Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (H shares) (CATLHK) cash flow statement

HKSE · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts · 185,839 employees · CEO Yuqun Zeng

Price: HK$338.80 0.00%
Market cap: HK$1.44T
Enterprise value: CN¥1T
Last report: Q3 '26 filed 2026-09-30
Next report: 2027-04-28

In Q3 '26 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (H shares) (CATLHK) generated CN¥3.12B of operating cash flow, invested CN¥17.4B in capital expenditure and kept -CN¥14.2B of free cash flow. Over the last four quarters free cash flow was CN¥63.9B.

Cash flow

Cash flow	Q4 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q4 '25	Q1 '26	Q2 '26	Q3 '26
Operating
Net income	CN¥12.7B	CN¥10.6B	CN¥12.4B	CN¥12.9B	CN¥15B	CN¥13.9B	CN¥16.3B	CN¥18.5B	CN¥28B	CN¥20.6B	CN¥22.5B	CN¥21.2B
Depreciation & amortization	CN¥6.11B	CN¥6.14B	CN¥6.14B	CN¥6.24B	CN¥6.46B	CN¥6.18B	CN¥6.09B	CN¥0	CN¥12.9B	CN¥0	CN¥7.89B	CN¥0
Deferred income tax	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥2.92B
Other non-cash items	CN¥21.1B	CN¥11.8B	-CN¥2.16B	CN¥4.76B	CN¥8.52B	CN¥12.9B	CN¥4.95B	CN¥4.32B	CN¥11.6B	CN¥13.1B	-CN¥941M	-CN¥21B
Operating cash flow	CN¥39.9B	CN¥28.5B	CN¥16.4B	CN¥23.9B	CN¥29.9B	CN¥33B	CN¥27.3B	CN¥22.9B	CN¥52.6B	CN¥33.6B	CN¥29.4B	CN¥3.12B
Investing
Capital expenditure	-CN¥6.6B	-CN¥7.12B	-CN¥6.72B	-CN¥7.41B	-CN¥9.93B	-CN¥10.3B	-CN¥9.81B	-CN¥10.1B	-CN¥12.3B	-CN¥12.3B	-CN¥12.8B	-CN¥17.4B
Acquisitions	CN¥725M	-CN¥106M	CN¥317M	CN¥1.07B	CN¥488M	CN¥266M	CN¥2.53B	CN¥741M	-CN¥8.4M	CN¥1.12B	CN¥2.17B	CN¥71.6M
Purchases of investments	-CN¥3.17B	-CN¥71.1M	-CN¥21.9B	-CN¥7.09B	CN¥7.07B	-CN¥9.12B	-CN¥758M	-CN¥21.8B	-CN¥26B	-CN¥2.51B	-CN¥28B	-CN¥8.48B
Sales / maturities of investments	CN¥2.79B	CN¥137M	CN¥180M	CN¥195M	CN¥1.54B	CN¥1.6B	CN¥436M	CN¥2.44B	CN¥1.58B	CN¥271M	CN¥13.5B	CN¥3.62B
Other investing	-CN¥2.3B	-CN¥733M	CN¥1.27B	CN¥467K	CN¥251M	-CN¥108M	-CN¥7.51M	CN¥13.5M	-CN¥505M	-CN¥183M	CN¥816M	CN¥294M
Investing cash flow	-CN¥8.55B	-CN¥7.89B	-CN¥26.9B	-CN¥13.2B	-CN¥587M	-CN¥17.7B	-CN¥7.61B	-CN¥28.8B	-CN¥37.2B	-CN¥13.6B	-CN¥24.4B	-CN¥21.9B
Financing
Net debt issued / repaid	CN¥1.16B	CN¥6.86B	-CN¥1.44B	-CN¥1.51B	CN¥6.78B	CN¥6.51B	CN¥4.82B	-CN¥10.4B	-CN¥10.3B	CN¥8.46B	CN¥16.7B	CN¥22.4B
Share buybacks	-CN¥1.78B	CN¥0	-CN¥948M	CN¥919M	-CN¥1.23B	CN¥0	-CN¥1.53B	CN¥1.53B	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0
Dividends	-CN¥620M	CN¥0	-CN¥23.1B	-CN¥567M	-CN¥949M	CN¥0	-CN¥19.3B	CN¥0	-CN¥776M	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0
Other financing (incl. tax on vested shares)	CN¥105M	-CN¥1.42B	CN¥287M	-CN¥1.34B	CN¥1.12B	-CN¥6.05B	CN¥33.1B	-CN¥9.89B	CN¥463M	-CN¥890M	-CN¥1.45B	-CN¥11.4B
Financing cash flow	-CN¥1.14B	CN¥5.44B	-CN¥25.2B	-CN¥2.49B	CN¥5.72B	CN¥465M	CN¥17.1B	-CN¥18.8B	-CN¥10.6B	CN¥7.57B	CN¥15.2B	CN¥11.1B
Summary
FX effect on cash	CN¥6.34B	-CN¥6.24B	-CN¥151M	CN¥8.98B	-CN¥6.93B	CN¥4.53B	-CN¥11.4B	CN¥8.06B	-CN¥2.04B	-CN¥2.97B	CN¥6.15B	CN¥10B
Net change in cash	CN¥36.5B	CN¥19.8B	-CN¥35.8B	CN¥17.2B	CN¥28.2B	CN¥20.3B	CN¥25.4B	-CN¥16.7B	CN¥2.75B	CN¥24.6B	CN¥26.4B	CN¥2.38B
Free cash flow (OCF - capex)	CN¥33.3B	CN¥21.4B	CN¥9.67B	CN¥16.5B	CN¥20B	CN¥22.7B	CN¥17.5B	CN¥12.7B	CN¥40.3B	CN¥21.3B	CN¥16.5B	-CN¥14.2B

