Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$79.5M in Q3 2026 · −$312M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$74.7M
Capital spending−$4.7M
Free cash flow−$79.5M
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Grail generated −$74.7M of operating cash flow and spent $4.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$79.5M. That is $15.8M less than in Q3 2025 (−$63.6M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$306M; the largest uses were other investing ($323M), operating cash flow ($306M), capital spending ($5.8M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($528M), shares issued ($9.1M); the cash balance fell by $97.9M.
Operating cash flow was −$74.7M against net income of −$104M. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$37.4M, deferred taxes −$34.0M, stock-based pay +$14.1M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$74.7M, Capital spending $4.7M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 4 years operating cash flow totalled −$2.0B; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($2.0B) and capital spending ($41.9M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$29.0M
Debtnone
Net cash$29.0M
Cash runway1 month
Grail is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$312M a year at the current rate against $29.0M of cash and investments: a runway of about 1 month 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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$74.7M
−$4.7M
—
$26.7M
−$79.5M
Q2 2026
−$80.7M
−$432K
—
$13.7M
−$81.2M
Q1 2026
−$87.0M
−$503K
—
$180M
−$87.5M
Q4 2025
−$63.8M
−$94K
$4.5M
−$123M
−$63.9M
Q3 2025
−$63.2M
−$384K
—
−$3.1M
−$63.6M
Q2 2025
−$77.0M
−$369K
—
$6.5M
−$77.3M
Q1 2025
−$95.0M
−$62K
—
$80.3M
−$95.1M
Q4 2024
−$93.5M
−$303K
—
$640M
−$93.8M
Grail: income statement and cash flow
Grail, Q3 2026: revenue $37.5M (+4% year over year), operating margin -385.3%. 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.