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Escalade cash flow, quarter by quarter

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

Free cash flow$14.0M in Q3 2026 · $41.1M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$14.9M
Capital spending−$955K
Free cash flow+$14.0M
Cash / net income2.2×
Cash conversion cycle176 days

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Escalade generated $14.9M of operating cash flow and spent $955K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $14.0M. That is $15.2M more than in Q3 2025 (−$1.3M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $44.6M; the largest uses were dividends ($8.3M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($7.1M), capital spending ($3.5M); the cash balance rose by $21.0M.

Operating cash flow was $14.9M against net income of $6.7M — 2.2× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$1.3M, stock-based pay +$478K.

Its cash conversion cycle was 176 days (receivables 65 + inventory 148 − payables 37).

Free cash flow

Escalade: free cash flow by quarterEscalade: free cash flow by quarter$11.7MQ4 2024$3.2MQ1 2025$12.9MQ2 2025−$1.3MQ3 2025$13.7MQ4 2025$5.3MQ1 2026$8.2MQ2 2026$14.0MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Escalade: operating cash flow against capital spendingEscalade: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$12.3M$556KQ4 2024$3.8M$543KQ1 2025$13.3M$433KQ2 2025−$965K$291KQ3 2025$14.9M$1.2MQ4 2025$6.1M$848KQ1 2026$8.7M$442KQ2 2026$14.9M$955KQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $14.9M, Capital spending $955K.

Capital allocation, year by year

Escalade: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearEscalade: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow $939KFY2021: Net borrowing $27.5MFY2021: Shares issued $144KFY2021: Asset sales $43KFY2021: Capital spending −$9.7MFY2021: Buybacks −$10.4MFY2021: Dividends −$7.7M$28.6MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $8.5MFY2022: Net borrowing $37.3MFY2022: Asset sales $40KFY2022: Capital spending −$2.1MFY2022: Acquisitions −$35.8MFY2022: Dividends −$8.2M$45.9MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $48.3MFY2023: Net borrowing −$44.0MFY2023: Asset sales $140KFY2023: Capital spending −$2.1MFY2023: Dividends −$6.2M$48.5MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $36.0MFY2024: Net borrowing −$25.3MFY2024: Asset sales $6.0MFY2024: Capital spending −$2.0MFY2024: Buybacks −$2.2MFY2024: Dividends −$8.3M$42.0MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $31.0MFY2025: Net borrowing −$7.1MFY2025: Capital spending −$2.5MFY2025: Buybacks −$3.1MFY2025: Dividends −$8.3M$31.0MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $125M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($76.4M) and dividends ($38.6M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$24.5M
Debt$18.5M
Net cash$6.1M
Due within a year$13.1M

Escalade funds itself: free cash flow was $41.1M over the last twelve months, and $24.5M of cash and investments stands against $18.5M of debt ($13.1M due within a year, 1.9× covered by cash).

Where the cash came from and went

Escalade: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Escalade: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Operating cash flow$14.9MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$8.1MDividends−$2.1MOther investing−$1.9MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$1.8MCapital spending−$955K
Escalade: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Escalade: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$44.6MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$21.0MDividends−$8.3MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$7.1MCapital spending−$3.5MOther investing−$2.4MBuybacks−$2.2M

From profit to cash

Escalade: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Escalade: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$6.7MDepreciation & amortization$1.3MStock-based pay$478KOperating cash flow$14.9M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 20266514837176
Q2 20267215533193
Q1 20267516529211
Q4 20257315231194
Q3 20256414533176
Q2 20257616732211
Q1 20257916929220
Q4 20247415531198

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026$14.9M−$955K—−$2.1M−$1.8M−$8.1M$14.0M
Q2 2026$8.7M−$442K−$1.0M−$2.1M−$1.8M−$3.3M$8.2M
Q1 2026$6.1M−$848K−$281K−$2.1M−$1.8M−$1.2M$5.3M
Q4 2025$14.9M−$1.2M−$927K−$2.1M−$1.8M−$8.4M$13.7M
Q3 2025−$965K−$291K—−$2.1M−$1.8M$6.9M−$1.3M
Q2 2025$13.3M−$433K−$790K−$2.1M−$1.8M−$8.2M$12.9M
Q1 2025$3.8M−$543K−$1.4M−$2.1M−$1.8M$2.0M$3.2M
Q4 2024$12.3M−$556K−$2.2M−$2.1M−$3.9M−$3.8M$11.7M

Escalade: income statement and cash flow

Escalade, Q3 2026: revenue $65.6M (-3% year over year), operating margin 13.2%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Escalade: 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.