Constellation Brands cash flow statement
In fiscal 2026, Constellation Brands's operations generated $2.67bn of cash; it spent $875m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.79bn. It returned $716m in dividends and $924m through buybacks.
Cash flow statement
| Fiscal year | 2010Feb 2010 | 2011Feb 2011 | 2012Feb 2012 | 2013Feb 2013 | 2014Feb 2014 | 2015Feb 2015 | 2016Feb 2016 | 2017Feb 2017 | 2018Feb 2018 | 2019Feb 2019 | 2020Feb 2020 | 2021Feb 2021 | 2022Feb 2022 | 2023Feb 2023 | 2024Feb 2024 | 2025Feb 2025 | 2026Feb 2026 | LTMAug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 403 | 620 | 784 | 556 | 826 | 1,081 | 1,414 | 1,696 | 1,931 | 2,246 | 2,551 | 2,807 | 2,705 | 2,757 | 2,780 | 3,152 | 2,669 | 2,658 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 156 | 125 | 104 | 115 | 155 | 202 | 221 | 248 | 300 | 339 | 332 | 299 | 342 | 387 | 429 | 447 | 420 | 406 |
| Stock-based pay | 56 | 46 | 48 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 45 | 69 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 71 |
| Capital spending | 108 | 89 | 68 | 62 | 224 | 719 | 891 | 907 | 1,058 | 886 | 727 | 865 | 1,027 | 1,035 | 1,269 | 1,214 | 875 | 819 |
| Free cash flow | 295 | 531 | 716 | 494 | 603 | 362 | 522 | 789 | 874 | 1,360 | 1,825 | 1,942 | 1,679 | 1,722 | 1,511 | 1,938 | 1,794 | 1,839 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 239 | 485 | 668 | 453 | 553 | 307 | 468 | 733 | 813 | 1,296 | 1,764 | 1,879 | 1,634 | 1,653 | 1,447 | 1,866 | 1,726 | 1,769 |
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 242 | 315 | 400 | 558 | 569 | 575 | 573 | 588 | 654 | 732 | 716 | 708 |
| Share buybacks | — | 300 | 414 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1,123 | 1,039 | 504 | 50 | 0 | 1,391 | 1,700 | 250 | 1,124 | 924 | 775 |
| Quarter | 2025 Q3Nov 2024 | 2025 Q4Feb 2025 | 2026 Q1May 2025 | 2026 Q2Aug 2025 | 2026 Q3Nov 2025 | 2026 Q4Feb 2026 | 2027 Q1May 2026 | 2027 Q2Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 685 | 595 | 637 | 852 | 617 | 563 | 662 | 817 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 119 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 112 | 98 | 97 |
| Stock-based pay | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 20 |
| Capital spending | 228 | 283 | 193 | 217 | 246 | 219 | 177 | 177 |
| Free cash flow | 457 | 312 | 444 | 635 | 371 | 344 | 485 | 640 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 437 | 301 | 434 | 613 | 355 | 324 | 470 | 620 |
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