Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$42.9M in Q3 2026 · $129M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$73.7M
Capital spending−$30.8M
Free cash flow+$42.9M
Cash / net income2.1×
Cash conversion cycle105 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, LivaNova generated $73.7M of operating cash flow and spent $30.8M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $42.9M. That is $19.3M less than in Q3 2025 ($62.2M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $238M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($160M), capital spending ($109M), other financing ($43.9M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($9.0M); the cash balance fell by $82.6M.
Operating cash flow was $73.7M against net income of $34.3M — 2.1× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$15.5M, stock-based pay +$14.6M, prepaid and other assets −$8.3M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 105 days (receivables 55 + inventory 126 − payables 76).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $73.7M, Capital spending $30.8M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $685M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($733M) and capital spending ($215M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$563M
Debt$295M
Net cash$268M
Due within a year$31.2M
LivaNova funds itself: free cash flow was $129M over the last twelve months, and $563M of cash and investments stands against $295M of debt ($31.2M due within a year, 18.0× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $563M 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
55
126
76
105
Q2 2026
54
132
79
106
Q1 2026
55
125
75
106
Q4 2025
54
126
70
110
Q3 2025
56
136
71
120
Q2 2025
55
128
70
113
Q1 2025
56
135
70
121
Q4 2024
56
133
63
125
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$73.7M
−$30.8M
—
—
−$46.8M
$42.9M
Q2 2026
$66.6M
−$31.6M
—
—
$23.1M
$35.0M
Q1 2026
$15.2M
−$14.3M
−$95.9M
—
$95.8M
$926K
Q4 2025
$82.4M
−$32.2M
−$64.1M
$2K
$10.5M
$50.2M
Q3 2025
$85.1M
−$22.9M
−$6.6M
$33K
−$52.4M
$62.2M
Q2 2025
$62.9M
−$15.1M
−$206M
—
$145M
$47.8M
Q1 2025
$24.0M
−$10.8M
−$4.4M
—
−$14.9M
$13.2M
Q4 2024
$78.7M
−$10.4M
−$4.4M
$1.3M
−$57.0M
$68.3M
LivaNova: income statement and cash flow
LivaNova, Q3 2026: revenue $393M (+10% year over year), operating margin 7.2%. 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.