Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$11.8M in Q3 2026 · $35.7M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$8.7M
Capital spending−$3.1M
Free cash flow−$11.8M
Cash / net income-0.3×
Cash conversion cycle57 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Jakks Pacific generated −$8.7M of operating cash flow and spent $3.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$11.8M. That is $361K more than in Q3 2025 (−$12.2M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $50.7M; the largest uses were capital spending ($14.9M), dividends ($11.4M), taxes on employees’ shares ($2.8M); the cash balance rose by $19.8M.
Operating cash flow was −$8.7M against net income of $29.9M — -0.3× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: receivables −$98.8M, accrued liabilities +$13.0M, inventory −$5.5M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 57 days (receivables 69 + inventory 33 − payables 44).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$8.7M, Capital spending $3.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $194M; the largest uses were capital spending ($48.3M) and net borrowing ($13.5M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$44.0M
Debtnone
Net cash$44.0M
Jakks Pacific funds itself: free cash flow was $35.7M over the last twelve months, with $44.0M 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.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 2026
69
33
44
57
Q2 2026
77
54
53
77
Q1 2026
98
71
60
109
Q3 2025
70
46
44
72
Q2 2025
84
71
62
93
Q1 2025
90
64
53
102
Q4 2024
148
56
68
136
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Dividends
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$8.7M
−$3.1M
−$2.9M
$14.9M
−$11.8M
Q2 2026
$4.4M
−$4.5M
−$2.9M
$3.3M
−$161K
Q1 2026
$21.8M
−$5.6M
−$2.9M
−$9.9M
$16.2M
Q4 2025
$33.2M
−$1.7M
−$2.8M
−$26.3M
$31.5M
Q3 2025
−$8.8M
−$3.4M
−$2.8M
$15.3M
−$12.2M
Q2 2025
−$14.2M
−$2.4M
−$2.8M
$16.3M
−$16.6M
Q1 2025
−$1.7M
−$2.1M
−$2.8M
$10.7M
−$3.8M
Q4 2024
$54.1M
−$3.9M
—
−$47.9M
$50.2M
Jakks Pacific: income statement and cash flow
Jakks Pacific, Q3 2026: revenue $254M (+20% year over year), operating margin 14.7%. 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.