Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$71.8M in Q3 FY26 · $29.9M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$77.7M
Capital spending−$5.9M
Free cash flow+$71.8M
Cash / net income5.2×
Cash conversion cycle167 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Johnson Outdoors generated $77.7M of operating cash flow and spent $5.9M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $71.8M.
Over the twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, operating cash flow was $50.4M; the largest uses were capital spending ($20.5M), dividends ($13.6M), buybacks ($118K); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($2.3M), asset & business sales ($21K); the cash balance rose by $16.6M.
Operating cash flow was $77.7M against net income of $14.9M — 5.2× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables +$50.4M, payables +$9.4M, depreciation & amortization +$4.9M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 167 days (receivables 49 + inventory 164 − payables 46).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $77.7M, Capital spending $5.9M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $135M; the largest uses were capital spending ($114M) and operating cash flow ($62.1M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$175M
Debtnone
Net cash$175M
Johnson Outdoors funds itself: free cash flow was $29.9M over the last twelve months, with $175M 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 FY26
49
164
46
167
Q2 FY26
50
142
38
153
Q1 FY26
44
181
45
179
Q4 FY25
48
189
47
190
Q3 FY25
50
139
35
153
Q2 FY25
50
159
32
176
Q1 FY25
46
248
42
252
Q4 FY24
52
243
45
250
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$77.7M
−$5.9M
—
—
−$3.4M
—
−$67.4M
$71.8M
Q2 FY26
−$12.3M
−$6.2M
—
−$5K
−$3.4M
—
$22.9M
−$18.5M
Q1 FY26
−$38.4M
−$4.3M
—
−$80K
−$3.4M
—
$45.7M
−$42.7M
Q4 FY25
$23.4M
−$4.1M
—
−$33K
−$3.4M
−$1K
−$17.7M
$19.2M
Q3 FY25
$71.4M
−$4.4M
—
—
−$3.4M
—
−$69.1M
$66.9M
Q2 FY25
−$1.7M
−$3.3M
−$17K
—
−$3.4M
—
$5.6M
−$5.0M
Q1 FY25
−$36.9M
−$4.1M
−$12.2M
−$88K
−$3.4M
—
$50.2M
−$41.0M
Q4 FY24
$19.1M
−$5.6M
—
−$195K
−$3.4M
—
−$18.7M
$13.5M
Johnson Outdoors: income statement and cash flow
Johnson Outdoors, Q3 FY26: revenue $190M (+5% year over year), operating margin 9.7%. 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.