Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$207M in Q3 2026 · $265M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$218M
Capital spending−$11.8M
Free cash flow+$207M
Cash / net income0.9×
Cash conversion cycle28 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Calumet generated $218M of operating cash flow and spent $11.8M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $207M. That is $207M more than in Q3 2025 ($0).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $341M; the largest uses were other financing ($569M), capital spending ($76.0M), other investing ($2.0M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($390M), asset & business sales ($1.5M); the cash balance rose by $85.2M.
Operating cash flow was $218M against net income of $256M — 0.9× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: payables +$50.5M, receivables −$49.1M, inventory −$44.1M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 28 days (receivables 24 + inventory 36 − payables 32).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $218M, Capital spending $11.8M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 4 years operating cash flow totalled $148M; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.1B) and net borrowing ($93.1M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$225M
Debt$2.2B
Net debt$1.9B
Due within a year$157M
Calumet funds itself: free cash flow was $265M over the last twelve months, and $225M of cash and investments stands against $2.2B of debt ($157M due within a year, 1.4× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $225M 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.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 2026
24
36
32
28
Q2 2026
24
25
23
26
Q1 2026
25
30
26
30
Q4 2025
22
35
26
31
Q3 2025
23
50
38
35
Q2 2025
24
32
25
32
Q1 2025
24
34
26
31
Q4 2024
25
44
34
35
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$218M
−$11.8M
−$18.3M
−$110M
$207M
Q2 2026
$92.3M
−$38.3M
−$77.0M
$28.8M
$54.0M
Q1 2026
−$86.2M
−$13.2M
$558M
$26.5M
−$99.4M
Q4 2025
$116M
−$13.8M
−$73.1M
−$30.5M
$103M
Q3 2025
$23.5M
−$23.5M
−$40.8M
$16.0M
$0
Q2 2025
−$1.8M
−$19.0M
$155M
$12.8M
−$20.8M
Q1 2025
−$29.3M
−$20.4M
−$133M
−$158M
−$49.7M
Q4 2024
−$3.4M
−$27.7M
$415M
−$3.6M
−$31.1M
Calumet: income statement and cash flow
Calumet, Q3 2026: revenue $1.7B (+56% year over year), operating margin 27.0%. 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.