Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$1.3M in Q3 2026 · −$1.3M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$5.1M
Capital spending−$6.4M
Free cash flow−$1.3M
Cash conversion cycle62 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, NN generated $5.1M of operating cash flow and spent $6.4M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$1.3M. That is $9.0M less than in Q3 2025 ($7.7M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $15.4M; the largest uses were capital spending ($16.8M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($4.5M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($5.0M), asset & business sales ($181K); the cash balance rose by $75K.
Operating cash flow was $5.1M against net income of −$4.6M. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$9.3M, receivables −$4.3M, payables +$3.5M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 62 days (receivables 52 + inventory 57 − payables 47).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $5.1M, Capital spending $6.4M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $69.4M; the largest uses were capital spending ($87.9M) and net borrowing ($47.2M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$12.3M
Debt$169M
Net debt$157M
Due within a year$5.8M
NN's operations bring cash in ($15.4M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $1.3M funded from its $12.3M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($169M of debt, $5.8M 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 $12.3M 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
52
57
47
62
Q2 2026
51
59
46
63
Q1 2026
50
61
46
65
Q4 2025
54
63
47
70
Q3 2025
59
67
49
77
Q2 2025
55
64
46
73
Q1 2025
52
61
42
72
Q4 2024
54
63
40
77
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$5.1M
−$6.4M
−$1.5M
$4.2M
−$1.3M
Q2 2026
$20.4M
−$5.2M
−$1.2M
−$8.0M
$15.2M
Q1 2026
−$8.6M
−$3.3M
−$1.1M
$2.9M
−$11.9M
Q4 2025
−$1.5M
−$1.9M
−$1.1M
$838K
−$3.3M
Q3 2025
$11.2M
−$3.4M
−$6.6M
−$2.7M
$7.7M
Q2 2025
−$696K
−$3.7M
$1.2M
$2.2M
−$4.4M
Q1 2025
−$3.3M
−$3.9M
$930K
$6.4M
−$7.3M
Q4 2024
$6.7M
−$3.0M
$4.0M
−$5.7M
$3.7M
NN: income statement and cash flow
NN, Q3 2026: revenue $131M (+26% year over year), operating margin -2.5%. 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.