Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$35.0M in Q3 2026 · $96.4M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$37.7M
Capital spending−$2.7M
Free cash flow+$35.0M
Cash / net income7.2×
Cash conversion cycle17 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Bandwidth generated $37.7M of operating cash flow and spent $2.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $35.0M. That is $19.0M more than in Q3 2025 ($16.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $114M; the largest uses were capital spending ($17.5M), other investing ($6.6M), taxes on employees’ shares ($5.4M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($15.5M); the cash balance rose by $98.0M.
Operating cash flow was $37.7M against net income of $5.2M — 7.2× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: accrued liabilities +$18.7M, depreciation & amortization +$17.5M, stock-based pay +$13.5M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 17 days (receivables 45 + inventory 0 − payables 28).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $37.7M, Capital spending $2.7M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $288M; the largest uses were capital spending ($105M) and net borrowing ($28.9M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$176M
Debt$311M
Net debt$135M
Bandwidth funds itself: free cash flow was $96.4M over the last twelve months, and $176M of cash and investments stands against $311M of debt.
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
45
—
28
17
Q2 2026
44
—
26
18
Q1 2026
42
—
26
16
Q4 2025
41
—
27
14
Q3 2025
44
—
22
22
Q2 2025
45
—
16
29
Q1 2025
45
—
20
25
Q4 2024
41
—
17
24
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$37.7M
−$2.7M
−$10.0M
—
—
−$1.5M
$35.0M
Q2 2026
$28.8M
−$2.6M
−$15.0M
−$50.5M
—
−$123M
$26.1M
Q1 2026
$8.8M
−$7.1M
−$5.0M
$50.5M
—
$55.7M
$1.7M
Q4 2025
$38.6M
−$5.1M
—
−$20K
$29K
−$29.5M
$33.5M
Q3 2025
$22.2M
−$6.2M
—
−$16K
$34K
−$13.3M
$16.0M
Q2 2025
$31.7M
−$3.6M
—
−$15K
$37K
−$24.2M
$28.2M
Q1 2025
−$3.1M
−$7.4M
—
−$15K
$9K
$46.1M
−$10.5M
Q4 2024
$36.5M
−$3.4M
—
−$25.0M
$39K
−$7.0M
$33.2M
Bandwidth: income statement and cash flow
Bandwidth, Q3 2026: revenue $234M (+22% year over year), operating margin 0.8%. 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.