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Free Cash Flow for Charles Schwab (SCHW)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$9.72B

YoY change

+327.5%

5Y CAGR

+7.1%

Peak year (2023)

$18.89B

Free Cash Flow history chart for Charles Schwab (SCHW) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: $8.76B

Free Cash Flow growth chart for Charles Schwab (SCHW) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: +327.5%

Free Cash Flow history table for Charles Schwab (SCHW) from 1986 to 2025

  • 2025$8.76B+327.5%
  • 2024$2.05B-89.1%
  • 2023$18.89B+1639.1%
  • 2022$1.09B-9.7%
  • 2021$1.20B-80.7%
  • 2020$6.22B-27.8%
  • 2019$8.62B-27.5%
  • 2018$11.89B-1059.3%
  • 2017−$1.24B-138.0%
  • 2016$3.26B+232.3%
  • 2015$980.00M-49.7%
  • 2014$1.95B+38.5%
  • 2013$1.41B+25.8%
  • 2012$1.12B-51.1%
  • 2011$2.28B-1755.1%
  • 2010−$138.00M-110.6%
  • 2009$1.30B-797.3%
  • 2008−$186.00M-111.8%
  • 2007$1.58B-7.2%
  • 2006$1.70B+143.3%
  • 2005$699.00M+42.1%
  • 2004$492.00M-437.0%
  • 2003−$146.00M-1722.2%
  • 2002$9.00M-101.0%
  • 2001−$885.00M-140.0%
  • 2000$2.21B+146.2%
  • 1999$898.00M+68.6%
  • 1998$532.60M+313.8%
  • 1997$128.70M-35.0%
  • 1996$197.90M+142.2%
  • 1995$81.70M-53.2%
  • 1994$174.40M+218.8%
  • 1993$54.70M-18.6%
  • 1992$67.20M-15.8%
  • 1991$79.80M+149.4%
  • 1990$32.00M-35.5%
  • 1989$49.60M+83.7%
  • 1988$27.00M-32.5%
  • 1987$40.00M+33.3%
  • 1986$30.00M—

Free Cash Flow values are taken from Charles Schwab'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 Charles Schwab (SCHW)

Free Cash Flow for Charles Schwab (SCHW): headline value $9.72B · YoY +327.5%. 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 .

Charles Schwab (SCHW) most recent annual free cash flow stands at $8.76B (2025) – surged 327.5% year-over-year.

Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Charles Schwab free cash flow delivered a +7.1% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.

Charles Schwab free cash flow peaked at $18.89B in 2023; the latest annual figure is $8.76B in 2025 (53.6% below peak).

Across the available history, free cash flow reached its high of $18.89B in 2023 and its low of −$1.24B in 2017.

Charles Schwab Free Cash Flow by Year

Charles Schwab Free Cash Flow 2025: $8.76B

Charles Schwab free cash flow in 2025 was $8.76B, surged 327.5% from 2024.

Charles Schwab Free Cash Flow 2024: $2.05B

2024's free cash flow for Charles Schwab came in at $2.05B, plunged 89.1% below 2023.

Charles Schwab Free Cash Flow 2023: $18.89B

Charles Schwab posted free cash flow of $18.89B in 2023, surged 1639.1% from 2022. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Charles Schwab Free Cash Flow 2022: $1.09B

In 2022, Charles Schwab reported free cash flow of $1.09B, declined 9.7% below 2021.

Charles Schwab Free Cash Flow 2021: $1.20B

Charles Schwab free cash flow in 2021 was $1.20B.

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