 | -0.24x | $-123.67 Million | $518.41 Million | $642.08 Million | ▼ -2900.3% |
| 2003 | 0.01x | $5.30 Million | $621.65 Million | $616.36 Million | ▲ +106.7% |
| 2002 | -0.13x | $-78.56 Million | $620.08 Million | $698.64 Million | ▼ -17.5% |
| 2001 | -0.11x | $-47.47 Million | $440.35 Million | $487.81 Million | ▼ -124.9% |
| 2000 | 0.43x | $226.02 Million | $521.33 Million | $295.31 Million | ▲ +164.1% |
| 1999 | 0.16x | $54.70 Million | $333.20 Million | $278.50 Million | ▲ +163.4% |
| 1998 | -0.26x | $-80.60 Million | $311.10 Million | $391.70 Million | ▼ -3.3% |
| 1997 | -0.25x | $-55.70 Million | $222.10 Million | $277.80 Million | ▲ +57.9% |
| 1996 | -0.60x | $-81.90 Million | $137.50 Million | $219.40 Million | ▲ +25.6% |
| 1995 | -0.80x | $-92.80 Million | $115.90 Million | $208.70 Million | ▲ +8.7% |
| 1994 | -0.88x | $-73.90 Million | $84.30 Million | $158.20 Million | ▲ +37.6% |
| 1993 | -1.41x | $-49.60 Million | $35.30 Million | $84.90 Million | ▲ +90.1% |
| 1992 | -14.23x | $-49.80 Million | $3.50 Million | $53.30 Million | — |