CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2025	Sep. 28, 2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings	$ 255,836	$ 348,950
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation	101,574	92,130
Amortization of intangibles	17,666	17,621
Expense associated with share-based and grant compensation arrangements	27,906	27,345
Deferred income taxes	(393)	(674)
Unrealized gain on investments and other	(2,195)	(3,201)
Equity in (earnings) loss of investee	(1,072)	1,313
Net loss on sale, disposition and impairment of assets	3,812	1,538
Impairment of goodwill and other intangibles	2,400
Gain from reduction of estimated earnout liability	(1,855)	(1,855)
Changes in:
Accounts receivable	(104,813)	(102,355)
Inventories	61,025	81,238
Accounts payable and cash overdraft	6,243	37,391
Accrued liabilities and other	32,988	(1,779)
NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	399,122	497,662
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(205,504)	(165,493)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	17,308	3,795
Acquisitions and purchases of non-controlling interest, net of cash received	(17,626)
Purchases of investments	(27,388)	(34,284)
Proceeds from sale of investments	14,464	13,782
Other	1,535	4,712
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(217,211)	(177,488)
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities	23,299	20,130
Repayments under revolving credit facilities	(22,469)	(20,477)
Repayment of debt on behalf of investee		(6,303)
Contingent consideration payments and other	(221)	(4,779)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	1,867	2,122
Dividends paid to shareholders	(62,490)	(60,721)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(1,280)	(11,848)
Purchase of remaining noncontrolling interest of subsidiary		(4,902)
Payments to taxing authorities in connection with shares directly withheld from employees	(9,582)	(17,838)
Repurchase of common stock	(280,987)	(141,122)
Other	(182)	55
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(352,045)	(245,683)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	2,234	(5,179)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(167,900)	69,312
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF YEAR	1,179,594	1,122,256
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD	$ 1,011,694	$ 1,191,568

UFP INDUSTRIES INC 10-Q