Brilliant Earth Group cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$3.9M in Q3 2026 · $6.8M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$5.1M
Capital spending−$1.2M
Free cash flow+$3.9M
Cash / net income2.1×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Brilliant Earth Group generated $5.1M of operating cash flow and spent $1.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $3.9M. That is $3.9M more than in Q3 2025 (−$3K).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $10.9M; the largest uses were other financing ($4.3M), capital spending ($4.1M); the cash balance rose by $2.5M.
Operating cash flow was $5.1M against net income of $2.4M — 2.1× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: inventory +$3.0M, deferred revenue −$2.8M, prepaid and other assets −$1.8M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $5.1M, Capital spending $1.2M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $114M; the largest uses were capital spending ($35.5M) and dividends ($3.8M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$76.2M
Debtnone
Net cash$76.2M
Due within a year$5.7M
Brilliant Earth Group funds itself: free cash flow was $6.8M over the last twelve months, with $76.2M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet ($5.7M due within a year, 13.4× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $76.2M 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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$5.1M
−$1.2M
—
—
−$1.2M
$3.9M
Q2 2026
$17.4M
−$894K
—
—
−$16.4M
$16.5M
Q1 2026
−$18.8M
−$555K
—
—
$20.7M
−$19.3M
Q4 2025
$7.2M
−$1.5M
—
—
−$5.7M
$5.7M
Q3 2025
$608K
−$611K
−$96K
−$3.8M
$60.1M
−$3K
Q2 2025
$9.1M
−$1.2M
−$197K
—
$13.7M
$7.9M
Q1 2025
−$7.1M
−$727K
−$163K
—
$14.6M
−$7.9M
Q4 2024
$14.1M
−$2.2M
−$200K
—
−$9.3M
$11.9M
Brilliant Earth Group: income statement and cash flow
Brilliant Earth Group, Q3 2026: revenue $113M (+2% year over year), operating margin 1.7%. 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.