Cash flow	FY16	FY17	FY18	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	FY25
Operating
Net income	CN¥2.98B	CN¥3.77B	CN¥3.52B	CN¥4.55B	CN¥5.28B	CN¥15.7B	CN¥31.4B	CN¥44.2B	CN¥51.7B	CN¥76.8B
Depreciation & amortization	CN¥779M	CN¥1.35B	CN¥2.22B	CN¥4.25B	CN¥4.71B	CN¥6.1B	CN¥13.2B	CN¥21.5B	CN¥25.1B	CN¥25.2B
Deferred income tax	-CN¥138M	-CN¥241M	-CN¥680M	-CN¥787M	-CN¥736M	-CN¥1B	-CN¥4.54B	-CN¥7.66B	-CN¥6.5B	CN¥0
Change in working capital	-CN¥2.15B	-CN¥2.14B	CN¥4.51B	CN¥2.93B	CN¥6.14B	CN¥17.2B	CN¥17.8B	CN¥25.8B	CN¥15B	CN¥27.5B
Other non-cash items	CN¥727M	-CN¥464M	CN¥2.2B	CN¥2.51B	CN¥2.05B	CN¥4.48B	CN¥5.5B	CN¥10.8B	CN¥15.3B	CN¥3.8B
Operating cash flow	CN¥2.21B	CN¥2.28B	CN¥11.8B	CN¥13.5B	CN¥17.4B	CN¥42.4B	CN¥63.3B	CN¥94.6B	CN¥101B	CN¥133B
Investing
Capital expenditure	-CN¥2.93B	-CN¥6.98B	-CN¥6.89B	-CN¥9.62B	-CN¥12.6B	-CN¥43B	-CN¥49.2B	-CN¥33.6B	-CN¥31.8B	-CN¥42.3B
Acquisitions	CN¥13.5M	CN¥1.14B	CN¥113M	CN¥747M	CN¥873M	CN¥552M	CN¥2.14B	CN¥2.62B	CN¥1.82B	-CN¥2.03B
Purchases of investments	-CN¥275M	-CN¥1.62B	-CN¥13B	-CN¥907M	-CN¥3.87B	-CN¥11.5B	-CN¥13B	-CN¥5.65B	-CN¥22.6B	-CN¥57.5B
Sales / maturities of investments	CN¥10.5M	CN¥436M	CN¥78.9M	CN¥15.5B	CN¥1.81B	CN¥4.14B	CN¥2.3B	CN¥7.66B	CN¥2.07B	CN¥7.97B
Other investing	-CN¥9.82B	CN¥738M	-CN¥411M	-CN¥3.11B	CN¥375M	-CN¥2.45B	-CN¥6.29B	CN¥1.03B	CN¥790M	-CN¥537M
Investing cash flow	-CN¥13B	-CN¥6.29B	-CN¥20.1B	CN¥2.57B	-CN¥13.4B	-CN¥52.3B	-CN¥64.1B	-CN¥28B	-CN¥49.6B	-CN¥94.5B
Financing
Net debt issued / repaid	CN¥1.04B	CN¥2.97B	CN¥564M	CN¥3.64B	CN¥16.9B	CN¥23.5B	CN¥39.1B	CN¥22.8B	CN¥10.8B	-CN¥11.9B
Share buybacks	CN¥0	CN¥0	-CN¥8.45M	-CN¥42.6M	-CN¥28.5M	-CN¥45M	-CN¥87.4M	-CN¥1.82B	-CN¥1.23B	CN¥0
Dividends	CN¥0	CN¥0	CN¥0	-CN¥311M	-CN¥460M	-CN¥550M	-CN¥1.63B	-CN¥6.16B	-CN¥28B	-CN¥32.6B
Other financing (incl. tax on vested shares)	CN¥10.4B	CN¥4.58B	CN¥6.65B	CN¥152M	CN¥18.1B	-CN¥448M	CN¥44.4B	-CN¥3.03B	CN¥1.64B	CN¥38.2B
Financing cash flow	CN¥11.5B	CN¥7.55B	CN¥7.21B	CN¥3.44B	CN¥34.5B	CN¥22.5B	CN¥81.9B	CN¥11.8B	-CN¥16.8B	-CN¥6.31B
Summary
FX effect on cash	CN¥390M	CN¥8.41B	CN¥14.2B	-CN¥15.6B	-CN¥696M	CN¥10.1B	CN¥11.7B	-CN¥9.12B	-CN¥4.15B	-CN¥2.66B
Net change in cash	CN¥1.07B	CN¥11.9B	CN¥13B	CN¥3.85B	CN¥37.9B	CN¥22.7B	CN¥92.7B	CN¥69.3B	CN¥30.1B	CN¥29.8B
Free cash flow (OCF - capex)	-CN¥724M	-CN¥4.71B	CN¥4.87B	CN¥3.84B	CN¥4.87B	-CN¥621M	CN¥14B	CN¥61B	CN¥68.9B	CN¥90.9B

Standardised by Financial Modeling Prep from the company's filings; outflows and costs keep the sign the provider reports. Hover a period for its end date. Amounts in CNY.

Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow

quarterly

Uses of cash vs operating cash flow

fiscal years

Share count and EPS

quarterly, diluted

The other statements

Income statementRevenue, costs, operating income, net income and EPSOpen Balance sheetCash, investments, assets, debt, liabilities and equityOpen

Sources

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Data as of 2026-11-01 · Amounts in CNY as reported; price and market cap in HKD.