Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$11.1M in Q3 2026 · $69.0M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$12.7M
Capital spending−$1.6M
Free cash flow+$11.1M
Cash / net income0.7×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, CareDx generated $12.7M of operating cash flow and spent $1.6M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $11.1M. That is $24.9M less than in Q3 2025 ($36.1M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $69.0M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($146M), buybacks ($24.4M), taxes on employees’ shares ($14.8M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($255M), shares issued ($20.2M); the cash balance rose by $160M.
Operating cash flow was $12.7M against net income of $19.3M — 0.7× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: accrued liabilities −$11.6M, stock-based pay +$9.7M, receivables −$9.0M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $12.7M, Capital spending $1.6M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $17.2M; the largest uses were buybacks ($116M) and operating cash flow ($62.9M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$250M
Debtnone
Net cash$250M
CareDx funds itself: free cash flow was $69.0M over the last twelve months, with $250M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
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
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$12.7M
−$1.6M
—
$17.5M
$122M
$11.1M
Q2 2026
$30.6M
−$1.9M
—
$1.2M
−$296M
$28.7M
Q1 2026
$4.3M
−$3.8M
—
$109K
−$12.5M
$514K
Q4 2025
$21.4M
—
−$12.2M
$1.4M
$26.0M
$21.4M
Q3 2025
$37.4M
−$1.3M
−$25.6M
$232K
−$23.2M
$36.1M
Q2 2025
$9.9M
−$1.0M
−$50.0M
$1.0M
$20.5M
$8.9M
Q1 2025
−$26.6M
−$1.6M
—
$3.0M
$26.0M
−$28.2M
Q4 2024
$21.9M
—
—
$5.6M
−$19.3M
$21.9M
CareDx: income statement and cash flow
CareDx, Q3 2026: revenue $139M (+39% year over year), operating margin 5.8%. 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.