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SCHW (Charles Schwab) Cash Flow from Operations : $10,378 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Charles Schwab Cash Flow from Operations?

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

For the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Charles Schwab's Net Income From Continuing Operations was $1,909 Mil. Its Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization was $347 Mil. Its Change In Working Capital was $3,690 Mil. Its cash flow from deferred tax was $-35 Mil. Its Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities was $0 Mil. Its Asset Impairment Charge was $0 Mil. Its Stock Based Compensation was $126 Mil. And its Cash Flow from Others was $322 Mil. In all, Charles Schwab's Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $6,359 Mil.


Charles Schwab Cash Flow from Operations Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charles Schwab's Cash Flow from Operations can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Charles Schwab Cash Flow from Operations Chart

Charles Schwab Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Flow from Operations
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6,852.00 2,118.00 2,057.00 19,587.00 2,670.00

Charles Schwab Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cash Flow from Operations Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1,349.00 -4,252.00 19,098.00 -10,827.00 6,359.00

Charles Schwab Cash Flow from Operations Calculation

Cash flow from operations refers to the cash brought in through a company's normal business operations. It is the cash flow before any investment or financing activities. It is the cash version of net income.

Charles Schwab's Cash Flow from Operations for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Charles Schwab's Cash Flow from Operations for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is:


Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10,378 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Charles Schwab  (NYSE:SCHW) Cash Flow from Operations Explanation

For companies reported in indirect method, cash flow from operations contains six items:

1. Net Income From Continuing Operations:
Net Income From Continuing Operations indicates the net income that a firm brings in from ongoing business activities. These activities are expected to continue into the next reporting period. It excludes extraordinary items, income from the cumulative effects of accounting changes, non-recurring items, income from tax loss carry forward, and preferred dividends.

Charles Schwab's net income from continuing operations for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $1,909 Mil.

2. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
Depreciation is a present expense that accounts for the past cost of an asset that is now providing benefits.
Depletion and amortization are synonyms for depreciation.
Generally:
The term depreciation is used when discussing man made tangible assets
The term depletion is used when discussing natural tangible assets
The term amortization is used when discussing intangible assets

Charles Schwab's depreciation, depletion and amortization for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $347 Mil.

3. Change In Working Capital:
Working Capital is a measure of a company's short term liquidity or its ability to cover short term liabilities. It is defined as the difference between a company's current assets and current liabilities. Changes in Working Capital is reported in the cash flow statement since it is one of the major ways in which net income can differ from operating cash flow.

Charles Schwab's change in working capital for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $3,690 Mil. It means Charles Schwab's working capital increased by $3,690 Mil from Dec. 2024 to Mar. 2025 .

4. Deferred Tax:
It is the cash flow generated from deferred tax.

Charles Schwab's cash flow from deferred tax for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-35 Mil.

5. Cash from Discontinued Operating Activities:
Net cash from all of the entity's discontinued operating activities.

Charles Schwab's cash from discontinued operating Activities for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil.

6. Asset Impairment Charge:
It is the charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

Charles Schwab's asset impairment charge for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0 Mil.

7. Stock Based Compensation:
It is a way corporations use stock options to reward employees. It provides executives and employees the opportunity to share in the growth of the company and, if structured properly, can align their interests with the interests of the company's shareholders and investors, without burning the company's cash on hand.

Charles Schwab's stock based compensation for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $126 Mil.

8. Cash Flow from Others:
These are cash differences caused by the change of inventory, accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. For instance, if a company pays its suppliers slower, its cash position will build up faster. If a company receives payments from its customers slower, its account receivables will rise, and its cash position will grow more slowly (or even shrink).

Charles Schwab's cash flow from others for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $322 Mil.


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Charles Schwab Business Description

Address
3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX, USA, 76262
Charles Schwab is one of the largest retail-oriented financial services companies in the US, with $10.1 trillion in client assets across its brokerage, banking, asset-management, custody, financial advisory, and wealth-management businesses at year-end 2024. While best known for its retail brokerage offering, Schwab generates the lion's share of its revenue and profits through its Charles Schwab Bank and asset-management segments. The firm is a dominant player in registered investment advisor custody, with over 40% market share, and has recently pushed into wealth management with robo-advisory, direct indexing, and other managed-investment solutions.
Executives
Carolyn Schwab-pomerantz director 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Jonathan M. Craig officer: Please see remarks 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Nigel J Murtagh officer: MD, EVP - Corporate Risk C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Charles R. Schwab director, officer: Co-Chairman PO BOX 2226, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Walter W Bettinger officer: EVP/COO - Individual Investor 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Arun Sarin director C/O SAFEWAY INC., 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Morgan Peter J. Iii officer: General Counsel 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Christopher V Dodds officer: EVP and CFO ITG INC., ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 165 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10006
Charles A. Ruffel director 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Richard A Wurster officer: President 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Bernard J. Clark officer: MD, Head of Adivsor Services C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Peter B. Crawford officer: CFO 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Stephen A Ellis director C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Mark A Goldfarb director C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Joseph R Martinetto officer: MD and COO 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105