Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$51.5M in Q2 2026 · $145M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$51.5M
Free cash flow+$51.5M
Cash / net income2.1×
Analysis
In Q2 2026, Davey Tree Expert generated $51.5M of operating cash flow.
Over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, operating cash flow was $145M; the largest uses were other investing ($135M), buybacks ($105M), real estate bought ($23.5M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($96.5M), shares issued ($45.9M); the cash balance rose by $3.9M.
Operating cash flow was $51.5M against net income of $24.7M — 2.1× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables −$26.1M, depreciation & amortization +$23.1M, prepaid and other assets +$11.2M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow $51.5M, Capital spending $0.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $524M; the largest uses were buybacks ($379M) and net borrowing ($110M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$24.0M
Debt$554M
Net debt$530M
Due within a year$112M
Davey Tree Expert funds itself: free cash flow was $145M over the last twelve months, and $24.0M of cash and investments stands against $554M of debt ($112M due within a year, 0.2× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $24.0M 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
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 2026
$51.5M
−$498K
−$43.6M
−$1.2M
$15.0M
$20.9M
$4.2M
$51.5M
Q1 2026
−$18.0M
−$11.0M
−$13.3M
−$1.2M
$137M
$4.5M
−$15.8M
−$18.0M
Q4 2025
$80.1M
−$1.3M
−$37.3M
−$1.0M
−$120K
$15.5M
$9.5M
$80.1M
Q3 2025
$31.1M
−$6.1M
−$10.5M
−$1.2M
−$156M
$5.0M
−$1.7M
$31.1M
Q2 2025
$47.7M
—
−$41.2M
−$1.0M
$19.9M
$25.3M
−$8.4M
$47.7M
Q1 2025
−$4.4M
—
−$8.9M
−$1.0M
$39.0M
$6.6M
$5.7M
−$4.4M
Q4 2024
$34.7M
$118K
−$27.1M
−$1.0M
$6.9M
$7.7M
$152K
$34.7M
Q3 2024
$32.6M
−$2.6M
−$8.9M
−$1.1M
$8.2M
$5.3M
−$1.2M
$32.6M
Davey Tree Expert: income statement and cash flow
Davey Tree Expert, Q2 2026: revenue $519M (+1% year over year), operating margin 8.2%. 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.