“Consistent with the profile we have discussed previously, cash flow is expected to grow year over year, primarily on higher commercial deliveries, better performance at BDS as that business continues to stabilize, and continued steady growth at BGS.”

In context

“performance. Excluding the impact of the gain, EPS was up $9.1 year over year. Free cash flow was at $1.9 billion usage for the year. This was slightly better than expectations shared last month and improved significantly year on year, primarily driven by higher commercial deliveries and improved working capital. Our improving cash flow performance in 2025 provides a solid setup to deliver positive free cash flow for the full year in 2026. Let me provide some additional context on our free cash flow outlook. As we continue turning the corner in 2026, we expect positive free cash flow of $1 billion to $3 billion, aligned with the expectations I shared last month. For clarity, this outlook contemplates an unfavorable impact of roughly $1 billion in 2026 associated with incorporating Spirit. Consistent with the profile we have discussed previously, cash flow is expected to grow year over year, primarily on higher commercial deliveries, better performance at BDS as that business continues to stabilize, and continued steady growth at BGS. This outlook continues to assume significant capital expenditures for future products and growth, particularly in St. Louis and Charleston. CapEx ramped up over the second half as we expected, with nearly $3 billion invested in the business in 2025. These higher investment levels will continue into 2026, and we expect to spend closer to $4 billion this year, including the incorporation of Spirit. Within 2026, we expect first-quarter free cash flow will be a usage similar to 2025, driven by normal seasonality. We expect 2026 to be a use of cash, with the second half turning positive and accelerating sequentially. As we've discussed, there are a number of impacts to 2026 free cash flow that we expect to be temporary in nature and improve over time. Let me add a bit of color on each category”