Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$139M in Q3 2026 · $132M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$166M
Capital spending−$27.1M
Free cash flow+$139M
Cash / net income3.4×
Cash conversion cycle87 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Warrior MET Coal generated $166M of operating cash flow and spent $27.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $139M. That is $117M more than in Q3 2025 ($22.1M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $363M; the largest uses were capital spending ($230M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($37.4M), dividends ($17.4M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($38.3M), asset & business sales ($75K); the cash balance rose by $101M.
Operating cash flow was $166M against net income of $49.3M — 3.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$68.1M, inventory +$41.3M, prepaid and other assets −$30.3M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 87 days (receivables 46 + inventory 60 − payables 19).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $166M, Capital spending $27.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $2.5B; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.5B) and net borrowing ($390M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$437M
Debt$155M
Net cash$282M
Warrior MET Coal funds itself: free cash flow was $132M over the last twelve months, and $437M of cash and investments stands against $155M 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
46
60
19
87
Q2 2026
50
69
20
99
Q1 2026
47
76
21
101
Q4 2025
39
77
19
97
Q3 2025
43
83
21
106
Q2 2025
52
83
24
111
Q1 2025
47
74
18
103
Q4 2024
45
80
17
108
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$166M
−$27.1M
−$4.2M
−$9.9M
−$135M
$139M
Q2 2026
$132M
−$28.9M
−$4.2M
−$9.9M
−$99.8M
$103M
Q1 2026
−$11.7M
−$80.1M
−$4.7M
−$8.6M
$97.3M
−$91.9M
Q4 2025
$76.1M
−$94.2M
−$4.2M
−$8.9M
$36.2M
−$18.1M
Q3 2025
$105M
−$82.6M
−$4.2M
−$13.5M
$46.9M
$22.1M
Q2 2025
$37.5M
−$75.0M
−$4.2M
−$10.6M
$71.6M
−$37.4M
Q1 2025
$10.9M
−$68.5M
−$5.2M
−$3.9M
$36.5M
−$57.6M
Q4 2024
$54.2M
−$131M
−$3.3M
—
$91.5M
−$76.5M
Warrior MET Coal: income statement and cash flow
Warrior MET Coal, Q3 2026: revenue $508M (+55% year over year), operating margin 10.0%. 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.