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Snowflake Inc.(SNOW)

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Financial data as of Jan 31, 2026Improving · Technology

FCF Margin-10.3%Free Cash Flow / Revenue
Cash Conversion-91.8%Operating CF / Net Income
Free Cash Flow$1.1B
Revenue$4.7B
Net Cash$87.0MCash exceeds debt
Debt / FCFN/AElevated debt burden
Current Ratio1.30Adequate short-term liquidity
YoY FCF Growth+100.0%1 of 5 quarters positive

How This Grade Was Calculated

Base grade from FCF margin, adjusted by financial health factors

BaseF
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+1Strong YoY FCF growth (100.0% YoY)
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-1Only 1 positive quarters recently
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-0.5Highly volatile FCF (consistency: 2.59)
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+0.5Strong revenue growth (30.1% YoY) offsets compressed FCF margin
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FinalF

Analysis Summary

Strengths

  • Net cash position ($0.1B)
  • Strong YoY FCF growth (+100.0%)
  • Strong revenue growth (30.1% YoY)

Concerns

  • Negative FCF margin (-10.3%)
  • Only 1 positive FCF quarters recently
  • Highly volatile quarterly FCF
Heavy CapEx — Operating cash flow is strong (26% margin) but most is reinvestedSBC-adjusted FCF used — $1.6B stock-based compensation (143% of reported FCF) subtracted

Financial Breakdown

Key financials compared side by side

Margin Composition

FCF Margin-10.3%
Net Margin-28.4%
Operating CF Margin26.1%
CapEx Ratio2.2%

Balance Sheet Health

Debt, liquidity, and leverage snapshot

Net Cash$87.0MCash exceeds debt
Debt / FCFN/AElevated debt burden
Current Ratio1.30Adequate liquidity
Debt / Equity1.42Moderate leverage

Quarterly FCF Trend

+100.0% YoYImproving (+100.0%)

Free cash flow per quarter

Sector Comparison — Technology

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Detailed Metrics

Company NameSnowflake Inc.
SectorTechnology
Free Cash Flow$1.1B
Revenue$4.7B
Net Income-$1.3B
Operating Cash Flow$1.2B
Capital Expenditure$104.7M
FCF Margin-10.3%
Cash Conversion Rate-91.8%
Net Margin-28.4%
Total Debt$2.7B
Total Cash$2.8B
Net Cash$87.0M
Current Ratio1.30
Debt / Equity1.42
Debt / FCFN/A
YoY FCF Growth+100.0%
Positive Quarters1 of 5
Trend DirectionImproving
Report DateJan 31, 2026
GradeF
Data SourceYahoo Finance

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