Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$47.1M in Q3 2026 · $171M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$48.7M
Capital spending−$1.6M
Free cash flow+$47.1M
Cash / net income1.5×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Peoples Bancorp generated $48.7M of operating cash flow and spent $1.6M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $47.1M. That is $34.4M more than in Q3 2025 ($12.7M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $175M; the largest uses were other financing ($489M), dividends ($59.5M), capital spending ($3.8M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($441M), other investing ($45.8M); the cash balance rose by $111M.
Operating cash flow was $48.7M against net income of $32.6M — 1.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: stock-based pay +$2.1M, deferred revenue −$40K.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $48.7M, Capital spending $1.6M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $698M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($436M) and dividends ($240M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$301M
Debt$859M
Net debt$558M
Due within a year$54.6M
Peoples Bancorp funds itself: free cash flow was $171M over the last twelve months, and $301M of cash and investments stands against $859M of debt ($54.6M due within a year, 5.5× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $301M 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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$48.7M
−$1.6M
—
—
−$15.1M
$208M
$293K
−$121M
$47.1M
Q2 2026
$56.1M
−$872K
—
—
−$15.1M
$53.4M
$443K
$10.7M
$55.2M
Q1 2026
$34.5M
−$1.2M
—
—
−$14.6M
−$43.5M
$353K
−$1.4M
$33.3M
Q4 2025
$35.3M
−$114K
—
−$383K
−$14.6M
—
$189K
$1.3M
$35.2M
Q3 2025
$14.4M
−$1.7M
—
—
−$14.7M
−$119M
$490K
−$4.1M
$12.7M
Q2 2025
$50.7M
−$1.5M
—
−$455K
−$14.6M
$373M
$698K
$903K
$49.2M
Q1 2025
$34.3M
−$2.7M
—
—
−$14.2M
−$176M
$293K
$30.7M
$31.5M
Q4 2024
$40.0M
−$197K
−$1.3M
—
−$14.2M
−$30.9M
$348K
$66.0M
$39.8M
Peoples Bancorp: income statement and cash flow
Peoples Bancorp, Q3 2026: revenue $119M (+4% year over year), operating margin 34.6%. 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.