Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$20.3M in Q3 2026 · $85.0M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$20.7M
Capital spending−$334K
Free cash flow+$20.3M
Cash / net income3.0×
Cash conversion cycle206 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Bioventus generated $20.7M of operating cash flow and spent $334K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $20.3M.
Over the twelve months to Sep 26, 2026, operating cash flow was $87.4M; the largest uses were other financing ($68.3M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($25.9M), other investing ($3.0M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($2.9M); the cash balance fell by $11.5M.
Operating cash flow was $20.7M against net income of $6.9M — 3.0× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$10.3M, stock-based pay +$4.8M, payables +$4.1M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 206 days (receivables 88 + inventory 164 − payables 46).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $20.7M, Capital spending $334K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $138M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($263M) and capital spending ($25.9M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$30.7M
Debt$230M
Net debt$199M
Due within a year$18.8M
Bioventus funds itself: free cash flow was $85.0M over the last twelve months, and $30.7M of cash and investments stands against $230M of debt ($18.8M due within a year, 1.6× covered by cash).
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
88
164
46
206
Q2 2026
77
156
42
191
Q1 2026
82
174
37
219
Q4 2025
78
173
36
214
Q3 2025
86
197
52
232
Q2 2025
77
190
43
224
Q1 2025
87
201
46
242
Q4 2024
76
168
37
207
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$20.7M
−$334K
−$227K
$1.4M
−$1.3M
$20.3M
Q2 2026
$19.9M
−$960K
−$226K
$853K
$6.4M
$18.9M
Q1 2026
$8.9M
−$574K
−$220K
$120K
$15.4M
$8.4M
Q4 2025
$38.0M
−$580K
−$25.2M
$511K
−$9.1M
$37.4M
Q3 2025
$30.1M
−$473K
$19.8M
$96K
−$9.3M
$29.6M
Q2 2025
$25.9M
−$683K
−$5.2M
$1.3M
−$10.1M
$25.3M
Q1 2025
−$19.3M
−$826K
—
$150K
$18.8M
−$20.2M
Q4 2024
$19.3M
−$574K
−$15.2M
$1.1M
$1.5M
$18.7M
Bioventus: income statement and cash flow
Bioventus, Q3 2026: revenue $142M (+3% year over year), operating margin 6.8%. 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.