Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$3.7M in Q3 FY26 · $10.2M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$3.7M
Capital spending−$30K
Free cash flow+$3.7M
Cash / net income1.9×
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Hennessy Advisors generated $3.7M of operating cash flow and spent $30K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $3.7M. That is $237K less than in Q3 FY25 ($3.9M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $10.5M; the largest uses were other financing ($40.7M), dividends ($4.4M), capital spending ($331K); the cash balance fell by $35.0M.
Operating cash flow was $3.7M against net income of $2.0M — 1.9× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables +$864K, deferred taxes +$333K, stock-based pay +$299K.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $3.7M, Capital spending $30K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $49.3M; the largest uses were dividends ($20.5M) and capital spending ($1.4M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$35.4M
Debtnone
Net cash$35.4M
Hennessy Advisors funds itself: free cash flow was $10.2M over the last twelve months, with $35.4M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
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
Dividends
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$3.7M
−$30K
−$1.2M
$37.7M
$3.7M
Q2 FY26
$2.3M
−$66K
−$1.2M
−$1.1M
$2.2M
Q1 FY26
$661K
−$60K
−$1.1M
$464K
$601K
Q4 FY25
$3.8M
−$175K
−$1.1M
−$2.1M
$3.6M
Q3 FY25
$4.0M
−$67K
−$1.1M
−$2.8M
$3.9M
Q2 FY25
$3.7M
−$81K
−$1.1M
−$2.6M
$3.7M
Q1 FY25
$2.2M
−$117K
−$1.1M
−$1.1M
$2.1M
Q4 FY24
$3.4M
−$100K
−$1.0M
−$1.9M
$3.3M
Hennessy Advisors: income statement and cash flow
Hennessy Advisors, Q3 FY26: revenue $8.4M (+4% year over year), operating margin 34.7%. 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.