Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$26.4M in Q3 2026 · $195M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$29.2M
Capital spending−$2.8M
Free cash flow+$26.4M
Cash / net income0.6×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Mechanics Bancorp generated $29.2M of operating cash flow and spent $2.8M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $26.4M. That is $11.5M more than in Q3 2025 ($14.9M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $207M; the largest uses were other financing ($1.5B), dividends ($361M), capital spending ($12.1M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($823M), asset & business sales ($730K); the cash balance fell by $840M.
Operating cash flow was $29.2M against net income of $46.0M — 0.6× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$10.3M, deferred taxes +$7.0M, stock-based pay +$1.5M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $29.2M, Capital spending $2.8M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $885M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($383M) and dividends ($204M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$602M
Debt$212M
Net cash$390M
Mechanics Bancorp funds itself: free cash flow was $195M over the last twelve months, and $602M of cash and investments stands against $212M of debt.
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
Capital spending
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$29.2M
−$2.8M
−$57.9M
—
−$48.5M
$26.4M
Q2 2026
$52.8M
−$3.1M
−$162M
—
−$70.4M
$49.6M
Q1 2026
$11.4M
−$2.6M
−$92.6M
−$65.0M
$546M
$8.8M
Q4 2025
$114M
−$3.5M
−$48.6M
—
$413M
$110M
Q3 2025
$16.0M
−$1.1M
—
—
$636M
$14.9M
Q2 2025
$65.1M
−$1.5M
—
$40.0M
−$1.3B
$63.7M
Q1 2025
−$1.4M
−$497K
—
−$22K
$201M
−$1.9M
Q4 2024
$74.9M
−$2.5M
—
−$386M
$178M
$72.4M
Mechanics Bancorp: income statement and cash flow
Mechanics Bancorp, Q3 2026: revenue $161M (-36% year over year), operating margin 38.7%. 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.