Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$125M in Q3 2026 · $319M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$186M
Capital spending−$61.0M
Free cash flow+$125M
Cash / net income1.6×
Cash conversion cycle46 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Constellium SE generated $186M of operating cash flow and spent $61.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $125M. That is $101M more than in Q3 2025 ($24.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $638M; the largest uses were capital spending ($319M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($180M), buybacks ($118M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($15.0M), other financing ($11.0M); the cash balance rose by $36.0M.
Operating cash flow was $186M against net income of $119M — 1.6× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables −$170M, receivables +$151M, depreciation & amortization +$82.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 46 days (receivables 33 + inventory 77 − payables 64).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $186M, Capital spending $61.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 4 years operating cash flow totalled $1.6B; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.4B) and net borrowing ($377M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$158M
Debt$1.8B
Net debt$1.7B
Due within a year$5.0M
Constellium SE funds itself: free cash flow was $319M over the last twelve months, and $158M of cash and investments stands against $1.8B of debt ($5.0M due within a year, 31.6× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $158M 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
33
77
64
46
Q2 2026
31
71
64
38
Q1 2026
27
68
61
34
Q4 2025
27
69
62
34
Q3 2025
29
67
64
32
Q2 2025
29
64
63
30
Q1 2025
24
64
58
30
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$186M
−$61.0M
−$30.0M
−$104M
$5.0M
$125M
Q2 2026
$161M
−$77.0M
−$20.0M
−$49.0M
−$20.0M
$84.0M
Q1 2026
$73.0M
−$72.0M
−$28.0M
$47.0M
−$23.0M
$1.0M
Q4 2025
$218M
−$109M
−$40.0M
−$74.0M
$2.0M
$109M
Q3 2025
$99.0M
−$75.0M
−$25.0M
−$15.0M
$11.0M
$24.0M
Q2 2025
$114M
−$77.0M
−$35.0M
$20.0M
−$15.0M
$37.0M
Q1 2025
$58.0M
−$69.0M
−$15.0M
$2.0M
$23.0M
−$11.0M
Q4 2024
$61.0M
−$151M
−$19.0M
$49.0M
$29.0M
−$90.0M
Constellium SE: income statement and cash flow
Constellium SE, Q3 2026: revenue $2.6B (+22% year over year), operating margin 6.1%. 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.