Black Rock Coffee Bar cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$4.5M in Q2 2026 · −$40.0M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$12.4M
Capital spending−$16.9M
Free cash flow−$4.5M
Cash / net income10.2×
Cash conversion cycle-10 days
Analysis
In Q2 2026, Black Rock Coffee Bar generated $12.4M of operating cash flow and spent $16.9M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$4.5M. That is $1.0M less than in Q2 2025 (−$3.5M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $13.0M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($82.5M), capital spending ($53.0M), other investing ($1.1M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($125M); the cash balance rose by $1.3M.
Operating cash flow was $12.4M against net income of $1.2M — 10.2× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$3.9M, employee-related liabilities +$2.1M, stock-based pay +$1.1M.
Its cash conversion cycle was -10 days (receivables 5 + inventory 7 − payables 22): suppliers fund its working capital.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow $12.4M, Capital spending $16.9M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 3 years operating cash flow totalled $20.7M; the largest uses were capital spending ($73.2M) and net borrowing ($70.1M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$16.0M
Debt$31.6M
Net debt$15.6M
Due within a year$835K
Black Rock Coffee Bar's operations bring cash in ($13.0M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $40.0M funded from its $16.0M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($31.6M of debt, $835K due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $16.0M 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
Q2 2026
5
7
22
-10
Q1 2026
5
7
27
-15
Q4 2025
7
7
28
-14
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 2026
$12.4M
−$16.9M
—
$921K
$4.0M
−$4.5M
Q1 2026
$6.8M
−$16.2M
—
$1.3M
$8.4M
−$9.4M
Q4 2025
$5.1M
−$12.0M
—
$3.4M
$4.2M
−$6.9M
Q3 2025
−$11.3M
−$7.9M
—
−$88.2M
−$18.0M
−$19.2M
Q2 2025
$5.0M
−$8.5M
—
$5.7M
$2.1M
−$3.5M
Q1 2025
$3.4M
−$6.5M
—
$9.7M
−$6.5M
−$3.1M
Q4 2024
$4.2M
−$3.9M
−$2.3M
−$232K
$2.6M
$229K
Black Rock Coffee Bar: income statement and cash flow
Black Rock Coffee Bar, Q2 2026: revenue $63.0M (+25% year over year), operating margin 6.5%. 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.