Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$1.5M in Q3 2026 · $1.9M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$2.4M
Capital spending−$927K
Free cash flow+$1.5M
Cash / net income0.9×
Cash conversion cycle14 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Avalon Holdings generated $2.4M of operating cash flow and spent $927K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.5M. That is $634K more than in Q3 2025 ($852K).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $4.4M; the largest uses were capital spending ($2.5M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($1.0M); the cash balance rose by $860K.
Operating cash flow was $2.4M against net income of $2.6M — 0.9× profit, roughly in line with earnings. The largest differences: deferred revenue −$1.2M, depreciation & amortization +$921K, contract assets +$212K.
Its cash conversion cycle was 14 days (receivables 39 + inventory 9 − payables 34).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $2.4M, Capital spending $927K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $14.1M; the largest uses were capital spending ($18.7M) and net borrowing ($3.2M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$6.3M
Debt$28.2M
Net debt$21.9M
Due within a year$674K
Avalon Holdings funds itself: free cash flow was $1.9M over the last twelve months, and $6.3M of cash and investments stands against $28.2M of debt ($674K due within a year, 9.4× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $6.3M 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
39
9
34
14
Q2 2026
48
10
41
17
Q1 2026
55
10
48
17
Q4 2025
48
8
45
11
Q3 2025
40
8
40
8
Q2 2025
48
10
45
13
Q1 2025
56
11
51
16
Q4 2024
48
10
47
12
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$2.4M
−$927K
−$337K
−$1.1M
$1.5M
Q2 2026
$3.0M
−$640K
−$289K
−$2.1M
$2.4M
Q1 2026
−$1.3M
−$525K
−$182K
$2.0M
−$1.8M
Q4 2025
$277K
−$443K
−$240K
$406K
−$166K
Q3 2025
$1.5M
−$602K
−$287K
−$565K
$852K
Q2 2025
$3.0M
−$292K
−$263K
−$2.5M
$2.7M
Q1 2025
−$982K
−$390K
−$183K
$1.6M
−$1.4M
Q4 2024
−$579K
−$548K
−$199K
$1.3M
−$1.1M
Avalon Holdings: income statement and cash flow
Avalon Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $24.3M (-6% year over year), operating margin 13.0%. 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.