Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$150M in Q3 2026 · $53.9M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$163M
Capital spending−$12.7M
Free cash flow+$150M
Cash / net income0.5×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Perimeter Group generated $163M of operating cash flow and spent $12.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $150M. That is $43.2M less than in Q3 2025 ($194M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $92.1M; the largest uses were other investing ($839M), capital spending ($38.2M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($789K); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($538M), shares issued ($22.7M); the cash balance fell by $225M.
Operating cash flow was $163M against net income of $304M — 0.5× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: deferred taxes +$81.4M, depreciation & amortization +$30.1M, receivables −$17.4M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $163M, Capital spending $12.7M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $457M; the largest uses were buybacks ($168M) and capital spending ($70.7M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$116M
Debt$1.2B
Net debt$1.1B
Perimeter Group funds itself: free cash flow was $53.9M over the last twelve months, and $116M of cash and investments stands against $1.2B 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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$163M
−$12.7M
—
−$224K
$66K
−$33.1M
$150M
Q2 2026
−$654K
−$12.7M
—
−$200K
$4.6M
$8.8M
−$13.4M
Q1 2026
−$89.0M
−$5.8M
—
$550M
$3.0M
$234M
−$94.8M
Q4 2025
$18.6M
−$7.0M
—
−$186K
$15.0M
$14.7M
$11.6M
Q3 2025
$199M
−$5.0M
—
−$207K
$19.2M
−$200M
$194M
Q2 2025
−$2.9M
−$12.8M
−$32.2M
−$231K
$251K
$59.4M
−$15.6M
Q1 2025
$23.7M
−$4.8M
−$8.2M
−$251K
$41K
−$1.6M
$18.9M
Q4 2024
−$6.0M
−$6.5M
—
−$196K
—
$24.6M
−$12.4M
Perimeter Group: income statement and cash flow
Perimeter Group, Q3 2026: revenue $390M (+24% year over year), operating margin 106.8%. 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.