Green Brick Partners cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$53.7M in Q3 2026 · $69.9M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$52.5M
Capital spending−$1.2M
Free cash flow−$53.7M
Cash / net income-0.9×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Green Brick Partners generated −$52.5M of operating cash flow and spent $1.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$53.7M. That is $41.7M less than in Q3 2025 (−$12.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $74.9M; the largest uses were buybacks ($57.4M), other investing ($29.1M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($20.0M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($11.2M); the cash balance fell by $49.9M.
Operating cash flow was −$52.5M against net income of $61.4M — -0.9× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: inventory −$84.3M, accrued liabilities −$27.6M, payables −$6.9M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$52.5M, Capital spending $1.2M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $451M; the largest uses were buybacks ($279M) and net borrowing ($165M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$100M
Debt$323M
Net debt$223M
Due within a year$106M
Cash runway6 months
Green Brick Partners is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$215M a year at the current rate against $100M of cash and investments: a runway of about 6 months; $106M of debt also comes due within a year, which would need refinancing or new money before any new financing.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $100M of cash and investments now.
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
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$52.5M
−$1.2M
−$17.9M
−$719K
$53.7M
$28.8M
−$53.7M
Q2 2026
−$8.8M
−$963K
−$9.4M
−$719K
—
$22.6M
−$9.8M
Q1 2026
$56.3M
−$1.2M
−$7.3M
−$719K
−$25.0M
$14.0M
$55.0M
Q4 2025
$80.0M
−$1.6M
−$23.0M
−$719K
−$50.0M
−$15.5M
$78.4M
Q3 2025
−$10.2M
−$1.8M
—
−$718K
$47.9M
−$29.7M
−$12.0M
Q2 2025
$74.7M
−$687K
−$43.8M
−$719K
−$571K
−$10.9M
$74.0M
Q1 2025
$68.7M
−$713K
−$16.9M
−$719K
−$49.4M
$24.8M
$68.0M
Q4 2024
$28.9M
−$883K
−$393K
−$719K
$39.9M
−$55.0M
$28.1M
Green Brick Partners: income statement and cash flow
Green Brick Partners, Q3 2026: revenue $448M (-9% year over year), operating margin 17.4%. 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.