Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$146M in Q3 2026 · $636M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$168M
Capital spending−$21.8M
Free cash flow+$146M
Cash / net income1.1×
Cash conversion cycle15 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Dominos Pizza generated $168M of operating cash flow and spent $21.8M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $146M.
Over the twelve months to Sep 6, 2026, operating cash flow was $760M; the largest uses were buybacks ($388M), dividends ($252M), capital spending ($125M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($27.7M), shares issued ($15.1M); the cash balance rose by $16.6M.
Operating cash flow was $168M against net income of $152M — 1.1× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$20.7M, stock-based pay +$9.7M, deferred taxes +$6.9M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 15 days (receivables 21 + inventory 10 − payables 16).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $168M, Capital spending $21.8M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $3.1B; the largest uses were buybacks ($2.6B) and dividends ($914M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$126M
Debt$14.6M
Net cash$111M
Due within a year$6.1M
Dominos Pizza funds itself: free cash flow was $636M over the last twelve months, and $126M of cash and investments stands against $14.6M of debt ($6.1M due within a year, 20.5× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $126M 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
21
10
16
15
Q2 2026
21
8
15
15
Q1 2026
23
9
16
16
Q3 2025
21
9
15
14
Q2 2025
22
9
16
15
Q1 2025
23
9
13
19
Q3 2024
22
9
13
17
Q2 2024
22
9
14
17
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$168M
−$21.8M
−$73.6M
−$66.1M
−$2.5M
$6.2M
−$21.6M
$146M
Q2 2026
$191M
−$24.0M
−$160M
−$66.8M
−$1.4M
$1.1M
$52.6M
$167M
Q1 2026
$162M
−$15.0M
−$75.1M
−$1.5M
−$1.7M
$1.9M
−$65.4M
$147M
Q3 2025
$185M
−$21.4M
−$74.7M
−$59.2M
−$1.1B
$563K
$133M
$164M
Q2 2025
$188M
−$20.5M
−$153M
−$59.6M
−$1.2M
$4.8M
−$10.7M
$167M
Q1 2025
$179M
−$14.7M
−$50.0M
−$617K
−$1.3M
$7.5M
−$112M
$164M
Q3 2024
$173M
−$27.1M
−$190M
−$52.9M
−$1.2M
$3.2M
$96.1M
$146M
Q2 2024
$151M
−$23.5M
—
−$52.8M
−$1.2M
$20.7M
−$91.0M
$127M
Dominos Pizza: income statement and cash flow
Dominos Pizza, Q3 2026: revenue $1.2B (+3% year over year), operating margin 20.4%. 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.