Commercial Vehicle Group cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$3.5M in Q3 2026 · −$396K over twelve months
Operating cash flow$1.6M
Capital spending−$5.1M
Free cash flow−$3.5M
Cash / net income0.3×
Cash conversion cycle69 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Commercial Vehicle Group generated $1.6M of operating cash flow and spent $5.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$3.5M. That is $6K less than in Q3 2025 (−$3.5M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $14.0M; the largest uses were other financing ($23.6M), capital spending ($14.4M), taxes on employees’ shares ($746K); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($20.0M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($14.0M); the cash balance rose by $8.5M.
Operating cash flow was $1.6M against net income of $5.6M — 0.3× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: inventory −$12.1M, receivables −$10.1M, payables +$8.7M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 69 days (receivables 53 + inventory 69 − payables 54).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $1.6M, Capital spending $5.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $88.6M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($95.9M) and capital spending ($86.2M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$39.8M
Debt$94.6M
Net debt$54.8M
Due within a year$942K
Commercial Vehicle Group's operations bring cash in ($14.0M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $396K funded from its $39.8M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($94.6M of debt, $942K due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $39.8M 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
53
69
54
69
Q2 2026
50
67
49
68
Q1 2026
49
71
47
73
Q4 2025
53
80
46
86
Q3 2025
60
81
50
91
Q2 2025
60
72
49
82
Q1 2025
63
74
48
89
Q4 2024
69
79
52
97
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$1.6M
−$5.1M
$8.0M
−$3.8M
−$3.5M
Q2 2026
$1.7M
−$3.1M
−$11.4M
−$7.3M
−$1.4M
Q1 2026
−$1.6M
−$2.7M
−$14.9M
$4.6M
−$4.2M
Q4 2025
$12.3M
−$3.6M
−$3.6M
−$2.0M
$8.7M
Q3 2025
−$1.7M
−$1.8M
−$10.1M
$14.0M
−$3.5M
Q2 2025
$18.9M
−$1.5M
−$80.8M
−$25.1M
$17.4M
Q1 2025
$15.2M
−$3.8M
−$18.1M
$6.4M
$11.4M
Q4 2024
−$26.6M
−$4.0M
$6.5M
$4.3M
−$30.6M
Commercial Vehicle Group: income statement and cash flow
Commercial Vehicle Group, Q3 2026: revenue $208M (+36% year over year), operating margin 3.7%. 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.