Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (PCAR3) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (PCAR3) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.91x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of R$875.00 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow (R$966.00 Million). See PCAR3 working capital efficiency to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1997–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição across 27 annual periods. Explore Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (1997–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição (PCAR3) total market value.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (BRL) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.44x | R$421.00 Million | R$952.00 Million | R$531.00 Million | ▲ +146.6% |
| 2024 | -0.95x | R$-296.00 Million | R$312.00 Million | R$608.00 Million | ▲ +12.1% |
| 2023 | -1.08x | R$-608.00 Million | R$563.00 Million | R$1.01 Billion | ▼ -301.6% |
| 2021 | 0.54x | R$1.46 Billion | R$2.73 Billion | R$1.27 Billion | ▲ +12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.47x | R$2.25 Billion | R$4.74 Billion | R$2.49 Billion | ▲ +132.7% |
| 2019 | -1.45x | R$-1.65 Billion | R$1.14 Billion | R$2.78 Billion | ▼ -1805.7% |
| 2018 | 0.09x | R$220.00 Million | R$2.59 Billion | R$2.37 Billion | ▼ -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.10x | R$182.00 Million | R$1.90 Billion | R$1.71 Billion | ▼ -83.2% |
| 2015 | 0.57x | R$2.65 Billion | R$4.63 Billion | R$1.99 Billion | ▼ -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.62x | R$3.12 Billion | R$5.02 Billion | R$1.90 Billion | ▼ 0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.62x | R$3.04 Billion | R$4.89 Billion | R$1.85 Billion | ▼ -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.74x | R$3.91 Billion | R$5.30 Billion | R$1.39 Billion | ▲ +354.9% |
| 2011 | -0.29x | R$-326.21 Million | R$1.13 Billion | R$1.45 Billion | ▲ +90.4% |
| 2010 | -3.02x | R$-1.12 Billion | R$370.96 Million | R$1.49 Billion | ▼ -607.3% |
| 2009 | 0.59x | R$1.10 Billion | R$1.84 Billion | R$746.69 Million | ▼ -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.61x | R$752.64 Million | R$1.24 Billion | R$488.32 Million | ▲ +175.0% |
| 2007 | -0.81x | R$-454.85 Million | R$562.43 Million | R$1.02 Billion | ▼ -798.4% |
| 2006 | 0.12x | R$108.57 Million | R$937.55 Million | R$828.99 Million | ▼ -33.6% |
| 2005 | 0.17x | R$185.42 Million | R$1.06 Billion | R$878.06 Million | ▲ +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.17x | R$116.40 Million | R$673.50 Million | R$557.10 Million | ▼ -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.20x | R$135.13 Million | R$668.25 Million | R$533.12 Million | ▲ +138.4% |
| 2002 | -0.53x | R$-310.21 Million | R$589.18 Million | R$899.39 Million | ▲ +44.9% |
| 2001 | -0.96x | R$-264.42 Million | R$276.87 Million | R$541.29 Million | ▲ +74.7% |
| 2000 | -3.78x | R$-899.88 Million | R$238.11 Million | R$1.14 Billion | ▼ -381.6% |
| 1999 | -0.78x | R$-248.06 Million | R$316.14 Million | R$564.20 Million | ▼ -19.2% |
| 1998 | -0.66x | R$-257.26 Million | R$390.95 Million | R$648.21 Million | ▲ +19.8% |
| 1997 | -0.82x | R$-179.63 Million | R$218.81 Million | R$398.44 Million | — |