Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM) Cash Flow Statement
Where IRM’s cash came from and went, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars- Cash from operations
- $1.34B +12.0% vs 2024
- Capital expenditures
- $2.27B 32.9% of revenue
- Free cash flow
- −$931.6M −13.5% margin
- Returned to shareholders
- $956.2M
- Change in cash
- $2.8M cash at year-end $158.5M
Drawn to scale: where the cash came from and how it was used. Hover for values.
IRM operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
IRM cash flow trends, 2016–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $543.9M2016 | $1.34B2025 | +10.5%/yr | |
| Capital expenditures | $379.4M2016 | $2.27B2025 | +22.0%/yr | |
| Free cash flow | $164.5M2016 | −$931.6M2025 | — | |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.7%2016 | −13.5%2025 | −18.2 pts | |
| Operating cash flow / net income | 5.072016 | 8.802025 | +3.73 | |
| Stock-based compensation | $29.0M2016 | $140.3M2025 | +19.2%/yr | |
| Dividends paid | $505.9M2016 | $919.4M2025 | +6.9%/yr | |
| Share buybacks (net) | $02016 | $36.8M2025 | — | |
| Capex / revenue | 10.8%2016 | 32.9%2025 | +22.1 pts |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
IRM cash flow by activity
IRM net income vs operating cash flow
Operating cash flow above net income usually means earnings are backed by cash (depreciation and stock-based pay are non-cash expenses).
IRM cash flow statement
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | ||||||||||
| Net income | $152.3M | $183.7M | $187.3M | $562.1M | $452.7M | $343.1M | $268.3M | $364.5M | $185.4M | $107.2M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $1.06B | $926.5M | $793.0M | $745.6M | $697.0M | $669.4M | $658.2M | $655.2M | $522.4M | $452.3M |
| Stock-based compensation | $140.3M | $118.1M | $73.8M | $56.9M | $61.0M | $37.7M | $35.7M | $31.2M | $30.0M | $29.0M |
| Change in working capital | −$60.5M | −$72.4M | −$40.6M | −$252.4M | −$131.7M | $134.3M | $8.8M | −$50.3M | −$102.0M | −$60.8M |
| Other non-cash items | $50.8M | $40.8M | $100.1M | −$184.5M | −$320.1M | −$196.9M | −$4.3M | −$65.1M | $85.1M | $16.2M |
| Cash from operating activities | $1.34B | $1.20B | $1.11B | $927.7M | $758.9M | $987.7M | $966.7M | $935.5M | $721.0M | $543.9M |
| Investing activities | ||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | −$2.27B | −$1.85B | −$1.35B | −$883.6M | −$624.4M | −$453.3M | −$748.5M | −$532.5M | −$418.3M | −$379.4M |
| Investments (net) | — | −$2.14B | −$1.39B | −$73.2M | −$78.6M | −$18.2M | −$19.2M | −$2.22B | −$599.4M | −$19.2M |
| Acquisitions & other investing | −$302.6M | $1.85B | $1.29B | −$703.6M | $229.7M | $386.1M | $36.8M | $532.5M | $418.3M | −$137.4M |
| Cash from investing activities | −$2.57B | −$2.14B | −$1.44B | −$1.66B | −$473.3M | −$85.4M | −$730.9M | −$2.22B | −$599.4M | −$536.0M |
| Financing activities | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | −$919.4M | −$789.5M | −$737.6M | −$724.4M | −$718.3M | −$716.3M | −$704.5M | −$673.6M | −$440.0M | −$505.9M |
| Share repurchases & issuance (net) | −$36.8M | −$12.2M | $8.8M | $16.9M | −$51.6M | $25.5M | $5.8M | $30.70B | $16.59B | $15.52B |
| Net borrowing (repayment) | $2.38B | $1.68B | $1.18B | $1.36B | $545.5M | −$168.0M | $506.4M | $1.14B | $14.43B | $14.85B |
| Shares issued | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $84.9M | $0 | $0 |
| Other financing | −$160.0M | $1.2M | −$25.8M | −$9.6M | $3.6M | −$27.9M | −$6.7M | −$30.70B | −$30.04B | −$29.74B |
| Cash from financing activities | $1.27B | $876.7M | $425.7M | $639.2M | −$220.8M | −$886.7M | −$199.0M | $550.7M | $540.4M | $125.4M |
| Summary | ||||||||||
| Net change in cash | $2.8M | −$67.1M | $81.0M | −$114.0M | $50.8M | $11.5M | $28.1M | −$760.2M | $689.2M | $108.1M |
| Cash at end of period | $158.5M | $155.7M | $222.8M | $141.8M | $255.8M | $205.1M | $193.6M | $165.5M | $925.7M | $236.5M |
| Free cash flow | −$931.6M | −$657.2M | −$231.5M | $44.1M | $134.5M | $534.4M | $218.2M | $403.0M | $302.7M | $164.5M |
| Free cash flow margin | −13.5% | −10.7% | −4.2% | 0.9% | 3.0% | 12.9% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 7.9% | 4.7% |
| Capex / revenue | 32.9% | 30.1% | 24.5% | 17.3% | 13.9% | 10.9% | 17.6% | 12.6% | 10.9% | 10.8% |
| Operating cash flow / net income | 8.80 | 6.52 | 5.95 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 2.88 | 3.60 | 2.57 | 3.89 | 5.07 |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating activities | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $111.4M | $143.7M | $93.1M | $86.2M | −$43.3M | $16.2M | $105.7M | −$33.7M | $34.6M | $77.0M | $29.2M | $91.4M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $289.5M | $192.1M | $285.9M | $271.0M | $260.4M | $240.0M | $260.2M | $238.9M | $230.6M | $215.7M | $216.8M | $190.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | $56.8M | $28.3M | $21.7M | $32.1M | $60.4M | $26.1M | $44.6M | $29.6M | $29.9M | $14.0M | $20.6M | $18.3M |
