Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$78.7M in Q3 2026 · $168M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$96.2M
Capital spending−$17.5M
Free cash flow+$78.7M
Cash conversion cycle152 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Perrigo generated $96.2M of operating cash flow and spent $17.5M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $78.7M.
Over the twelve months to Sep 26, 2026, operating cash flow was $241M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($345M), dividends ($160M), capital spending ($72.4M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($366M), other investing ($5.0M); the cash balance rose by $2.2M.
Operating cash flow was $96.2M against net income of −$27.5M. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$81.8M, prepaid and other assets +$42.7M, inventory +$42.2M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 152 days (receivables 64 + inventory 142 − payables 54).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $96.2M, Capital spending $17.5M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.5B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($2.0B) and dividends ($734M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$437M
Debt$3.3B
Net debt$2.9B
Due within a year$36.6M
Perrigo funds itself: free cash flow was $168M over the last twelve months, and $437M of cash and investments stands against $3.3B of debt ($36.6M due within a year, 11.9× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $437M 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
64
142
54
152
Q2 2026
63
140
54
149
Q1 2026
59
153
61
151
Q4 2025
54
151
60
145
Q3 2025
58
167
65
159
Q2 2025
60
156
65
151
Q1 2025
57
151
67
141
Q4 2024
59
138
60
138
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$96.2M
−$17.5M
−$40.2M
−$2.9M
−$36.9M
$78.7M
Q2 2026
$82.6M
−$14.3M
−$40.2M
−$335M
−$40.2M
$68.3M
Q1 2026
−$114M
−$13.8M
−$39.9M
$2.8M
$174M
−$127M
Q4 2025
$175M
−$26.8M
−$39.9M
−$9.3M
−$99.5M
$149M
Q3 2025
$51.7M
−$21.9M
−$39.9M
−$9.0M
$19.8M
$29.8M
Q2 2025
$75.9M
−$19.2M
−$38.9M
−$9.5M
−$37.1M
$56.7M
Q1 2025
−$64.5M
−$25.5M
−$40.6M
−$9.3M
$142M
−$90.0M
Q4 2024
$313M
−$37.7M
−$39.6M
−$1.1B
$905M
$275M
Perrigo: income statement and cash flow
Perrigo, Q3 2026: revenue $989M (-5% year over year), operating margin 2.3%. 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.