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Honest Company cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$4.8M in Q3 2026 · $48.6M over twelve months

Operating cash flow−$4.5M
Capital spending−$269K
Free cash flow−$4.8M
Cash / net income-0.0×

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Honest Company generated −$4.5M of operating cash flow and spent $269K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$4.8M. That is $4.1M less than in Q3 2025 (−$624K).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $52.6M; the largest uses were other financing ($25.0M), capital spending ($4.0M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($7.9M); the cash balance rose by $31.5M.

Operating cash flow was −$4.5M against net income of $91.3M — -0.0× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: receivables −$6.9M, stock-based pay +$3.1M, inventory −$2.9M.

Free cash flow

Honest Company: free cash flow by quarterHonest Company: free cash flow by quarter−$17.2MQ4 2024−$3.0MQ1 2025−$826KQ2 2025−$624KQ3 2025$18.1MQ4 2025$3.8MQ1 2026$31.5MQ2 2026−$4.8MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Honest Company: operating cash flow against capital spendingHonest Company: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending−$16.8M$346KQ4 2024−$2.9M$62KQ1 2025−$745K$81KQ2 2025−$504K$120KQ3 2025$19.3M$1.2MQ4 2025$5.5M$1.7MQ1 2026$32.2M$762KQ2 2026−$4.5M$269KQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$4.5M, Capital spending $269K.

Capital allocation, year by year

Honest Company: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearHonest Company: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedCapital spendingDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow −$38.2MFY2021: Net borrowing −$1.1MFY2021: Shares issued $102MFY2021: Capital spending −$220KFY2021: Dividends −$35.0M$102MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow −$76.3MFY2022: Net borrowing −$303KFY2022: Shares issued $122KFY2022: Capital spending −$1.6M$122KFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $19.4MFY2023: Net borrowing −$58KFY2023: Shares issued $4KFY2023: Capital spending −$1.8M$19.4MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $1.5MFY2024: Net borrowing −$19KFY2024: Shares issued $41.5MFY2024: Capital spending −$530K$43.0MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $15.1MFY2025: Net borrowing −$1KFY2025: Shares issued $384KFY2025: Capital spending −$1.5M$15.5MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$78.4M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($114M) and dividends ($35.0M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$103M
Debtnone
Net cash$103M

Honest Company funds itself: free cash flow was $48.6M over the last twelve months, with $103M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.

Where the cash came from and went

Honest Company: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Honest Company: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Shares issued$7.9MBuybacks−$6.1MOperating cash flow−$4.5MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$2.9MCapital spending−$269K
Honest Company: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Honest Company: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$52.6MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$31.5MOther financing−$25.0MShares issued$7.9MCapital spending−$4.0M

From profit to cash

Honest Company: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Honest Company: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income$91.3MDepreciation & amortization$677KStock-based pay$3.1MReceivables−$6.9MInventory−$2.9MPrepaid and other assets$18KOperating cash flow−$4.5M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026−$4.5M−$269K−$6.1M—$7.9M$2.9M−$4.8M
Q2 2026$32.2M−$762K−$16.1M——−$15.5M$31.5M
Q1 2026$5.5M−$1.7M−$3.0M——−$786K$3.8M
Q4 2025$19.3M−$1.2M———−$18.1M$18.1M
Q3 2025−$504K−$120K———$624K−$624K
Q2 2025−$745K−$81K———$741K−$826K
Q1 2025−$2.9M−$62K—−$1K$384K$2.6M−$3.0M
Q4 2024−$16.8M−$346K—−$1K$39.1M−$22.0M−$17.2M

Honest Company: income statement and cash flow

Honest Company, Q3 2026: revenue $84.6M (-9% year over year), operating margin 1.4%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

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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.