Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$11.7M in Q3 2026 · −$19.3M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$11.7M
Capital spending−$10K
Free cash flow−$11.7M
Cash conversion cycle93 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, American Well generated −$11.7M of operating cash flow and spent $10K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$11.7M. That is $7.1M more than in Q3 2025 (−$18.8M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$19.3M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($19.3M), other investing ($8.8M), capital spending ($35K); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($4.9M), shares issued ($542K); the cash balance fell by $20.1M.
Operating cash flow was −$11.7M against net income of −$11.0M. The largest differences: deferred revenue −$5.8M, depreciation & amortization +$5.2M, accrued liabilities −$5.1M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 93 days (receivables 101 + inventory 4 − payables 11).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$11.7M, Capital spending $10K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$675M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($675M) and acquisitions ($157M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$181M
Debtnone
Net cash$181M
Cash runway9.4 years
American Well is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$19.3M a year at the current rate against $181M of cash and investments: a runway of about 9.4 years 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
101
4
11
93
Q2 2026
96
4
6
94
Q1 2026
88
4
5
86
Q4 2025
88
5
13
80
Q3 2025
89
7
17
79
Q2 2025
81
7
15
73
Q1 2025
97
8
16
88
Q4 2024
104
10
17
97
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$11.7M
−$10K
−$1K
$239K
$15.2M
−$11.7M
Q2 2026
$10.7M
−$8K
—
—
−$16.7M
$10.7M
Q1 2026
−$983K
−$5K
—
$303K
$3.1M
−$988K
Q4 2025
−$17.4M
−$12K
−$1K
—
$18.6M
−$17.4M
Q3 2025
−$18.8M
—
−$1K
$300K
$18.2M
−$18.8M
Q2 2025
−$4.7M
—
−$1K
—
$3.3M
−$4.7M
Q1 2025
−$25.1M
−$9K
−$1K
$544K
$5.9M
−$25.1M
Q4 2024
−$13.4M
−$3K
−$2K
—
$16.3M
−$13.4M
American Well: income statement and cash flow
American Well, Q3 2026: revenue $49.0M (-13% year over year), operating margin -23.8%. 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.