Alliance Resource Partners LP cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$194M in Q3 2026 · $406M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$253M
Capital spending−$59.0M
Free cash flow+$194M
Cash / net income1.8×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Alliance Resource Partners LP generated $253M of operating cash flow and spent $59.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $194M. That is $48.8M more than in Q3 2025 ($145M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $655M; the largest uses were other financing ($321M), acquisitions ($251M), capital spending ($249M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($203M), asset & business sales ($830K); the cash balance fell by $9.7M.
Operating cash flow was $253M against net income of $141M — 1.8× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$82.3M, deferred taxes +$10.2M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $253M, Capital spending $59.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $3.5B; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.5B) and acquisitions ($117M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$84.8M
Debt$669M
Net debt$584M
Due within a year$28.0M
Alliance Resource Partners LP funds itself: free cash flow was $406M over the last twelve months, and $84.8M of cash and investments stands against $669M of debt ($28.0M due within a year, 3.0× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $84.8M of cash and investments now.
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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$253M
−$59.0M
−$219M
$129M
$26.4M
$194M
Q2 2026
$153M
−$50.0M
−$7.4M
$75.0M
−$82.3M
$103M
Q1 2026
$106M
−$95.7M
−$14.5M
$2.4M
$42.3M
$9.8M
Q4 2025
$144M
−$44.8M
−$10.0M
−$3.5M
$23.3M
$99.1M
Q3 2025
$210M
−$64.7M
—
−$3.5M
−$39.5M
$145M
Q2 2025
$152M
−$67.0M
—
−$3.5M
$26.3M
$84.7M
Q1 2025
$146M
−$86.8M
—
−$3.5M
$55.6M
$58.9M
Q4 2024
$168M
−$93.2M
—
−$3.5M
$58.5M
$75.3M
Alliance Resource Partners LP: income statement and cash flow
Alliance Resource Partners LP, Q3 2026: revenue $603M (+6% year over year), operating margin 24.5%. 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.