BlueLinx free cash flow BXC
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Last 12 months, to Jul 4, 2026
- $58M
- Latest quarter, Q2 FY26
- $8.8M
- Fiscal year 2025
- $32.9M
- −27% on the year before
BlueLinx's free cash flow was $58M over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026.
In its latest quarter, Q2 FY26, it was $8.8M.
Over the five fiscal years to FY2025 it shrank 9% a year on average.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $32.9M | −27% |
| FY2024 | $45.1M | −84% |
| FY2023 | $278.8M | −24% |
| FY2022 | $364.4M | +179% |
| FY2021 | $130.6M | +154% |
| FY2020 | $51.3M | n/a |
| FY2019 | −$15.1M | −139% |
| FY2018 | $38.8M | n/a |
| FY2017 | −$3.3M | −108% |
| FY2016 | $40.8M | +6% |
| FY2015 | $38.4M | n/a |
| FY2014 | −$15.3M | n/a |
| FY2013 | −$44.8M | n/a |
| FY2012 | −$77.1M | n/a |
| FY2011 | −$56.9M | n/a |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | $8.8M | n/a | $58M | |
| Q1 FY26 | −$59.8M | n/a | $12.9M | |
| Q4 FY25 | $56.4M | n/a | $32.9M | |
| Q3 FY25 | $52.7M | −2% | −$25.1M | |
| Q2 FY25 | −$36.4M | −224% | −$23.9M | |
| Q1 FY25 | −$39.8M | n/a | $41.8M | |
| Q4 FY24 | −$1.5M | −102% | $45.1M | |
| Q3 FY24 | $53.8M | −26% | $113.6M | |
| Q2 FY24 | $29.3M | −50% | $132.5M | |
| Q1 FY24 | −$36.6M | −146% | $162.2M | |
| Q4 FY23 | $67M | −51% | $278.8M | |
| Q3 FY23 | $72.7M | −44% | $349.2M |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrial - Distribution nearest BlueLinx's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| BXCBlueLinx | 9.6% |
| AENTAlliance Entertainment | −0.5% |
| WLFCWillis Lease Finance | 30.6% |
| FSTRFoster L B | 12.7% |
| GOLDGold.com | n/m |
| HDSNHudson Technologies | −15.3% |
| DSGRDistribution Solutions | 2.3% |
| GICGLOBAL INDUSTRIAL | 5.2% |
| DXPEDXP Enterprises | 4.9% |
| REZIResideo Technologies | −51.6% |
| BCCBOISE CASCADE | 3.8% |
| Peer median | 3.8% |
Where BlueLinx ranks
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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