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Slide 11 of 14 · capital_returns

Free cash flow and capital returned

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Free cash flow and capital returned

Capital returns — buybacks, dividends and what funds them

$bn / %
1.821.203.402.111.092.842.2818.892.272.057.352.338.76FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25BuybacksDividendsFree cash flow​

Cash hierarchy — from operating cash flow to distributions

$bn / %
FY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
Operating cash flow9.32.719.62.12.1
− Capex0.50.60.71.00.9
= Free cash flow8.82.018.91.11.2
Dividends2.32.32.32.11.8
Share repurchases7.30.02.83.40.0
= Total distributions9.72.35.15.51.8
Distributions / FCF110 %111 %27 %507 %152 %
Distributions / net income109 %38 %101 %77 %31 %
SCHW · Source: SEC EDGAR companyfacts · filings 2009–2026 · capital_returns
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The report is the distribution artifact. These four actions are part of its manifest, not a marketing block added afterwards.

1 · Create this report for another object Primary handoff 2 · Built with Charts MCP Method, engine, provenance
3 · Improve this pack on GitHub Public pack repository — launch dependency
4 · Run privately in Charts Desk Private sources, persistent state