Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$5.6M in Q3 2026 · $3.1M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$18.9M
Capital spending−$13.3M
Free cash flow+$5.6M
Cash conversion cycle249 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Alphatec Holdings generated $18.9M of operating cash flow and spent $13.3M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $5.6M. That is $759K more than in Q3 2025 ($4.8M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $61.3M; the largest uses were other financing ($220M), capital spending ($58.3M), other investing ($21.9M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($163M); the cash balance fell by $75.8M.
Operating cash flow was $18.9M against net income of −$5.5M. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$20.5M, inventory −$15.2M, stock-based pay +$14.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 249 days (receivables 46 + inventory 294 − payables 90).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $18.9M, Capital spending $13.3M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$226M; the largest uses were capital spending ($324M) and operating cash flow ($272M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$79.9M
Debt$552M
Net debt$472M
Due within a year$64.5M
Alphatec Holdings funds itself: free cash flow was $3.1M over the last twelve months, and $79.9M of cash and investments stands against $552M of debt ($64.5M due within a year, 1.2× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $79.9M 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.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 2026
46
294
90
249
Q2 2026
46
292
83
255
Q1 2026
48
288
70
265
Q4 2025
42
244
56
229
Q3 2025
45
262
65
241
Q2 2025
45
275
69
251
Q1 2025
46
293
78
261
Q4 2024
42
299
94
247
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$18.9M
−$13.3M
$30.0M
$38.7M
$5.6M
Q2 2026
$20.5M
−$19.9M
$24.8M
$21.2M
$582K
Q1 2026
$1.3M
−$12.1M
−$3.0M
$20.9M
−$10.8M
Q4 2025
$20.7M
−$13.0M
$3.0M
−$5.1M
$7.7M
Q3 2025
$14.0M
−$9.2M
−$3.7M
$1.3M
$4.8M
Q2 2025
$15.5M
−$10.3M
−$392K
−$3.8M
$5.2M
Q1 2025
−$5.0M
−$9.9M
−$48.7M
−$14.4M
−$15.0M
Q4 2024
$10.5M
−$2.0M
−$975K
−$57.9M
$8.5M
Alphatec Holdings: income statement and cash flow
Alphatec Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $221M (+13% year over year), operating margin 1.5%. 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.