| Change in working capital | $53.4M | −$135.5M | $98.3M | $43.6M | $62.5M | −$106.1M | $108.4M | −$72.9M | $66.6M | −$174.4M | $166.4M | −$67.0M |
| Other non-cash items | $38.2M | $110.0M | $1.0M | −$165.4M | $35.3M | $21.0M | −$87.3M | $91.0M | $20.4M | −$2.3M | $14.2M | −$13.1M |
| Cash from operating activities | $549.3M | $338.6M | $500.0M | $267.6M | $375.1M | $197.3M | $431.6M | $252.9M | $382.2M | $130.0M | $447.2M | $220.3M |
| Investing activities | ||||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | −$585.0M | −$521.2M | −$516.2M | −$514.0M | −$557.7M | −$683.7M | −$674.2M | −$398.4M | −$397.9M | −$383.4M | −$377.0M | −$364.7M |
| Investments (net) | — | — | — | −$617.4M | −$584.0M | −$766.8M | −$694.9M | −$482.1M | −$434.1M | −$525.6M | −$409.3M | −$389.8M |
| Acquisitions & other investing | −$49.9M | −$10.2M | −$89.7M | $514.0M | $557.7M | $683.7M | $674.2M | $398.4M | $397.9M | $383.4M | $377.0M | −$280.6M |
| Cash from investing activities | −$634.9M | −$531.5M | −$605.9M | −$617.4M | −$584.0M | −$766.8M | −$694.9M | −$482.1M | −$434.1M | −$525.6M | −$409.3M | −$1.04B |
| Financing activities | ||||||||||||
| Dividends paid | −$257.2M | −$275.6M | −$232.2M | −$232.0M | −$231.8M | −$223.5M | −$210.0M | −$190.8M | −$190.7M | −$198.0M | −$190.0M | −$180.6M |
| Share repurchases & issuance (net) | — | — | −$36.8M | −$46.4M | −$53.1M | −$63.7M | −$12.2M | $22.1M | $7.4M | −$29.5M | −$5.0M | −$13.8M |
| Net borrowing (repayment) | $205.8M | $658.1M | $194.8M | $551.5M | $528.9M | $1.11B | $404.0M | $326.4M | — | — | — | $378.8M |
| Shares issued | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other financing | $84.1M | −$111.2M | $140.9M | $45.2M | $60.0M | −$242.9M | $55.8M | $112.2M | $190.5M | $589.6M | $216.8M | $9.6M |
| Cash from financing activities | $32.8M | $271.2M | $66.7M | $318.3M | $304.0M | $578.8M | $237.5M | $269.9M | $7.2M | $362.1M | $21.8M | $194.0M |
| Summary | ||||||||||||
| Net change in cash | −$45.9M | $92.2M | −$36.7M | −$22.8M | $62.7M | −$378,000 | −$12.8M | $24.3M | −$47.4M | −$31.1M | $52.3M | $21.0M |
| Cash at end of period | $204.8M | $250.7M | $158.5M | $195.2M | $218.0M | $155.3M | $155.7M | $168.5M | $144.3M | $191.7M | $222.8M | $170.5M |
| Free cash flow | −$35.7M | −$182.7M | −$16.2M | −$246.4M | −$182.6M | −$486.4M | −$242.6M | −$145.5M | −$15.8M | −$253.4M | $70.2M | −$144.4M |
| Free cash flow margin | −1.8% | −9.4% | −0.9% | −14.0% | −10.7% | −30.5% | −15.3% | −9.3% | −1.0% | −17.2% | 4.9% | −10.4% |
| Capex / revenue | 28.8% | 26.9% | 28.0% | 29.3% | 32.6% | 42.9% | 42.6% | 25.6% | 25.9% | 26.0% | 26.6% | 26.3% |
| Operating cash flow / net income | 4.93 | 2.36 | 5.37 | 3.10 | — | 12.15 | 4.08 | — | 11.04 | 1.69 | 15.32 | 2.41 |
Negative numbers are cash paid out. Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported; data from EODHD.
IRM cash generation
In fiscal 2025 (ended December 31, 2025), Iron Mountain generated $1.3 billion of cash from operations (up 12.0%) and spent $2.3 billion on capital expenditures, leaving free cash flow of -$931.6 million, −13.5% of revenue. It returned $956.2 million to shareholders through dividends ($919.4 million) and net share buybacks ($36.8 million). Cash and equivalents rose by $2.8 million over the year.
Related: IRM income statement, IRM balance sheet, IRM dividend history. See the IRM stock overview for the latest quote and news.
IRM cash flow FAQ
What is Iron Mountain's free cash flow?
Iron Mountain's free cash flow was -$931.6 million in fiscal 2025: $1.3 billion of operating cash flow minus $2.3 billion of capital expenditures It was -$657.2 million a year earlier..
How much cash does Iron Mountain generate from operations?
Iron Mountain generated $1.3 billion of cash from operating activities in fiscal 2025, 8.80 times its net income of $152.3 million.
How much does Iron Mountain spend on capital expenditures?
Iron Mountain spent $2.3 billion on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, 32.9% of revenue, compared with $1.9 billion the year before.
How much stock does Iron Mountain buy back?
Iron Mountain spent $36.8 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025.
How much does Iron Mountain pay in dividends?
Iron Mountain paid $919.4 million in dividends in fiscal 2025.