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09/15/2026 07:30
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【NIKE 2026 10-K Complete Dissection Part 2】: The Bombs Hidden in the Balance Sheet and the Gospel — The Mystery of Rapid Accounts Receivable Increase and a Billion-Dollar Tariff Refunds

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In the previous first installment, we unraveled how Nike faced a sharp drop in operating cash flow, and to prevent a drain of cash on hand, stopped its share buybacks by 93% to safeguard the “$7.5 billion buffer.”

However, when we scrutinize the line-by-line details of the Consolidated Cash Flow Statement (page 60), there are numbers that are astonishing to anyone.

They lie within the “Changes in working capital” section that adjusts net income to actual cash movements.

  • Accounts receivable (changes in receivables): ▲$1,207 million

Minus $1.207 billion. While the previous year showed a positive $0.225 billion (receivables were collected smoothly and cash increased), for FY26 this item was recorded as a drastic negative adjustment indicating that “the receivables had surged, resulting in about $1.2 billion of cash being deducted from operating cash flow.”

Why did receivables surge to the upside even though revenue remained around the same (roughly $46.4 billion)? And what does this “uncollected large claim” on the asset side of the balance sheet signify?

Behind this lies the operational risk of wholesale restoration and a colossal accounting drama spanning the end of the period, including the landmark Supreme Court ruling that yielded about $1 billion in duty refunds across the country.


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【NIKE 2026 Form 10-K Fully dissected Part 1】: The King’s Sudden Braking — Share Buybacks “93% Collapse” and the $7.5 Billion Buffer