Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$38.7M in Q2 2026 · −$37.8M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$36.3M
Capital spending−$2.4M
Free cash flow−$38.7M
Cash / net income-0.6×
Analysis
In Q2 2026, PRA Group generated −$36.3M of operating cash flow and spent $2.4M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$38.7M. That is $24.5M less than in Q2 2025 (−$14.2M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$31.4M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($157M), other investing ($51.6M), operating cash flow ($31.4M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($267M); the cash balance rose by $361K.
Operating cash flow was −$36.3M against net income of $58.9M — -0.6× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: payables −$30.6M, deferred taxes +$18.6M, stock-based pay +$4.6M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow −$36.3M, Capital spending $2.4M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$171M; the largest uses were buybacks ($332M) and operating cash flow ($278M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$132M
Debtnone
Net cash$132M
Due within a year$10.0M
Cash runway3.5 years
PRA Group is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$37.8M a year at the current rate against $132M of cash and investments: a runway of about 3.5 years; $10.0M of debt also comes due within a year, which the cash covers before any new financing.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $132M 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
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 2026
−$36.3M
−$2.4M
−$10.0M
−$8.6M
$50.6M
−$38.7M
Q1 2026
$24.9M
−$1.4M
−$10.0M
$102M
−$77.7M
$23.5M
Q4 2025
−$9.9M
−$1.4M
−$10.0M
$88.4M
$2.2M
−$11.3M
Q3 2025
−$10.1M
−$1.2M
—
−$338M
$24.5M
−$11.3M
Q2 2025
−$12.9M
−$1.3M
−$10.0M
$70.9M
−$5.0M
−$14.2M
Q1 2025
−$52.6M
−$900K
—
$90.9M
−$22.9M
−$53.5M
Q4 2024
$42.9M
−$1.2M
—
−$84.2M
$35.0M
$41.8M
Q3 2024
−$35.0M
−$1.0M
—
$435M
−$22.5M
−$36.1M
PRA Group: income statement and cash flow
PRA Group, Q3 2026: revenue $286M (-8% year over year), operating margin 30.0%. 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.