Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$255M in Q3 2026 · $660M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$260M
Capital spending−$5.1M
Free cash flow+$255M
Cash / net income2.4×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Hancock Whitney generated $260M of operating cash flow and spent $5.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $255M. That is $100M more than in Q3 2025 ($155M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $679M; the largest uses were other investing ($731M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($587M), buybacks ($370M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($1.6B); the cash balance rose by $59.7M.
Operating cash flow was $260M against net income of $110M — 2.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables +$39.9M, prepaid and other assets +$31.1M, stock-based pay +$7.1M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $260M, Capital spending $5.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $3.1B; the largest uses were net borrowing ($1.4B) and dividends ($580M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
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
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$260M
−$5.1M
−$82.4M
−$39.9M
−$267M
−$2.3M
$255M
Q2 2026
$151M
−$860K
−$46.5M
−$40.5M
$211M
−$16.5M
$150M
Q1 2026
$114M
−$5.9M
−$94.6M
−$42.1M
$343M
$7.5M
$108M
Q4 2025
$153M
−$7.1M
−$147M
−$37.2M
−$874M
−$48.4M
$146M
Q3 2025
$159M
−$3.8M
−$40.1M
−$38.4M
$847M
−$2.1M
$155M
Q2 2025
$126M
−$3.8M
−$39.4M
−$38.7M
$502M
−$2.2M
$122M
Q1 2025
$104M
−$4.0M
−$20.7M
−$39.6M
−$96.2M
$64.6M
$100M
Q4 2024
$192M
−$2.7M
−$7.9M
−$34.7M
−$627M
−$5.0M
$189M
Hancock Whitney: income statement and cash flow
Hancock Whitney, Q3 2026: revenue $420M (+9% year over year), operating margin 33.8%. 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.