Century Communities cash flow, quarter by quarter

In Q3 2026, Century Communities generated −$135M of operating cash flow and spent $7.4M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$142M. That is $122M less than in Q3 2025 (−$20.7M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$56.7M; the largest uses were buybacks ($91.2M), operating cash flow ($56.7M), dividends ($35.9M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($143M), other investing ($21.0M); the cash balance fell by $53.4M.

Operating cash flow was −$135M against net income of $12.6M — -10.7× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: inventory −$166M, prepaid and other assets −$34.4M, accrued liabilities −$17.6M.

Century Communities is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$86.7M a year at the current rate against $86.1M of cash and investments: a runway of about 12 months; $386M of debt also comes due within a year, which would need refinancing or new money before any new financing.