Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$47.1M in Q3 2026 · $96.3M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$47.1M
Free cash flow+$47.1M
Cash / net income2.0×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Mercantile Bank generated $47.1M of operating cash flow. That is $24.0M more than in Q3 2025 ($23.1M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $96.3M; the largest uses were other investing ($172M), dividends ($26.2M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($254M), shares issued ($214K); the cash balance rose by $151M.
Operating cash flow was $47.1M against net income of $24.1M — 2.0× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: accrued liabilities +$49.4M, prepaid and other assets −$34.3M, depreciation & amortization +$1.2M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $47.1M, Capital spending $0.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $370M; the largest uses were dividends ($106M) and buybacks ($21.4M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Dividends
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$47.1M
−$6.8M
$54K
−$288M
$47.1M
Q2 2026
$15.3M
−$6.6M
$59K
$238M
$15.3M
Q1 2026
$28.3M
−$6.6M
$46K
−$106M
$28.3M
Q4 2025
$5.6M
−$6.1M
$55K
$3.7M
$5.6M
Q3 2025
$23.1M
−$6.1M
$46K
−$181M
$23.1M
Q2 2025
−$7.8M
−$5.9M
$15K
$89.4M
−$7.8M
Q1 2025
−$3.0M
−$5.9M
$12K
$7.5M
−$3.0M
Q4 2024
$59.9M
−$5.7M
$15K
−$64.5M
$59.9M
Mercantile Bank: income statement and cash flow
Mercantile Bank, Q3 2026: revenue $73.2M (+17% year over year), operating margin 39.5%. 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.