How Choice Hotels International uses its cash

Period

FY2025

Where does Choice Hotels International's cash go? This Sankey traces cash from net income through operating cash flow into capex, free cash flow, dividends, buybacks, and debt paydown. Pick any fiscal year, recent quarter, or the trailing twelve months. Straight from SEC filings.

Choice Hotels International Inc. · FY2025 · year ended 2025-12-31

Operating cash flow$270MCash from operations$430M · 159%Net income$370M · 137%D&A$60M · 22%Working capital$159M · 59%Capex$107M · 40%Free cash flow$164M · 60%Dividends$53M · 20%Buybacks$138M · 51%Cash reserves$28M · 10%

Each fiscal year from SEC filings. Percentages are share of operating cash flow. Sources (net income + non-cash add-backs) flow into operating cash flow, which splits into capex and free cash flow; free cash flow goes to dividends, buybacks, debt paydown, and what's retained. Annual only. For informational purposes only.