First Commonwealth Financial cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$16.0M in Q3 2026 · $158M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$16.0M
Free cash flow+$16.0M
Cash / net income0.4×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, First Commonwealth Financial generated $16.0M of operating cash flow. That is $33.5M less than in Q3 2025 ($49.5M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $158M; the largest uses were buybacks ($148M), other financing ($93.6M), dividends ($56.2M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($89.4M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($17.5M); the cash balance fell by $33.4M.
Operating cash flow was $16.0M against net income of $44.9M — 0.4× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: income taxes payable +$8.2M, deferred taxes −$2.8M, gains on disposals −$2.3M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $16.0M, Capital spending $0.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $784M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($391M) and dividends ($247M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$16.0M
−$88.3M
−$14.1M
$29.6M
—
$51.6M
$16.0M
Q2 2026
$3.6M
−$12.1M
−$14.2M
$115M
—
$163M
$3.6M
Q1 2026
$86.8M
−$24.8M
−$13.8M
−$125M
—
−$163M
$86.8M
Q4 2025
$51.8M
−$22.8M
−$14.0M
−$1.7M
$8K
−$19.0M
$51.8M
Q3 2025
$49.5M
−$10.6M
−$14.1M
−$76.5M
—
−$1.2M
$49.5M
Q2 2025
$30.4M
−$508K
−$14.2M
$146M
—
−$18.8M
$30.4M
Q1 2025
$55.9M
−$1.8M
−$13.2M
−$2.8M
—
−$7.9M
$55.9M
Q4 2024
$13.5M
−$8.1M
−$13.2M
−$459M
—
$449M
$13.5M
First Commonwealth Financial: income statement and cash flow
First Commonwealth Financial, Q3 2026: revenue $143M (+5% year over year), operating margin 35.4%. 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.