CBL & Associates Properties cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$80.3M in Q2 2026 · $283M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$80.3M
Free cash flow+$80.3M
Cash / net income1.7×
Analysis
In Q2 2026, CBL & Associates Properties generated $80.3M of operating cash flow. That is $12.0M more than in Q2 2025 ($68.3M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $283M; the largest uses were real estate bought ($224M), dividends ($66.3M), other investing ($49.6M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($112M); the cash balance fell by $1.9M.
Operating cash flow was $80.3M against net income of $46.3M — 1.7× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$36.3M, payables +$17.0M, gains on investments −$5.9M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow $80.3M, Capital spending $0.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $977M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($326M) and dividends ($269M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$101M
Debt$2.0B
Net debt$1.9B
Due within a year$1.3B
CBL & Associates Properties funds itself: free cash flow was $283M over the last twelve months, and $101M of cash and investments stands against $2.0B of debt ($1.3B due within a year, 0.1× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $101M 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
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 2026
$80.3M
—
—
−$24.8M
−$29.0M
$10.1M
$80.3M
Q1 2026
$52.9M
—
−$1.3M
−$13.9M
−$37.9M
−$59.8M
$52.9M
Q4 2025
$80.2M
—
−$13.9M
−$13.7M
−$18.7M
$9.0M
$80.2M
Q3 2025
$69.6M
—
−$4.2M
−$13.9M
$81.1M
$42.5M
$69.6M
Q2 2025
$68.3M
—
—
−$12.4M
−$20.9M
−$81.3M
$68.3M
Q1 2025
$31.7M
—
—
−$37.1M
−$72.8M
$30.7M
$31.7M
Q4 2024
$46.2M
—
−$12.5M
−$12.3M
−$14.3M
−$12.3M
$46.2M
Q3 2024
$61.1M
−$15.1M
−$7.9M
−$12.5M
−$85.0M
−$230K
$46.0M
CBL & Associates Properties: income statement and cash flow
CBL & Associates Properties, Q3 2026: revenue $149M (+7% year over year), operating margin 8.0%. 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.