Beyond Meat cash flow, quarter by quarter

In Q2 2026, Beyond Meat generated −$18.1M of operating cash flow and spent $1.5M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$19.6M.

Over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, operating cash flow was −$110M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($110M), capital spending ($9.9M), taxes on employees’ shares ($3.1M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($133M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($54.6M); the cash balance rose by $68.9M.

Operating cash flow was −$18.1M against net income of $16.4M — -1.1× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: prepaid and other assets −$10.8M, stock-based pay +$7.4M, depreciation & amortization +$6.7M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 95 days (receivables 34 + inventory 95 − payables 34).

Beyond Meat is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$120M a year at the current rate against $171M of cash and investments: a runway of about 17 months; $29.5M of debt also comes due within a year, which the cash covers before any new financing.