Adaptive Biotechnologies cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$7.7M in Q3 2026 · −$8.8M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$9.6M
Capital spending−$1.9M
Free cash flow+$7.7M
Cash / net income3.4×
Cash conversion cycle84 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Adaptive Biotechnologies generated $9.6M of operating cash flow and spent $1.9M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $7.7M. That is $15.2M more than in Q3 2025 (−$7.5M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$4.3M; the largest uses were other investing ($163M), capital spending ($4.5M), operating cash flow ($4.3M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($151M), shares issued ($41.4M); the cash balance rose by $20.6M.
Operating cash flow was $9.6M against net income of $2.8M — 3.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables −$17.2M, stock-based pay +$10.4M, deferred revenue +$6.5M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 84 days (receivables 64 + inventory 47 − payables 27).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $9.6M, Capital spending $1.9M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$674M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($674M) and capital spending ($95.4M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$299M
Debtnone
Net cash$299M
Cash runwaymore than 10 years
Adaptive Biotechnologies is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$8.8M a year at the current rate against $299M of cash and investments: a runway of more than ten years at that rate before any new financing.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 2026
64
47
27
84
Q2 2026
62
49
34
78
Q1 2026
63
51
39
75
Q4 2025
61
50
42
69
Q3 2025
44
46
44
47
Q2 2025
68
43
34
78
Q1 2025
73
45
36
82
Q4 2024
80
52
37
95
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$9.6M
−$1.9M
−$680K
$21.9M
$94.3M
$7.7M
Q2 2026
−$6.4M
−$1.2M
—
$5.4M
−$92.3M
−$7.6M
Q1 2026
−$9.5M
−$796K
—
$5.0M
−$7.1M
−$10.3M
Q4 2025
$2.1M
−$636K
—
$9.1M
−$15.5M
$1.4M
Q3 2025
−$7.1M
−$409K
—
$1.7M
−$11.8M
−$7.5M
Q2 2025
−$12.4M
−$655K
—
$1.6M
$7.5M
−$13.1M
Q1 2025
−$28.5M
−$1.3M
—
$5.5M
−$2.5M
−$29.7M
Q4 2024
−$12.5M
−$80K
—
$127K
−$9.8M
−$12.6M
Adaptive Biotechnologies: income statement and cash flow
Adaptive Biotechnologies, Q3 2026: revenue $83.9M (-11% year over year), operating margin -0.5%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
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.