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Diebold Nixdorf cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$47.4M in Q3 2026 · $188M over twelve months

Operating cash flow−$47.4M
Free cash flow−$47.4M
Cash / net income-6.7×
Cash conversion cycle63 days

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Diebold Nixdorf generated −$47.4M of operating cash flow. That is $84.8M less than in Q3 2025 ($37.4M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $188M; the largest uses were buybacks ($206M), other investing ($41.0M), other financing ($8.0M); the cash balance fell by $77.7M.

Operating cash flow was −$47.4M against net income of $7.1M — -6.7× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: deferred revenue −$47.4M, income taxes payable −$37.4M, inventory +$31.7M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 63 days (receivables 53 + inventory 71 − payables 62).

Free cash flow

Diebold Nixdorf: free cash flow by quarterDiebold Nixdorf: free cash flow by quarter$196MQ4 2024$15.7MQ1 2025$30.1MQ2 2025$37.4MQ3 2025$218MQ4 2025$31.7MQ1 2026−$13.6MQ2 2026−$47.4MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Diebold Nixdorf: operating cash flow against capital spendingDiebold Nixdorf: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$196M$0Q4 2024$15.7M$0Q1 2025$30.1M$0Q2 2025$37.4M$0Q3 2025$218M$0Q4 2025$31.7M$0Q1 2026−$13.6M$0Q2 2026−$47.4M$0Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$47.4M, Capital spending $0.

Capital allocation, year by year

Diebold Nixdorf: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearDiebold Nixdorf: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingAsset salesAcquisitionsBuybacksFY2020: Operating cash flow $18.0MFY2020: Net borrowing $119MFY2020: Asset sales −$26.8MFY2020: Buybacks −$6.6M$137MFY2020FY2021: Operating cash flow $123MFY2021: Net borrowing $591MFY2021: Asset sales $2.8MFY2021: Buybacks −$7.7M$718MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow −$388MFY2022: Net borrowing $241MFY2022: Asset sales $16.5MFY2022: Buybacks −$7.8M$258MFY2022FY2024: Operating cash flow $149MFY2024: Net borrowing −$302MFY2024: Asset sales $1.3M$150MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $301MFY2025: Acquisitions −$24.5MFY2025: Buybacks −$131M$301MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $203M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($388M) and net borrowing ($302M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$185M
Debt$949M
Net debt$764M
Cash runway12 months

Diebold Nixdorf is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$190M a year at the current rate against $185M of cash and investments: a runway of about 12 months before any new financing.

Where the cash came from and went

Diebold Nixdorf: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Diebold Nixdorf: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)$97.5MOperating cash flow−$47.4MBuybacks−$33.9MOther investing−$13.2MOther financing−$2.1MExchange rates−$900K
Diebold Nixdorf: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Diebold Nixdorf: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Buybacks−$206MOperating cash flow$188MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$77.7MOther investing−$41.0MOther financing−$8.0MAcquisitions−$6.1MPartners−$2.4MExchange rates−$2.4M

From profit to cash

Diebold Nixdorf: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Diebold Nixdorf: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$7.1MDepreciation & amortization$31.5MStock-based pay$4.3MOther non-cash−$5.4MReceivables−$6.4MInventory$31.7MPayables−$11.8MDeferred revenue−$47.4MIncome taxes payable−$37.4MOther operating capital−$18.9MOperating cash flow−$47.4M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 202653716263
Q1 202661716172
Q4 202550635062
Q3 202557775976
Q2 202560755976
Q1 202564766476
Q4 202458715772

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowAcquisitionsBuybacksNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026−$47.4M—−$33.9M—$97.5M−$47.4M
Q2 2026−$13.6M—−$60.6M—$91.2M−$13.6M
Q1 2026$31.7M—−$60.4M—$13.7M$31.7M
Q4 2025$218M−$6.1M−$51.1M—−$125M$218M
Q3 2025$37.4M—−$39.9M—$32.6M$37.4M
Q2 2025$30.1M—−$30.1M—$25.0M$30.1M
Q1 2025$15.7M—−$9.6M—−$8.9M$15.7M
Q4 2024$196M——−$300M$23.1M$196M

Diebold Nixdorf: income statement and cash flow

Diebold Nixdorf, Q3 2026: revenue $994M (+5% year over year), operating margin 3.9%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Diebold Nixdorf: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

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.