Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$46.4M in Q3 2026 · $169M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$50.1M
Capital spending−$3.6M
Free cash flow+$46.4M
Cash / net income1.8×
Cash conversion cycle349 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Pacira BioSciences generated $50.1M of operating cash flow and spent $3.6M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $46.4M. That is $10.5M less than in Q3 2025 ($57.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $177M; the largest uses were buybacks ($98.3M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($85.0M), taxes on employees’ shares ($8.1M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($126M), other financing ($1.6M); the cash balance rose by $99.4M.
Operating cash flow was $50.1M against net income of $28.5M — 1.8× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$19.3M, stock-based pay +$11.8M, prepaid and other assets −$10.8M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 349 days (receivables 66 + inventory 326 − payables 43).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $50.1M, Capital spending $3.6M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $767M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($437M) and buybacks ($173M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$296M
Debt$294M
Net cash$2.0M
Pacira BioSciences funds itself: free cash flow was $169M over the last twelve months, and $296M of cash and investments stands against $294M 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
66
326
43
349
Q2 2026
61
294
32
322
Q1 2026
63
375
36
402
Q4 2025
56
354
37
373
Q3 2025
59
410
64
405
Q2 2025
55
314
59
310
Q1 2025
58
340
55
342
Q4 2024
53
273
44
282
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$50.1M
−$3.6M
−$6.0M
—
−$70.0M
$375K
−$41.1M
$46.4M
Q2 2026
$57.5M
−$1.3M
—
—
−$5.0M
$457K
−$61.6M
$56.1M
Q1 2026
$25.7M
−$2.7M
−$335K
−$50.0M
−$5.0M
$2K
$14.2M
$23.0M
Q4 2025
$43.7M
−$218K
—
−$48.2M
−$5.0M
$490K
−$11.0M
$43.5M
Q3 2025
$60.8M
−$3.9M
—
−$50.0M
−$104M
$12K
$153M
$57.0M
Q2 2025
$12.0M
−$2.7M
—
−$50.0M
−$3.8M
—
−$16.9M
$9.3M
Q1 2025
$35.5M
−$8.5M
−$16.7M
—
−$2.8M
—
−$6.8M
$26.9M
Q4 2024
$33.1M
−$2.1M
—
—
—
—
−$30.8M
$31.0M
Pacira BioSciences: income statement and cash flow
Pacira BioSciences, Q3 2026: revenue $177M (-2% year over year), operating margin 12.6%. 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.