Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$339M in Q3 2026 · $793M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$410M
Capital spending−$71.0M
Free cash flow+$339M
Cash / net income3.3×
Cash conversion cycle103 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, DuPont de Nemours generated $410M of operating cash flow and spent $71.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $339M. That is $91.0M more than in Q3 2025 ($248M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.1B; the largest uses were other financing ($1.8B), capital spending ($336M), dividends ($325M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($1.2B), shares issued ($128M); the cash balance fell by $2.2B.
Operating cash flow was $410M against net income of $126M — 3.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$155M, other operating capital +$58.0M, stock-based pay +$15.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 103 days (receivables 86 + inventory 94 − payables 76).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $410M, Capital spending $71.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $5.0B; the largest uses were net borrowing ($12.6B) and acquisitions ($4.5B). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$1.7B
Debt$3.1B
Net debt$1.4B
DuPont de Nemours funds itself: free cash flow was $793M over the last twelve months, and $1.7B of cash and investments stands against $3.1B 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
86
94
76
103
Q2 2026
86
93
72
108
Q1 2026
90
99
78
111
Q4 2025
110
126
111
125
Q3 2025
126
161
131
156
Q2 2025
126
181
134
173
Q1 2025
101
142
114
129
Q4 2024
101
136
112
126
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$410M
−$71.0M
—
−$80.0M
—
$4.0M
$123M
$339M
Q2 2026
$400M
−$76.0M
—
−$81.0M
−$40.0M
$23.0M
−$1.0B
$324M
Q1 2026
$232M
−$102M
—
−$82.0M
−$20.0M
$84.0M
$7.0M
$130M
Q4 2025
$87.0M
−$87.0M
$6.0M
−$82.0M
−$4.1B
$17.0M
$3.1B
$0
Q3 2025
$322M
−$74.0M
—
−$172M
—
$11.0M
−$1.9B
$248M
Q2 2025
$74.0M
−$50.0M
—
−$171M
—
—
−$76.0M
$24.0M
Q1 2025
$77.0M
−$122M
—
−$172M
—
$4.0M
$89.0M
−$45.0M
Q4 2024
−$752M
$91.0M
$7.0M
−$159M
—
$7.0M
−$206M
−$661M
DuPont de Nemours: income statement and cash flow
DuPont de Nemours, Q3 2026: revenue $1.9B (+4% year over year), operating margin 12.5%. 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.