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Domtar cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$26.0M in Q3 2026 · −$189M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$22.0M
Capital spending−$48.0M
Free cash flow−$26.0M

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Domtar generated $22.0M of operating cash flow and spent $48.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$26.0M. That is $159M more than in Q3 2025 (−$185M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $46.0M; the largest uses were capital spending ($235M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($105M), other investing ($42.0M); the cash balance fell by $26.0M.

Operating cash flow was $22.0M against net income of −$32.0M. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$74.0M, payables +$62.0M, inventory −$50.0M.

Free cash flow

Domtar: free cash flow by quarterDomtar: free cash flow by quarter−$7.0MQ4 2024−$12.0MQ1 2025$29.0MQ2 2025−$185MQ3 2025−$105MQ4 2025−$99.0MQ1 2026$41.0MQ2 2026−$26.0MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Domtar: operating cash flow against capital spendingDomtar: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$62.0M$69.0MQ4 2024$32.0M$44.0MQ1 2025$86.0M$57.0MQ2 2025−$122M$63.0MQ3 2025−$21.0M$84.0MQ4 2025−$43.0M$56.0MQ1 2026$88.0M$47.0MQ2 2026$22.0M$48.0MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $22.0M, Capital spending $48.0M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Domtar: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearDomtar: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsFY2022: Operating cash flow $586MFY2022: Net borrowing −$419MFY2022: Asset sales $276MFY2022: Capital spending −$478M$862MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow −$74.0MFY2023: Net borrowing $362MFY2023: Asset sales $424MFY2023: Capital spending −$342MFY2023: Acquisitions −$1.1B$786MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $79.0MFY2024: Net borrowing $138MFY2024: Asset sales $137MFY2024: Capital spending −$280MFY2024: Acquisitions −$208M$354MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow −$25.0MFY2025: Net borrowing $190MFY2025: Asset sales $26.0MFY2025: Capital spending −$248M$216MFY2025
Over these 4 years operating cash flow totalled $566M; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.3B) and acquisitions ($1.3B). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$63.0M
Debt$2.8B
Net debt$2.7B
Due within a year$73.0M

Domtar's operations bring cash in ($46.0M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $189M funded from its $63.0M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($2.8B of debt, $73.0M due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.

Domtar: debt maturities by year (FY2025)Domtar: debt maturities by year (FY2025)$73.0MYear 1$72.0MYear 2$1.9BYear 3$92.0MYear 4$445MYear 5$271MAfter year 5
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $63.0M of cash and investments now.

Where the cash came from and went

Domtar: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Domtar: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Capital spending−$48.0MOperating cash flow$22.0MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$15.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$11.0MExchange rates−$1.0MOther financing$1.0M
Domtar: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Domtar: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Capital spending−$235MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$105MOperating cash flow$46.0MOther investing$42.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$26.0MAsset & business sales$15.0MOther financing$1.0M

From profit to cash

Domtar: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Domtar: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income−$32.0MDepreciation & amortization$74.0MDeferred taxes−$10.0MImpairments$1.0MGains on disposals$2.0MOther non-cash−$6.0MInventory−$50.0MPayables$62.0MPrepaid and other assets$24.0MIncome taxes payable−$5.0MOther operating capital−$1.0MOperating cash flow$22.0M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$22.0M−$48.0M$15.0M$11.0M−$26.0M
Q2 2026$88.0M−$47.0M−$58.0M$5.0M$41.0M
Q1 2026−$43.0M−$56.0M$76.0M−$11.0M−$99.0M
Q4 2025−$21.0M−$84.0M$72.0M$21.0M−$105M
Q3 2025−$122M−$63.0M$122M$49.0M−$185M
Q2 2025$86.0M−$57.0M$12.0M−$39.0M$29.0M
Q1 2025$32.0M−$44.0M−$14.0M$24.0M−$12.0M
Q4 2024$62.0M−$69.0M$119M−$39.0M−$7.0M

Domtar: income statement and cash flow

Domtar, Q3 2026: revenue $1.7B (+0.3% year over year), operating margin 0.5%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

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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.