Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$72.9M in Q3 2026 · −$236M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$99.7M
Capital spending−$173M
Free cash flow−$72.9M
Cash / net income3.3×
Cash conversion cycle-10 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Ormat Technologies generated $99.7M of operating cash flow and spent $173M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$72.9M. That is $29.2M more than in Q3 2025 (−$102M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $334M; the largest uses were capital spending ($570M), other financing ($362M), acquisitions ($78.3M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($939M), other investing ($72.9M); the cash balance rose by $306M.
Operating cash flow was $99.7M against net income of $29.8M — 3.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$82.5M, payables +$26.7M, prepaid and other assets −$23.8M.
Its cash conversion cycle was -10 days (receivables 57 + inventory 21 − payables 88): suppliers fund its working capital.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $99.7M, Capital spending $173M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.6B; the largest uses were capital spending ($2.7B) and acquisitions ($534M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$348M
Debt$2.8B
Net debt$2.4B
Due within a year$304M
Ormat Technologies's operations bring cash in ($334M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $236M funded from its $348M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($2.8B of debt, $304M 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 $348M 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
57
21
88
-10
Q2 2026
60
22
89
-7
Q1 2026
37
14
68
-16
Q3 2025
56
22
100
-22
Q2 2025
64
22
106
-20
Q1 2025
66
23
125
-36
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$99.7M
−$173M
—
—
−$7.4M
−$521K
—
$146M
−$72.9M
Q2 2026
$50.6M
−$138M
—
$5K
−$7.2M
−$954K
—
$105M
−$87.4M
Q1 2026
$78.6M
−$114M
−$78.3M
−$24.4M
−$7.5M
$585M
—
−$482M
−$35.2M
Q4 2025
$105M
−$145M
—
—
−$7.2M
−$17.8M
—
−$75.1M
−$40.0M
Q3 2025
$45.2M
−$147M
—
—
−$7.3M
−$128M
—
$327K
−$102M
Q2 2025
$96.9M
−$135M
−$88.7M
—
−$7.3M
$17.0M
−$754K
$18.6M
−$37.9M
Q1 2025
$88.0M
−$193M
—
—
−$7.3M
−$58.1M
$754K
−$18.9M
−$105M
Q4 2024
$159M
−$128M
$1K
—
−$7.3M
−$45.2M
−$150K
−$29.0M
$30.9M
Ormat Technologies: income statement and cash flow
Ormat Technologies, Q3 2026: revenue $275M (+10% year over year), operating margin 16.4%. 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.