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Asbury Automotive Group cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$265M in Q3 2026 · $770M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$265M
Free cash flow+$265M
Cash / net income2.5×
Cash conversion cycle36 days

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Asbury Automotive Group generated $265M of operating cash flow. That is $41.8M less than in Q3 2025 ($307M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $770M; the largest uses were other financing ($409M), other investing ($289M), buybacks ($240M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($516M), acquisitions ($22.1M); the cash balance rose by $52.3M.

Operating cash flow was $265M against net income of $105M — 2.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: inventory +$111M, contract assets +$28.9M, payables −$28.4M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 36 days (receivables 5 + inventory 51 − payables 20).

Free cash flow

Asbury Automotive Group: free cash flow by quarterAsbury Automotive Group: free cash flow by quarter$244MQ4 2024$225MQ1 2025$91.4MQ2 2025$307MQ3 2025$152MQ4 2025$223MQ1 2026$129MQ2 2026$265MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Asbury Automotive Group: operating cash flow against capital spendingAsbury Automotive Group: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$244M$0Q4 2024$225M$0Q1 2025$91.4M$0Q2 2025$307M$0Q3 2025$152M$0Q4 2025$223M$0Q1 2026$129M$0Q2 2026$265M$0Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $265M, Capital spending $0.

Capital allocation, year by year

Asbury Automotive Group: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearAsbury Automotive Group: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksFY2021: Operating cash flow $1.2BFY2021: Net borrowing $2.3BFY2021: Shares issued $667MFY2021: Asset sales $42.8MFY2021: Capital spending −$74.2MFY2021: Acquisitions −$3.7BFY2021: Buybacks −$10.4M$4.1BFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $696MFY2022: Net borrowing −$275MFY2022: Shares issued $1.4MFY2022: Asset sales $701MFY2022: Capital spending −$94.6MFY2022: Acquisitions −$5.0MFY2022: Buybacks −$9.2M$1.4BFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $313MFY2023: Net borrowing −$126MFY2023: Asset sales $47.0MFY2023: Capital spending −$142MFY2023: Acquisitions −$1.5BFY2023: Buybacks −$11.4M$360MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $671MFY2024: Net borrowing −$71.4MFY2024: Asset sales $203MFY2024: Acquisitions −$4.7MFY2024: Buybacks −$10.2M$874MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $775MFY2025: Net borrowing $666MFY2025: Asset sales $566MFY2025: Acquisitions −$1.8BFY2025: Buybacks −$12.8M$2.0BFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $3.6B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($6.9B) and net borrowing ($473M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$88.8M
Debt$3.4B
Net debt$3.3B
Due within a year$484M

Asbury Automotive Group funds itself: free cash flow was $770M over the last twelve months, and $88.8M of cash and investments stands against $3.4B of debt ($484M due within a year, 0.2× covered by cash).

Asbury Automotive Group: debt maturities by year (FY2025)Asbury Automotive Group: debt maturities by year (FY2025)$484MYear 1$42.4MYear 2$610MYear 3$838MYear 4$483MYear 5$1.1BAfter year 5
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $88.8M of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

Asbury Automotive Group: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Asbury Automotive Group: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Operating cash flow$265MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$89.1MOther investing−$76.0MOther financing−$73.4MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$54.1MAsset & business sales$34.3MReal estate bought−$6.4MTaxes on employees’ shares−$300KNot reconciled−$100K
Asbury Automotive Group: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Asbury Automotive Group: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$770MAsset & business sales$516MOther financing−$409MOther investing−$289MBuybacks−$240MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$240MReal estate bought−$77.6MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$52.3MAcquisitions$22.1MNot reconciled−$100K

From profit to cash

Asbury Automotive Group: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Asbury Automotive Group: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$105MDepreciation & amortization$23.7MStock-based pay$2.3MOther non-cash$3.1MReceivables$3.7MInventory$111MPayables−$28.4MDeferred revenue$19.8MContract assets$28.9MPrepaid and other assets−$19.7MOther operating capital$1.5MOperating cash flow$265M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 20265512036
Q2 20265532137
Q1 20266572141
Q3 20255491936
Q2 20255471934
Q1 20256502036

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowAcquisitionsBuybacksNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$265M——−$89.1M−$54.1M$265M
Q2 2026$129M—−$131M−$69.2M−$5.1M$129M
Q1 2026$223M—−$147M−$47.4M$15.1M$223M
Q4 2025$152M$22.1M$37.2M−$34.3M−$8.2M$152M
Q3 2025$307M−$1.8B−$50.0M$18.4M$22.6M$307M
Q2 2025$91.4M——−$84.6M$69.8M$91.4M
Q1 2025$225M——−$13.6M−$55.2M$225M
Q4 2024$244M—$172M−$245M−$9.1M$244M

Asbury Automotive Group: income statement and cash flow

Asbury Automotive Group, Q3 2026: revenue $4.4B (-8% year over year), operating margin 4.7%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Asbury Automotive Group: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.