Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$686K in Q3 2026 · $33.7M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$11.7M
Capital spending−$11.0M
Free cash flow+$686K
Cash / net income1.7×
Cash conversion cycle72 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Mistras Group generated $11.7M of operating cash flow and spent $11.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $686K. That is $4.8M more than in Q3 2025 (−$4.1M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $61.6M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($36.7M), capital spending ($27.9M), other investing ($7.1M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($3.9M); the cash balance fell by $8.8M.
Operating cash flow was $11.7M against net income of $6.9M — 1.7× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$8.9M, receivables −$8.0M, prepaid and other assets −$2.4M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 72 days (receivables 75 + inventory 11 − payables 14).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $11.7M, Capital spending $11.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $179M; the largest uses were capital spending ($94.2M) and net borrowing ($67.4M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$19.0M
Debt$174M
Net debt$155M
Due within a year$12.5M
Mistras Group funds itself: free cash flow was $33.7M over the last twelve months, and $19.0M of cash and investments stands against $174M of debt ($12.5M due within a year, 1.5× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $19.0M 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
75
11
14
72
Q2 2026
74
11
14
71
Q1 2026
81
11
12
80
Q4 2025
84
11
12
82
Q3 2025
79
10
13
76
Q2 2025
71
11
11
70
Q1 2025
71
11
10
73
Q4 2024
72
11
9
74
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$11.7M
−$11.0M
−$518K
$3.0M
$686K
Q2 2026
$14.9M
−$4.8M
−$10.9M
$3.0M
$10.1M
Q1 2026
$2.8M
−$6.0M
$1.4M
$3.0M
−$3.2M
Q4 2025
$32.1M
−$6.1M
−$26.7M
−$203K
$26.0M
Q3 2025
$4.5M
−$8.5M
$11.3M
−$7.8M
−$4.1M
Q2 2025
−$9.3M
−$5.4M
$15.6M
−$1.4M
−$14.7M
Q1 2025
$5.6M
−$4.6M
$777K
−$219K
$1.1M
Q4 2024
$25.7M
−$3.6M
−$21.2M
$2.0M
$22.1M
Mistras Group: income statement and cash flow
Mistras Group, Q3 2026: revenue $205M (+5% year over year), operating margin 7.4%. 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.