Equal to operating cash flow minus capital spending.

The actual cash that would be available to the company’s investors after making all investments necessary to maintain the company as an ongoing enterprise (also referred to as free cash flow to the firm); the internally generated funds that can be distributed to the company’s investors (e.g., shareholders and bondholders) without impairing the valu [..]

Free cash flow is a company's operating cash flow minus tax and expenditure on the maintenance of its assets.

A business's free cash flow statement may differ significantly from its cash flow statement. The cash flow statement generally represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). Cash flow and EBITDA focus specifically on the profitability of the company's actual business operations, independent of o [..]

The cash flow from operating activities minus the amount of capital expenditures. Other variations are also used. To learn more, see Explanation of Cash Flow Statement.

Definition Operating cash flows (net income plus amortization and depreciation) minus capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash flow is the amount of cash that a company has left over after it has [..]

Cash flow after all positive-NPV projects have been exhausted in the firm’s main line of business.

The amount of cash that remains after deducting the funds a COMPANY must commit to continue operating at its planned level.

A measure of how much cash is left in the company after taking into account all the necessary expenses, including net capital expenditures.

Similar to earnings

Free cash flow is a pure measure of the cash a company has left once it has met all its operating obligations.

Free cash flow represents the potential funds available except for shifts in cash flows. ALSTOM defines free cash flow as « net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expend [..]

Represents a common measure of internally generated cash and is defined as cash from operations less fixed asset purchases.

Free cash flow is the sum of net cash flow from operating activities and investing activities adjusted for cash flows for acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries and associates.

Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditures and dividends. Free cash flow can be used to pay dividends, buy back stock or pay off debt.

An additional non-GAAP measure used by companies and investors as a performance target, generally taken to mean the amount of cash a business generates after accounting for capital expenditure / reinv [..]

A measure conveying the amount of cash that a company is able to generate after laying out the money required to maintain or expand its asset base. Free cash flow is important because it allows a company to pursue opportunities that enhance shareholder value.

The cash generated by a business on a pre-tax, pre-interest basis after making positive adjustments for non-cash expenses such as depreciation and amortization as well as owner-related benefits and negative adjustments for capital expenditures. Formally defined as Operating cash flow (Net Income plus depreciation and amortization plus taxes plus in [..]

Financial indicator expressing the cash flow remaining in the reporting period after deducting the net cash funds used for investing activities.

The operating cash flow minus cash flow from investing activities; illustrates how much cash remains free for shareholder dividends and/or any repayment of debt financing that may be required.

Operating cash flow less tax and capital expenditure. This represents one measure of the cash which the entity has generated that can be returned to investors.

cash flow to a firm in excess of that required to fund all projects that have positive net present values when discounted at the relevant cost of capital. Free cash flow can be a source of principal-a [..]

operating cash flow minus amounts spent on plants and equipment and minus dividends. 

The difference between operating cash flow and expenses and dividends.