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Franklin Covey cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$32K in Q3 FY26 · $19.3M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$1.1M
Capital spending−$1.2M
Free cash flow−$32K
Cash / net income0.4×
Cash conversion cycle63 days

Analysis

In Q3 FY26, Franklin Covey generated $1.1M of operating cash flow and spent $1.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$32K. That is $4.5M less than in Q3 FY25 ($4.5M).

Over the twelve months to May 31, 2026, operating cash flow was $27.4M; the largest uses were buybacks ($31.5M), other investing ($9.3M), capital spending ($8.1M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($1.3M); the cash balance fell by $21.7M.

Operating cash flow was $1.1M against net income of $3.1M — 0.4× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: deferred revenue −$10.2M, prepaid and other assets +$3.7M, stock-based pay +$1.5M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 63 days (receivables 68 + inventory 29 − payables 34).

Free cash flow

Franklin Covey: free cash flow by quarterFranklin Covey: free cash flow by quarter$20.8MQ4 FY24$13.1MQ1 FY25−$2.6MQ2 FY25$4.5MQ3 FY25$5.7MQ4 FY25−$1.6MQ1 FY26$15.2MQ2 FY26−$32KQ3 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Franklin Covey: operating cash flow against capital spendingFranklin Covey: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$21.9M$1.1MQ4 FY24$14.1M$998KQ1 FY25−$1.4M$1.3MQ2 FY25$6.3M$1.8MQ3 FY25$9.9M$4.2MQ4 FY25$98K$1.7MQ1 FY26$16.3M$1.0MQ2 FY26$1.1M$1.2MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $1.1M, Capital spending $1.2M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Franklin Covey: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearFranklin Covey: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksFY21: Operating cash flow $46.2MFY21: Net borrowing −$2.9MFY21: Shares issued $1.1MFY21: Capital spending −$1.6MFY21: Acquisitions −$10.2MFY21: Buybacks −$3.0M$47.2MFY21FY22: Operating cash flow $52.3MFY22: Net borrowing −$3.2MFY22: Shares issued $1.3MFY22: Capital spending −$3.2MFY22: Buybacks −$23.9M$53.6MFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $35.7MFY23: Net borrowing −$9.4MFY23: Shares issued $1.5MFY23: Capital spending −$4.5MFY23: Buybacks −$35.6M$37.3MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $60.3MFY24: Net borrowing −$9.4MFY24: Shares issued $1.5MFY24: Capital spending −$3.7MFY24: Buybacks −$30.7M$61.7MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $29.0MFY25: Net borrowing −$3.5MFY25: Shares issued $1.5MFY25: Capital spending −$8.3MFY25: Buybacks −$26.4M$30.5MFY25
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $223M; the largest uses were buybacks ($119M) and net borrowing ($28.3M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$12.0M
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Net cash$12.0M

Franklin Covey funds itself: free cash flow was $19.3M over the last twelve months, with $12.0M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.

Where the cash came from and went

Franklin Covey: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Franklin Covey: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)$1.7MCapital spending−$1.2MOperating cash flow$1.1MOther investing−$994KOther financing−$835KShares issued$318KExchange rates−$195KBuybacks−$7K
Franklin Covey: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Franklin Covey: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Buybacks−$31.5MOperating cash flow$27.4MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$21.7MOther investing−$9.3MCapital spending−$8.1MShares issued$1.3MOther financing−$835KExchange rates−$486KNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$222K

From profit to cash

Franklin Covey: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Franklin Covey: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Net income$3.1MDepreciation & amortization$1.2MStock-based pay$1.5MReceivables−$226KInventory−$479KPayables−$132KDeferred revenue−$10.2MPrepaid and other assets$3.7MOther liabilities−$20KIncome taxes payable$897KOperating cash flow$1.1M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 FY2668293463
Q2 FY2682333878
Q1 FY2691304279
Q4 FY2576244061
Q3 FY2571243856
Q2 FY2587264171
Q1 FY2597223880
Q4 FY2480223567

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 FY26$1.1M−$1.2M−$7K—$318K$1.7M−$32K
Q2 FY26$16.3M−$1.0M−$17.4M—$269K$3.8M$15.2M
Q1 FY26$98K−$1.7M−$10.7M—$289K$14.2M−$1.6M
Q4 FY25$9.9M−$4.2M−$3.4M−$222K$437K$2.0M$5.7M
Q3 FY25$6.3M−$1.8M−$8.3M−$982K$428K$6.7M$4.5M
Q2 FY25−$1.4M−$1.3M−$8.7M−$963K$355K$12.9M−$2.6M
Q1 FY25$14.1M−$998K−$6.0M−$945K$320K−$4.6M$13.1M
Q4 FY24$21.9M−$1.1M−$4.9M−$1.2M$390K−$12.1M$20.8M

Franklin Covey: income statement and cash flow

Franklin Covey, Q4 FY26: revenue $70.0M (-2% year over year), operating margin 12.3%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Franklin Covey: 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.