Life Time Group Holdings cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$26.6M in Q3 2026 · −$206M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$262M
Capital spending−$289M
Free cash flow−$26.6M
Cash / net income2.5×
Cash conversion cycle-4 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Life Time Group Holdings generated $262M of operating cash flow and spent $289M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$26.6M. That is $55.3M less than in Q3 2025 ($28.6M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $910M; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.1B), other financing ($110M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($1.7M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($317M), shares issued ($67.9M); the cash balance rose by $72.8M.
Operating cash flow was $262M against net income of $106M — 2.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$85.0M, deferred taxes +$33.9M, stock-based pay +$15.8M.
Its cash conversion cycle was -4 days (receivables 3 + inventory 13 − payables 19): suppliers fund its working capital.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $262M, Capital spending $289M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $2.1B; the largest uses were capital spending ($3.0B) and net borrowing ($188M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$286M
Debt$1.5B
Net debt$1.2B
Due within a year$21.8M
Life Time Group Holdings's operations bring cash in ($910M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $206M funded from its $286M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($1.5B of debt, $21.8M 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 $286M 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
3
13
19
-4
Q2 2026
3
13
19
-3
Q1 2026
3
15
20
-2
Q4 2025
3
17
22
-2
Q3 2025
3
15
20
-2
Q2 2025
3
14
20
-2
Q1 2025
3
15
21
-3
Q4 2024
4
16
21
-2
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$262M
−$289M
—
−$435K
$20.9M
−$56.0M
−$26.6M
Q2 2026
$210M
−$263M
−$62.7M
−$431K
$34.8M
−$108M
−$53.7M
Q1 2026
$199M
−$260M
−$10.7M
−$417K
$7.3M
$82.0M
−$61.2M
Q4 2025
$240M
−$305M
—
−$402K
$4.9M
$9.3M
−$64.6M
Q3 2025
$251M
−$222M
—
−$383K
$3.8M
−$45.2M
$28.6M
Q2 2025
$196M
−$222M
—
−$379K
$6.0M
−$119M
−$26.3M
Q1 2025
$184M
−$142M
—
−$10.8M
$27.9M
−$49.6M
$41.4M
Q4 2024
$163M
−$136M
—
−$200M
$6.0M
$109M
$26.8M
Life Time Group Holdings: income statement and cash flow
Life Time Group Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $894M (+14% year over year), operating margin 17.7%. 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.