Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$900K in Q3 FY26 · $151M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$8.2M
Capital spending−$9.1M
Free cash flow−$900K
Cash / net income0.2×
Cash conversion cycle112 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Energizer Holdings generated $8.2M of operating cash flow and spent $9.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$900K. That is $8.8M less than in Q3 FY25 ($7.9M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $218M; the largest uses were other financing ($418M), dividends ($85.0M), capital spending ($66.9M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($397M), asset & business sales ($1.1M); the cash balance rose by $2.3M.
Operating cash flow was $8.2M against net income of $39.9M — 0.2× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$29.9M, other non-cash +$5.1M, stock-based pay +$4.4M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 112 days (receivables 42 + inventory 150 − payables 80).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $8.2M, Capital spending $9.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.2B; the largest uses were net borrowing ($1.1B) and dividends ($430M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$173M
Debt$3.3B
Net debt$3.2B
Due within a year$10.2M
Energizer Holdings funds itself: free cash flow was $151M over the last twelve months, and $173M of cash and investments stands against $3.3B of debt ($10.2M due within a year, 17.0× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $173M 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 FY26
42
150
80
112
Q2 FY26
48
171
94
125
Q1 FY26
46
132
71
107
Q4 FY25
40
144
72
112
Q3 FY25
39
226
118
148
Q2 FY25
44
158
95
107
Q1 FY25
50
132
87
95
Q4 FY24
46
124
75
95
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$8.2M
−$9.1M
—
—
−$20.6M
$27.5M
−$900K
−$900K
Q2 FY26
−$1.7M
−$17.7M
—
−$900K
−$20.6M
−$1.0M
$42.3M
−$19.4M
Q1 FY26
$150M
−$25.3M
—
−$4.5M
−$23.3M
−$108M
$21.4M
$124M
Q4 FY25
$61.5M
−$14.8M
−$1.5M
−$27.1M
−$20.5M
$381M
−$65.1M
$46.7M
Q3 FY25
$21.4M
−$13.5M
−$12.7M
−$62.6M
−$21.3M
$118M
−$31.8M
$7.9M
Q2 FY25
−$12.8M
−$21.0M
—
—
−$21.7M
−$195M
$56.6M
−$33.8M
Q1 FY25
$77.0M
−$34.6M
−$100K
—
−$23.6M
−$25.0M
$21.0M
$42.4M
Q4 FY24
$169M
−$27.4M
—
—
−$21.6M
−$4.4M
−$70.2M
$142M
Energizer Holdings: income statement and cash flow
Energizer Holdings, Q3 FY26: revenue $734M (+1% year over year), operating margin 6.8%. 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.