Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$69.9M in Q3 2026 · −$33.3M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$40.9M
Capital spending−$29.0M
Free cash flow−$69.9M
Cash / net income-2.2×
Cash conversion cycle57 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Del Monte generated −$40.9M of operating cash flow and spent $29.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$69.9M.
Over the twelve months to Sep 25, 2026, operating cash flow was $64.0M; the largest uses were other investing ($316M), capital spending ($97.3M), dividends ($56.8M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($310M), asset & business sales ($68.1M); the cash balance fell by $72.6M.
Operating cash flow was −$40.9M against net income of $18.7M — -2.2× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: inventory −$128M, receivables +$34.2M, depreciation & amortization +$20.1M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 57 days (receivables 35 + inventory 72 − payables 49).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$40.9M, Capital spending $29.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $796M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($391M) and capital spending ($320M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$21.1M
Debt$500M
Net debt$478M
Due within a year$7.0M
Del Monte's operations bring cash in ($64.0M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $33.3M funded from its $21.1M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($500M of debt, $7.0M due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
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
35
72
49
57
Q2 2026
32
60
43
49
Q1 2026
35
62
47
51
Q3 2025
37
54
48
42
Q2 2025
34
49
44
40
Q1 2025
35
54
45
44
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$40.9M
−$29.0M
—
−$14.0M
$67.9M
$15.0M
−$69.9M
Q2 2026
$49.9M
−$25.8M
−$16.1M
−$14.3M
−$23.4M
$30.2M
$24.1M
Q1 2026
$44.1M
−$14.4M
−$4.0M
−$14.2M
$265M
−$5.6M
$29.7M
Q4 2025
$10.9M
−$28.1M
−$15.0M
−$14.3M
—
$33.0M
−$17.2M
Q3 2025
$75.0M
−$14.1M
−$7.2M
−$14.3M
−$28.0M
−$11.7M
$60.9M
Q2 2025
$113M
−$11.6M
—
−$14.4M
−$32.0M
−$51.1M
$102M
Q1 2025
$46.1M
−$10.0M
−$7.6M
−$14.4M
−$11.1M
−$1.8M
$36.1M
Q4 2024
−$4.7M
−$17.6M
—
−$11.9M
−$25.5M
$18.2M
−$22.3M
Del Monte: income statement and cash flow
Del Monte, Q3 2026: revenue $1.1B (+7% year over year), operating margin 2.7%. 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.