Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$13.4M in Q3 2026 · −$7.5M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$26.7M
Capital spending−$13.4M
Free cash flow+$13.4M
Cash / net income1.3×
Cash conversion cycle32 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Karman Holdings generated $26.7M of operating cash flow and spent $13.4M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $13.4M. That is $20.2M more than in Q3 2025 (−$6.8M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $32.5M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($390M), other financing ($41.1M), capital spending ($39.9M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($488M), other investing ($387K); the cash balance rose by $49.5M.
Operating cash flow was $26.7M against net income of $20.9M — 1.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: contract assets −$21.2M, depreciation & amortization +$16.5M, deferred revenue +$8.4M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 32 days (receivables 54 + inventory 20 − payables 42).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $26.7M, Capital spending $13.4M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 4 years operating cash flow totalled $19.0M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($243M) and capital spending ($73.6M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$68.2M
Debt$859M
Net debt$791M
Due within a year$5.0M
Karman Holdings's operations bring cash in ($32.5M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $7.5M funded from its $68.2M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($859M of debt, $5.0M due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $68.2M 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
54
20
42
32
Q2 2026
53
14
37
31
Q1 2026
53
14
36
30
Q4 2025
51
15
37
29
Q3 2025
48
19
39
29
Q2 2025
42
17
36
23
Q1 2025
46
15
40
21
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$26.7M
−$13.4M
−$94.2M
$94.6M
—
−$16.4M
$13.4M
Q2 2026
−$3.2M
−$14.5M
$150K
−$3.1M
—
$22.1M
−$17.7M
Q1 2026
$209K
−$7.4M
−$210M
$262M
—
−$39.8M
−$7.2M
Q4 2025
$8.7M
−$4.7M
−$85.7M
$104M
$1.0M
−$15.3M
$4.0M
Q3 2025
$131K
−$7.0M
—
−$996K
—
$8.8M
−$6.8M
Q2 2025
−$17.4M
−$3.6M
—
−$336M
—
$86.2M
−$21.0M
Q1 2025
−$13.6M
−$5.0M
—
−$27.3M
$154M
−$102M
−$18.6M
Q4 2024
$7.6M
−$4.0M
−$455K
$1.4M
—
−$3.9M
$3.6M
Karman Holdings: income statement and cash flow
Karman Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $202M (+66% year over year), operating margin 15.7%. 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.