Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$181M in Q3 2026 · $298M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$192M
Capital spending−$11.1M
Free cash flow+$181M
Cash / net income4.2×
Cash conversion cycle249 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Callaway Golf generated $192M of operating cash flow and spent $11.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $181M. That is $40.8M less than in Q3 2025 ($222M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $336M; the largest uses were other financing ($1.4B), buybacks ($136M), capital spending ($38.4M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($808M); the cash balance fell by $432M.
Operating cash flow was $192M against net income of $45.7M — 4.2× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables +$131M, prepaid and other assets +$12.8M, depreciation & amortization +$10.6M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 249 days (receivables 53 + inventory 231 − payables 34).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $192M, Capital spending $11.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.3B; the largest uses were capital spending ($985M) and net borrowing ($878M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$434M
Debt$50.3M
Net cash$383M
Due within a year$776M
Callaway Golf funds itself: free cash flow was $298M over the last twelve months, and $434M of cash and investments stands against $50.3M of debt ($776M due within a year, 0.6× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $434M 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
Q3 2026
53
231
34
249
Q2 2026
53
166
29
190
Q1 2026
34
152
27
159
Q4 2025
43
238
39
241
Q3 2025
55
195
34
216
Q2 2025
54
170
34
190
Q1 2025
36
167
26
177
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$192M
−$11.1M
−$50.7M
−$700K
−$155M
$181M
Q2 2026
$250M
−$11.4M
−$42.5M
−$600K
$221M
$238M
Q1 2026
−$169M
−$7.0M
−$42.0M
−$100K
$404M
−$176M
Q4 2025
$63.9M
−$8.9M
−$300K
—
−$37.6M
$55.0M
Q3 2025
$228M
−$6.8M
−$100K
−$100K
−$182M
$222M
Q2 2025
$127M
−$8.3M
—
—
−$361M
$119M
Q1 2025
−$85.2M
−$7.8M
−$3.3M
$19.8M
$128M
−$93.0M
Q4 2024
$43.3M
$178M
—
$15.7M
−$2.8M
$222M
Callaway Golf: income statement and cash flow
Callaway Golf, Q3 2026: revenue $437M (-6% year over year), operating margin 10.2%. 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.