Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$39.5M in Q3 2026 · −$67.2M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$28.8M
Capital spending−$10.7M
Free cash flow−$39.5M
Cash / net income-1.4×
Cash conversion cycle93 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Ichor Holdings generated −$28.8M of operating cash flow and spent $10.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$39.5M.
Over the twelve months to Sep 25, 2026, operating cash flow was −$38.4M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($38.4M), capital spending ($28.8M), taxes on employees’ shares ($9.6M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($203M); the cash balance rose by $121M.
Operating cash flow was −$28.8M against net income of $20.9M — -1.4× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: inventory −$39.5M, receivables −$36.0M, depreciation & amortization +$7.5M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 93 days (receivables 34 + inventory 102 − payables 43).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$28.8M, Capital spending $10.7M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $162M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($269M) and net borrowing ($160M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$214M
Debt$119M
Net cash$94.4M
Due within a year$6.2M
Cash runway3.2 years
Ichor Holdings is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$67.2M a year at the current rate against $214M of cash and investments: a runway of about 3.2 years; $6.2M of debt also comes due within a year, which the cash covers before any new financing.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $214M of cash and investments now.
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
34
102
43
93
Q2 2026
31
97
42
86
Q1 2026
29
98
39
88
Q4 2025
32
106
40
98
Q3 2025
31
100
37
95
Q2 2025
30
112
41
101
Q1 2025
31
108
41
98
Q4 2024
33
108
38
103
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$28.8M
−$10.7M
$604K
$43.0M
−$39.5M
Q2 2026
−$15.9M
−$7.8M
$1.4M
−$167M
−$23.6M
Q1 2026
−$2.9M
−$7.1M
$4.8M
$9.2M
−$10.0M
Q4 2025
$9.2M
−$3.2M
$356K
−$5.8M
$5.9M
Q3 2025
$9.2M
−$7.1M
$618K
−$276K
$2.1M
Q2 2025
−$7.5M
−$7.3M
$650K
$17.1M
−$14.8M
Q1 2025
$19.0M
−$18.5M
$4.0M
−$612K
$496K
Q4 2024
−$2.5M
−$4.4M
$2.2M
$7.8M
−$6.9M
Ichor Holdings: income statement and cash flow
Ichor Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $329M (+37% year over year), operating margin 6.9%. 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.