Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$90.2M in Q3 2026 · $290M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$112M
Capital spending−$21.6M
Free cash flow+$90.2M
Cash / net income2.9×
Cash conversion cycle106 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Crane NXT generated $112M of operating cash flow and spent $21.6M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $90.2M. That is $11.5M more than in Q3 2025 ($78.7M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $290M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($225M), other investing ($167M), other financing ($125M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($331M), asset & business sales ($8.5M); the cash balance rose by $66.4M.
Operating cash flow was $112M against net income of $39.1M — 2.9× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$39.6M, receivables +$31.8M, inventory +$22.9M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 106 days (receivables 72 + inventory 70 − payables 36).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $112M, Capital spending $21.6M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.3B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($661M) and buybacks ($300M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$251M
Debt$1.4B
Net debt$1.1B
Crane NXT funds itself: free cash flow was $290M over the last twelve months, and $251M of cash and investments stands against $1.4B of debt.
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
72
70
36
106
Q2 2026
76
80
40
116
Q1 2026
90
83
51
122
Q4 2025
63
61
41
83
Q3 2025
63
70
40
93
Q2 2025
66
67
37
96
Q1 2025
74
72
48
97
Q4 2024
55
66
47
74
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$112M
−$21.6M
—
−$10.4M
−$66.1M
$100K
−$20.1M
$90.2M
Q2 2026
$86.7M
−$13.3M
—
−$10.4M
$58.4M
$300K
−$2.1M
$73.4M
Q1 2026
−$14.0M
−$10.1M
−$225M
−$10.3M
$254M
—
$7.2M
−$24.1M
Q4 2025
$106M
—
—
−$9.8M
$76.6M
$400K
−$51.4M
$106M
Q3 2025
$92.0M
−$13.3M
$2.9M
−$9.7M
−$39.1M
$900K
−$30.3M
$78.7M
Q2 2025
$62.8M
−$7.0M
−$394M
−$9.8M
$316M
$700K
$20.9M
$55.8M
Q1 2025
−$19.1M
−$13.1M
—
−$9.7M
$53.5M
$600K
−$12.0M
−$32.2M
Q4 2024
$81.1M
—
—
−$9.2M
$60.0M
$300K
$600K
$81.1M
Crane NXT: income statement and cash flow
Crane NXT, Q3 2026: revenue $497M (+12% year over year), operating margin 13.2%. 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.