Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$20.0M in Q3 FY26 · −$115M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$18.6M
Capital spending−$1.4M
Free cash flow−$20.0M
Cash conversion cycle116 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Fluence Energy generated −$18.6M of operating cash flow and spent $1.4M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$20.0M. That is $137M more than in Q3 FY25 (−$157M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$101M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($101M), other investing ($42.9M), capital spending ($14.5M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($75.5M), shares issued ($3.9M); the cash balance fell by $94.9M.
Operating cash flow was −$18.6M against net income of −$44.3M. The largest differences: receivables −$170M, payables +$106M, contract assets −$42.6M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 116 days (receivables 37 + inventory 114 − payables 36).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow −$18.6M, Capital spending $1.4M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$725M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($805M) and net borrowing ($50.0M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$339M
Debtnone
Net cash$339M
Cash runway2.9 years
Fluence Energy is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$115M a year at the current rate against $339M of cash and investments: a runway of about 2.9 years before any new financing.
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
37
114
36
116
Q2 FY26
45
140
35
151
Q1 FY26
54
101
46
109
Q4 FY25
19
57
30
46
Q3 FY25
23
120
43
99
Q2 FY25
31
144
39
136
Q1 FY25
89
202
150
142
Q4 FY24
12
28
33
7
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
−$18.6M
−$1.4M
−$1.8M
$1.1M
$47.9M
−$20.0M
Q2 FY26
−$121M
−$2.5M
−$1.4M
$873K
$64.9M
−$124M
Q1 FY26
−$227M
−$5.8M
−$938K
$1.5M
$237M
−$233M
Q4 FY25
$266M
−$4.9M
−$1.9M
$403K
−$255M
$261M
Q3 FY25
−$154M
−$3.6M
—
$527K
$150M
−$157M
Q2 FY25
−$46.2M
−$4.4M
—
$818K
$44.4M
−$50.5M
Q1 FY25
−$211M
−$2.1M
$400M
$422K
−$136M
−$213M
Q4 FY24
$10.5M
−$3.3M
—
$963K
−$5.4M
$7.3M
Fluence Energy: income statement and cash flow
Fluence Energy, Q3 FY26: revenue $650M (+8% year over year), operating margin -6.7%. 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.