Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$64.0M in Q3 2026 · −$492M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$350M
Capital spending−$414M
Free cash flow−$64.0M
Cash / net income2.3×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, ITC Holdings generated $350M of operating cash flow and spent $414M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$64.0M. That is $69.0M less than in Q3 2025 ($5.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.0B; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.5B), dividends ($251M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($689M), other investing ($86.0M); the cash balance rose by $34.0M.
Operating cash flow was $350M against net income of $149M — 2.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$94.0M, income taxes payable −$47.0M, receivables +$17.0M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $350M, Capital spending $414M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $4.3B; the largest uses were capital spending ($5.0B) and dividends ($1.3B). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$44.0M
Debt$9.1B
Net debt$9.1B
Due within a year$637M
ITC Holdings's operations bring cash in ($1.0B over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $492M funded from its $44.0M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($9.1B of debt, $637M due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $44.0M 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
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$350M
−$414M
−$67.0M
$59.0M
—
−$64.0M
Q2 2026
$241M
−$341M
−$91.0M
$620M
−$27.0M
−$100M
Q1 2026
$183M
−$398M
−$73.0M
$275M
—
−$215M
Q4 2025
$229M
−$342M
−$20.0M
$135M
−$7.0M
−$113M
Q3 2025
$321M
−$316M
—
$4.0M
−$9.0M
$5.0M
Q2 2025
$200M
−$303M
−$56.0M
$166M
−$12.0M
−$103M
Q1 2025
$146M
−$354M
−$73.0M
$274M
$16.0M
−$208M
Q4 2024
$221M
−$311M
−$93.0M
$84.0M
$109M
−$90.0M
ITC Holdings: income statement and cash flow
ITC Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $476M (+5% year over year), operating margin 57.6%. 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.