Latest: Q2 FY27 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$91.9M in Q2 FY27 · $177M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$95.4M
Capital spending−$3.5M
Free cash flow+$91.9M
Cash / net income2.0×
Cash conversion cycle152 days
Analysis
In Q2 FY27, CSW Industrials generated $95.4M of operating cash flow and spent $3.5M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $91.9M. That is $33.2M more than in Q2 FY26 ($58.7M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $198M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($696M), buybacks ($149M), capital spending ($20.8M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($603M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($106M); the cash balance rose by $5.7M.
Operating cash flow was $95.4M against net income of $47.9M — 2.0× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables +$31.2M, depreciation & amortization +$19.6M, receivables +$18.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 152 days (receivables 57 + inventory 136 − payables 41).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 FY27): Operating cash flow $95.4M, Capital spending $3.5M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $673M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($1.2B) and net borrowing ($253M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$37.2M
Debt$766M
Net debt$729M
Due within a year$15.0M
CSW Industrials funds itself: free cash flow was $177M over the last twelve months, and $37.2M of cash and investments stands against $766M of debt ($15.0M due within a year, 2.5× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $37.2M 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
Q2 FY27
57
136
41
152
Q1 FY27
58
145
38
165
Q4 FY26
52
154
37
169
Q3 FY26
60
180
47
193
Q2 FY26
56
132
39
149
Q1 FY26
58
127
37
148
Q4 FY25
53
139
38
154
Q3 FY25
59
157
47
169
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 FY27
$95.4M
−$3.5M
−$560K
−$5.8M
−$4.9M
−$91.0M
$10.3M
$91.9M
Q1 FY27
$75.6M
−$6.0M
—
−$36.3M
−$4.9M
−$14.0M
−$13.7M
$69.6M
Q4 FY26
−$1.7M
−$5.1M
−$21.1M
−$34.0M
−$4.4M
$298M
$6.4M
−$6.8M
Q3 FY26
$28.9M
−$6.1M
−$675M
−$72.7M
−$4.5M
$61.7M
−$8.8M
$22.7M
Q2 FY26
$61.8M
−$3.1M
−$1.7M
−$17.0M
−$4.5M
−$35.0M
$6.5M
$58.7M
Q1 FY26
$60.6M
−$2.9M
−$324M
−$9.1M
−$4.5M
$95.0M
$188M
$57.7M
Q4 FY25
$27.3M
−$4.5M
−$1.2M
−$6.8M
−$4.0M
—
−$12.1M
$22.8M
Q3 FY25
$10.9M
−$3.1M
−$51.2M
−$8.6M
−$4.0M
—
$59.5M
$7.8M
CSW Industrials: income statement and cash flow
CSW Industrials, Q2 FY27: revenue $361M (+30% year over year), operating margin 20.9%. 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.