Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$29.6M in Q3 2026 · $186M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$35.2M
Capital spending−$5.6M
Free cash flow+$29.6M
Cash / net income1.1×
Cash conversion cycle18 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, ICF International generated $35.2M of operating cash flow and spent $5.6M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $29.6M. That is $12.2M less than in Q3 2025 ($41.8M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $207M; the largest uses were other financing ($81.1M), buybacks ($46.4M), capital spending ($21.0M); the cash balance rose by $45.3M.
Operating cash flow was $35.2M against net income of $31.7M — 1.1× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables +$10.0M, depreciation & amortization +$9.9M, payables +$7.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 18 days (receivables 46 + inventory 0 − payables 28).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $35.2M, Capital spending $5.6M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $738M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($6.2B) and acquisitions ($500M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$5.1M
Debt$372M
Net debt$367M
ICF International funds itself: free cash flow was $186M over the last twelve months, and $5.1M of cash and investments stands against $372M 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
—
28
18
Q2 2026
46
—
27
19
Q1 2026
49
—
36
13
Q4 2025
49
—
42
6
Q3 2025
44
—
42
2
Q2 2025
43
—
37
5
Q1 2025
46
—
42
4
Q4 2024
43
—
41
3
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$35.2M
−$5.6M
−$379K
−$2.5M
−$35.2M
$9.8M
$29.6M
Q2 2026
$99.7M
−$5.7M
−$14.4M
−$2.5M
—
−$43.7M
$94.0M
Q1 2026
−$3.1M
−$2.8M
−$18.3M
−$2.6M
−$270M
−$8.9M
−$6.0M
Q4 2025
$75.6M
−$6.9M
−$13.2M
−$2.6M
−$347M
−$2.4M
$68.7M
Q3 2025
$47.3M
−$5.5M
−$199K
−$2.6M
−$11.3M
−$27.0M
$41.8M
Q2 2025
$52.0M
−$5.8M
−$2.5M
−$2.6M
−$285M
−$2.8M
$46.2M
Q1 2025
−$33.0M
−$3.5M
−$39.3M
−$2.6M
−$429M
−$5.3M
−$36.5M
Q4 2024
$95.4M
−$5.9M
−$16.8M
−$2.6M
−$313M
−$11.2M
$89.5M
ICF International: income statement and cash flow
ICF International, Q3 2026: revenue $470M (+1% year over year), operating margin 9.3%. 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.