Latest period
$1.69B
YoY change
-15.1%
5Y CAGR
-2.9%
Peak year (2014)
$4.41B
Latest annual
$1.66B
Free Cash Flow history chart for eBay (EBAY) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: $1.66B
Free Cash Flow growth chart for eBay (EBAY) from 1997 to 2025
Latest: -15.1%
Free Cash Flow history table for eBay (EBAY) from 1997 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.66B | -15.1% | −$295.00M | ||
| 2024 | $1.96B | -0.7% | −$14.00M | ||
| 2023 | $1.97B | +9.1% | +$165.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.80B | -18.4% | −$408.00M | ||
| 2021 | $2.21B | +15.0% | +$288.00M | ||
| 2020 | $1.93B | -24.9% | −$637.00M | ||
| 2019 | $2.56B | +27.7% | +$555.00M | ||
| 2018 | $2.01B | -19.1% | −$473.00M | ||
| 2017 | $2.48B | +12.7% | +$280.00M | ||
| 2016 | $2.20B | -34.6% | −$1.17B | ||
| 2015 | $3.37B | -23.6% | −$1.04B | ||
| 2014 | $4.41B | +17.7% | +$661.00M | ||
| 2013 | $3.75B | +45.1% | +$1.16B | ||
| 2012 | $2.58B | +11.7% | +$270.82M | ||
| 2011 | $2.31B | +14.3% | +$288.33M | ||
| 2010 | $2.02B | -13.6% | −$319.14M | ||
| 2009 | $2.34B | +1.1% | +$24.89M | ||
| 2008 | $2.32B | +5.9% | +$128.96M | ||
| 2007 | $2.19B | +26.3% | +$454.80M | ||
| 2006 | $1.73B | +3.6% | +$60.73M | ||
| 2005 | $1.67B | +68.4% | +$679.13M | ||
| 2004 | $992.48M | +95.1% | +$483.74M | ||
| 2003 | $508.74M | +49.1% | +$167.50M | ||
| 2002 | $341.23M | +75.3% | +$146.54M | ||
| 2001 | $194.69M | +286.3% | +$144.30M | ||
| 2000 | $50.40M | -354.5% | +$70.19M | ||
| 1999 | −$19.80M | +661.5% | −$17.20M | ||
| 1998 | −$2.60M | -2700.0% | −$2.70M | ||
| 1997 | $100.00K | — | — |
- 2025$1.66B-15.1%
- 2024$1.96B-0.7%
- 2023$1.97B+9.1%
- 2022$1.80B-18.4%
- 2021$2.21B+15.0%
- 2020$1.93B-24.9%
- 2019$2.56B+27.7%
- 2018$2.01B-19.1%
- 2017$2.48B+12.7%
- 2016$2.20B-34.6%
- 2015$3.37B-23.6%
- 2014$4.41B+17.7%
- 2013$3.75B+45.1%
- 2012$2.58B+11.7%
- 2011$2.31B+14.3%
- 2010$2.02B-13.6%
- 2009$2.34B+1.1%
- 2008$2.32B+5.9%
- 2007$2.19B+26.3%
- 2006$1.73B+3.6%
- 2005$1.67B+68.4%
- 2004$992.48M+95.1%
- 2003$508.74M+49.1%
- 2002$341.23M+75.3%
- 2001$194.69M+286.3%
- 2000$50.40M-354.5%
- 1999−$19.80M+661.5%
- 1998−$2.60M-2700.0%
- 1997$100.00K—
Free Cash Flow values are taken from eBay's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Free Cash Flow at eBay (EBAY)
Free Cash Flow for eBay (EBAY): headline value $1.69B · YoY -15.1%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, eBay (EBAY) reported free cash flow of $1.66B – declined 15.1% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), eBay free cash flow expanded at a -2.9% compound annual rate, with a net decline across the window.
eBay free cash flow plunged from $4.41B in 2014 to $1.66B in 2025, a 62.3% drawdown.
2014 marks the peak free cash flow at $4.41B, with the historical low of −$19.80M recorded in 1999.
eBay Free Cash Flow by Year
eBay Free Cash Flow 2025: $1.66B
In 2025, eBay reported free cash flow of $1.66B, declined 15.1% below 2024.
eBay Free Cash Flow 2024: $1.96B
eBay free cash flow in 2024 was $1.96B, edged down 0.7% below 2023.
eBay Free Cash Flow 2023: $1.97B
2023's free cash flow for eBay came in at $1.97B, grew 9.1% from 2022.
eBay Free Cash Flow 2022: $1.80B
eBay posted free cash flow of $1.80B in 2022, declined 18.4% below 2021.
eBay Free Cash Flow 2021: $2.21B
eBay free cash flow in 2021 was $2.21B.
See more financial history for eBay (EBAY).
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