Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$147M in Q3 2026 · $309M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$198M
Capital spending−$51.0M
Free cash flow+$147M
Cash / net income2.0×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, NCR Atleos generated $198M of operating cash flow and spent $51.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $147M. That is $150M more than in Q3 2025 (−$3.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $450M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($347M), capital spending ($141M), buybacks ($44.0M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($45.0M), shares issued ($4.0M); the cash balance fell by $96.0M.
Operating cash flow was $198M against net income of $97.0M — 2.0× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables +$82.0M, depreciation & amortization +$72.0M, other operating capital −$56.0M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $198M, Capital spending $51.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.8B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($2.4B) and net borrowing ($2.4B). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$311M
Debt$2.5B
Net debt$2.1B
Due within a year$80.0M
NCR Atleos funds itself: free cash flow was $309M over the last twelve months, and $311M of cash and investments stands against $2.5B of debt ($80.0M due within a year, 3.9× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $311M 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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$198M
−$51.0M
—
—
−$260M
—
$114M
$147M
Q2 2026
$30.0M
−$26.0M
—
—
$8.0M
—
−$9.0M
$4.0M
Q1 2026
−$9.0M
−$27.0M
—
−$16.0M
$26.0M
—
$48.0M
−$36.0M
Q4 2025
$231M
−$37.0M
—
−$28.0M
−$121M
$4.0M
−$57.0M
$194M
Q3 2025
$27.0M
−$30.0M
−$17.0M
—
−$47.0M
—
$61.0M
−$3.0M
Q2 2025
−$25.0M
−$21.0M
—
—
−$21.0M
—
$34.0M
−$46.0M
Q1 2025
$123M
−$29.0M
—
—
−$25.0M
—
−$41.0M
$94.0M
Q4 2024
$80.0M
−$18.0M
—
—
−$261M
$1.0M
$43.0M
$62.0M
NCR Atleos: income statement and cash flow
NCR Atleos, Q3 2026: revenue $1.1B (-2% year over year), operating margin 16.7%. 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.