Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$28.0M in Q3 2026 · $81.1M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$34.2M
Capital spending−$6.1M
Free cash flow+$28.0M
Cash / net income0.9×
Cash conversion cycle152 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, BEL Fuse generated $34.2M of operating cash flow and spent $6.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $28.0M. That is $7.7M more than in Q3 2025 ($20.3M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $95.5M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($233M), acquisitions ($16.2M), capital spending ($14.5M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($443M), asset & business sales ($1.2M); the cash balance rose by $275M.
Operating cash flow was $34.2M against net income of $38.4M — 0.9× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: inventory −$24.3M, depreciation & amortization +$7.3M, accrued liabilities +$5.8M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 152 days (receivables 65 + inventory 150 − payables 64).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $34.2M, Capital spending $6.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $308M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($337M) and net borrowing ($148M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$333M
Debt$198M
Net cash$136M
BEL Fuse funds itself: free cash flow was $81.1M over the last twelve months, and $333M of cash and investments stands against $198M 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
65
150
64
152
Q2 2026
60
137
54
142
Q1 2026
61
144
48
157
Q4 2025
65
144
46
162
Q3 2025
64
141
46
159
Q2 2025
61
145
44
162
Q1 2025
64
157
46
175
Q4 2024
58
141
42
156
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$34.2M
−$6.1M
−$1.0M
−$967K
—
−$27.0M
$28.0M
Q2 2026
$17.9M
−$2.2M
—
−$844K
−$204M
−$247M
$15.7M
Q1 2026
$13.8M
−$2.6M
−$15.2M
−$840K
$7.0M
−$1.6M
$11.2M
Q4 2025
$29.6M
−$3.4M
—
−$971K
−$27.5M
−$57K
$26.1M
Q3 2025
$22.2M
−$1.9M
—
−$834K
−$25.0M
$1.5M
$20.3M
Q2 2025
$20.7M
−$3.9M
—
−$831K
−$30.0M
$6.6M
$16.8M
Q1 2025
$8.1M
−$2.8M
—
−$829K
−$7.5M
$2.3M
$5.4M
Q4 2024
$8.3M
−$6.2M
—
−$966K
$228M
$66.0M
$2.1M
BEL Fuse: income statement and cash flow
BEL Fuse, Q3 2026: revenue $221M (+23% year over year), operating margin 17.9%. 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.