Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$275M in Q3 2026 · $974M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$320M
Capital spending−$45.2M
Free cash flow+$275M
Cash / net income2.3×
Cash conversion cycle101 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Oshkosh generated $320M of operating cash flow and spent $45.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $275M. That is $175M less than in Q3 2025 ($450M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $1.1B; the largest uses were buybacks ($340M), capital spending ($160M), dividends ($138M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($11.2M); the cash balance rose by $346M.
Operating cash flow was $320M against net income of $138M — 2.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$62.8M, stock-based pay +$12.0M, other non-cash +$10.1M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 101 days (receivables 53 + inventory 88 − payables 40).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $320M, Capital spending $45.2M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 4 years operating cash flow totalled $2.5B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($1.1B) and capital spending ($1.1B). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$558M
Debt$1.1B
Net debt$543M
Oshkosh funds itself: free cash flow was $974M over the last twelve months, and $558M of cash and investments stands against $1.1B of debt.
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
53
88
40
101
Q2 2026
49
90
37
102
Q1 2026
57
110
46
121
Q4 2025
50
98
41
107
Q3 2025
51
103
40
113
Q2 2025
49
103
40
112
Q1 2025
52
112
50
114
Q4 2024
50
98
47
101
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$320M
−$45.2M
—
−$82.4M
−$35.2M
−$1.8M
−$154M
$275M
Q2 2026
$374M
−$26.7M
—
−$91.6M
−$35.4M
−$44.0M
−$153M
$348M
Q1 2026
−$161M
−$29.6M
—
−$47.3M
−$35.6M
$45.8M
$230M
−$191M
Q4 2025
$600M
−$73.9M
—
−$119M
−$32.1M
−$104M
−$268M
$526M
Q3 2025
$489M
−$38.9M
—
−$90.6M
−$32.6M
−$292M
−$20.1M
$450M
Q2 2025
$89.2M
−$54.3M
—
−$40.0M
−$32.8M
$21.0M
$18.6M
$34.9M
Q1 2025
−$395M
−$44.7M
−$900K
−$28.7M
−$32.9M
$516M
−$5.4M
−$440M
Q4 2024
$791M
−$88.7M
−$500K
−$50.4M
−$29.9M
−$575M
−$44.0M
$702M
Oshkosh: income statement and cash flow
Oshkosh, Q3 2026: revenue $2.8B (+6% year over year), operating margin 6.9%. 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.