Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$323M in Q3 FY26 · $1.0B over twelve months
Operating cash flow$345M
Capital spending−$22.6M
Free cash flow+$323M
Cash / net income1.4×
Cash conversion cycle173 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Heico generated $345M of operating cash flow and spent $22.6M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $323M. That is $104M more than in Q3 FY25 ($218M).
Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.1B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($1.0B), capital spending ($81.0M), partners ($66.4M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($102M), shares issued ($6.8M); the cash balance fell by $20.9M.
Operating cash flow was $345M against net income of $254M — 1.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: accrued liabilities +$62.1M, depreciation & amortization +$58.7M, inventory −$37.9M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 173 days (receivables 48 + inventory 158 − payables 33).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $345M, Capital spending $22.6M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $3.0B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($3.8B) and net borrowing ($818M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$241M
Debt$2.5B
Net debt$2.3B
Due within a year$3.5M
Heico funds itself: free cash flow was $1.0B over the last twelve months, and $241M of cash and investments stands against $2.5B of debt ($3.5M due within a year, 68.6× covered by cash).
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
48
158
33
173
Q2 FY26
45
152
30
167
Q1 FY26
50
167
30
188
Q4 FY25
47
166
29
183
Q3 FY25
48
170
31
187
Q2 FY25
45
166
30
182
Q1 FY25
47
176
30
193
Q4 FY24
48
170
30
189
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$345M
−$22.6M
−$197M
−$18.2M
−$1.2B
$1.5M
−$30.6M
$323M
Q2 FY26
$292M
−$18.1M
−$380M
—
$80.0M
$947K
$50.6M
$274M
Q1 FY26
$179M
−$13.5M
−$441M
−$16.7M
$340M
$2.9M
−$43.2M
$165M
Q4 FY25
$295M
−$26.8M
$100K
—
−$275M
$1.5M
$44.1M
$268M
Q3 FY25
$231M
−$12.7M
−$344M
−$16.7M
$170M
$5.9M
−$19.6M
$218M
Q2 FY25
$205M
−$16.0M
−$31.4M
—
−$75.0M
$4.2M
−$76.8M
$189M
Q1 FY25
$203M
−$17.3M
−$255M
−$15.3M
$125M
$1.6M
−$3.4M
$186M
Q4 FY24
$206M
−$16.1M
−$164M
—
−$30.0M
$1.6M
$40.8M
$190M
Heico: income statement and cash flow
Heico, Q3 FY26: revenue $1.4B (+23% year over year), operating margin 25.1%. 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.