Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$1.8M in Q3 FY26 · $6.4M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$1.9M
Capital spending−$155K
Free cash flow+$1.8M
Cash / net income1.0×
Cash conversion cycle232 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Nobility Homes generated $1.9M of operating cash flow and spent $155K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.8M.
Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, operating cash flow was $6.6M; the largest uses were dividends ($4.7M), buybacks ($3.4M), capital spending ($207K); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($824K), asset & business sales ($1K); the cash balance fell by $945K.
Operating cash flow was $1.9M against net income of $1.9M — 1.0× profit, roughly in line with earnings. The largest differences: receivables −$1.1M, inventory +$835K, income taxes payable +$603K.
Its cash conversion cycle was 232 days (receivables 28 + inventory 211 − payables 7).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $1.9M, Capital spending $155K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $26.9M; the largest uses were dividends ($19.5M) and buybacks ($11.9M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$13.4M
Debtnone
Net cash$13.4M
Nobility Homes funds itself: free cash flow was $6.4M over the last twelve months, with $13.4M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
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 FY26
28
211
7
232
Q2 FY26
26
211
7
231
Q1 FY26
37
249
8
278
Q4 FY25
25
193
5
213
Q3 FY25
24
221
8
238
Q2 FY25
17
181
8
190
Q1 FY25
18
227
8
237
Q4 FY24
19
238
9
248
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$1.9M
−$155K
—
−$3.6M
$1.8M
Q2 FY26
$3.0M
−$47K
—
$1.2M
$3.0M
Q1 FY26
$1.8M
−$435
−$3.0M
$2.1M
$1.8M
Q4 FY25
−$226K
−$5K
−$420K
$1.1M
−$231K
Q3 FY25
$1.1M
−$8K
—
−$1.3M
$1.1M
Q2 FY25
$879K
−$50K
—
$3.3M
$829K
Q1 FY25
$2.4M
−$117K
—
−$2.8M
$2.3M
Q4 FY24
$370K
−$12K
—
−$469K
$358K
Nobility Homes: income statement and cash flow
Nobility Homes, Q3 FY26: revenue $12.1M (+1% year over year), operating margin 17.4%. 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.