Hamilton Beach Brands Holding cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$18.6M in Q3 2026 · $107M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$18.9M
Capital spending−$280K
Free cash flow+$18.6M
Cash / net income5.3×
Cash conversion cycle100 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Hamilton Beach Brands Holding generated $18.9M of operating cash flow and spent $280K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $18.6M. That is $10.3M more than in Q3 2025 ($8.4M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $109M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($25.0M), dividends ($6.6M), buybacks ($4.8M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($4.7M); the cash balance rose by $75.4M.
Operating cash flow was $18.9M against net income of $3.5M — 5.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables +$40.3M, inventory −$24.8M, receivables −$4.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 100 days (receivables 66 + inventory 115 − payables 81).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $18.9M, Capital spending $280K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $182M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($62.5M) and dividends ($30.1M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$92.5M
Debt$50.0M
Net cash$42.5M
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding funds itself: free cash flow was $107M over the last twelve months, and $92.5M of cash and investments stands against $50.0M of debt.
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 2026
66
115
81
100
Q2 2026
60
171
96
135
Q1 2026
74
139
81
131
Q4 2025
42
93
58
77
Q3 2025
55
147
80
122
Q2 2025
56
160
100
116
Q1 2025
67
130
103
94
Q4 2024
47
84
68
63
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$18.9M
−$280K
−$562K
−$1.7M
$8.9M
$18.6M
Q2 2026
$58.2M
−$575K
−$2.0M
−$1.7M
−$54.1M
$57.7M
Q1 2026
$3.3M
−$320K
−$1.2M
−$1.6M
−$103K
$3.0M
Q4 2025
$28.5M
−$549K
−$1.1M
−$1.6M
−$30.1M
$27.9M
Q3 2025
$9.1M
−$762K
−$575K
−$1.6M
−$5.8M
$8.4M
Q2 2025
−$30.4M
−$950K
−$4.0M
−$1.6M
$37.0M
−$31.3M
Q1 2025
$6.6M
−$516K
−$3.4M
−$1.6M
−$1.8M
$6.1M
Q4 2024
$30.2M
−$846K
−$4.2M
−$1.6M
−$23.0M
$29.4M
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding: income statement and cash flow
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding, Q3 2026: revenue $140M (+6% year over year), operating margin 3.1%. 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.