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BrightView Holdings cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$19.3M in Q3 FY26 · −$24.5M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$46.0M
Capital spending−$65.3M
Free cash flow−$19.3M
Cash / net income7.5×
Cash conversion cycle33 days

Analysis

In Q3 FY26, BrightView Holdings generated $46.0M of operating cash flow and spent $65.3M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$19.3M. That is $28.5M more than in Q3 FY25 (−$47.8M).

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $213M; the largest uses were capital spending ($237M), other financing ($55.5M), buybacks ($52.5M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($39.5M), asset & business sales ($26.7M); the cash balance fell by $64.7M.

Operating cash flow was $46.0M against net income of $6.1M — 7.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$51.8M, receivables +$28.5M, prepaid and other assets +$6.1M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 33 days (receivables 53 + inventory 0 − payables 20).

Free cash flow

BrightView Holdings: free cash flow by quarterBrightView Holdings: free cash flow by quarter$21.1MQ4 FY24$1.8MQ1 FY25$57.6MQ2 FY25−$47.8MQ3 FY25$26.0MQ4 FY25−$18.6MQ1 FY26−$12.6MQ2 FY26−$19.3MQ3 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
BrightView Holdings: operating cash flow against capital spendingBrightView Holdings: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$53.5M$32.4MQ4 FY24$60.5M$58.7MQ1 FY25$91.2M$33.6MQ2 FY25$55.7M$104MQ3 FY25$84.4M$58.4MQ4 FY25$36.1M$54.7MQ1 FY26$46.2M$58.8MQ2 FY26$46.0M$65.3MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $46.0M, Capital spending $65.3M.

Capital allocation, year by year

BrightView Holdings: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearBrightView Holdings: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksFY21: Operating cash flow $148MFY21: Net borrowing −$20.5MFY21: Shares issued $1.8MFY21: Asset sales $12.2MFY21: Capital spending −$61.2MFY21: Acquisitions −$110MFY21: Buybacks −$1.9M$162MFY21FY22: Operating cash flow $107MFY22: Net borrowing $1.0BFY22: Shares issued $1.6MFY22: Asset sales $7.1MFY22: Capital spending −$107MFY22: Acquisitions −$93.1MFY22: Buybacks −$164M$1.1BFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $130MFY23: Net borrowing −$66.1MFY23: Shares issued $496MFY23: Asset sales $21.6MFY23: Capital spending −$71.3MFY23: Acquisitions −$13.8MFY23: Buybacks −$2.2M$648MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $206MFY24: Net borrowing −$123MFY24: Shares issued $3.0MFY24: Asset sales $69.1MFY24: Capital spending −$78.4MFY24: Buybacks −$3.1M$278MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $292MFY25: Net borrowing −$63.0MFY25: Shares issued $3.1MFY25: Asset sales $27.6MFY25: Capital spending −$254MFY25: Buybacks −$24.2M$322MFY25
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $883M; the largest uses were capital spending ($572M) and net borrowing ($273M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$14.4M
Debt$883M
Net debt$868M
Due within a year$7.4M

BrightView Holdings's operations bring cash in ($213M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $24.5M funded from its $14.4M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($883M of debt, $7.4M due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.

Where the cash came from and went

BrightView Holdings: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26BrightView Holdings: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Capital spending−$65.3MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$46.4MOperating cash flow$46.0MOther financing−$20.3MBuybacks−$9.6MAsset & business sales$6.6MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$4.3MShares issued$300KOther investing$200K
BrightView Holdings: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26BrightView Holdings: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Capital spending−$237MOperating cash flow$213MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$64.7MOther financing−$55.5MBuybacks−$52.5MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$39.5MAsset & business sales$26.7MShares issued$1.1MOther investing$500K

From profit to cash

BrightView Holdings: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26BrightView Holdings: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Net income$6.1MDepreciation & amortization$51.8MStock-based pay$4.5MDeferred taxes$2.0MGains on disposals−$5.9MReceivables$28.5MPayables−$5.6MPrepaid and other assets$6.1MOperating cash flow$46.0M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 FY2653—2033
Q2 FY2651—1932
Q1 FY2657—2334
Q4 FY2552—2329
Q3 FY2551—2229
Q2 FY2553—2331
Q1 FY2562—2636
Q4 FY2454—2430

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 FY26$46.0M−$65.3M−$9.6M$46.4M$300K−$4.3M−$19.3M
Q2 FY26$46.2M−$58.8M−$14.4M$8.1M$200K$26.9M−$12.6M
Q1 FY26$36.1M−$54.7M−$18.8M−$3.8M$300K$37.5M−$18.6M
Q4 FY25$84.4M−$58.4M−$9.7M−$11.2M$300K$4.6M$26.0M
Q3 FY25$55.7M−$104M−$7.7M−$26.3M$1.0M$62.2M−$47.8M
Q2 FY25$91.2M−$33.6M−$1.7M−$18.0M$300K−$43.0M$57.6M
Q1 FY25$60.5M−$58.7M−$5.1M−$17.5M$1.5M$42.1M$1.8M
Q4 FY24$53.5M−$32.4M—−$5.1M$1.7M−$24.5M$21.1M

BrightView Holdings: income statement and cash flow

BrightView Holdings, Q3 FY26: revenue $718M (+1% year over year), operating margin 4.5%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

BrightView Holdings: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

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.