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CarParts.com cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$3.7M in Q3 2026 · −$6.8M over twelve months

Operating cash flow−$600K
Capital spending−$3.1M
Free cash flow−$3.7M
Cash conversion cycle45 days

Analysis

In Q3 2026, CarParts.com generated −$600K of operating cash flow and spent $3.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$3.7M.

Over the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026, operating cash flow was $2.4M; the largest uses were capital spending ($9.2M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($2.9M), taxes on employees’ shares ($322K); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($8.0M), other investing ($364K); the cash balance fell by $2.2M.

Operating cash flow was −$600K against net income of −$4.1M. The largest differences: payables −$8.2M, inventory +$7.0M, depreciation & amortization +$3.8M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 45 days (receivables 7 + inventory 85 − payables 47).

Free cash flow

CarParts.com: free cash flow by quarterCarParts.com: free cash flow by quarter−$631KQ4 2024$3.4MQ1 2025−$27.9MQ2 2025−$8.3MQ3 2025−$9.3MQ4 2025$5.2MQ1 2026$1.1MQ2 2026−$3.7MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
CarParts.com: operating cash flow against capital spendingCarParts.com: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$1.8M$2.4MQ4 2024$5.5M$2.1MQ1 2025−$25.6M$2.3MQ2 2025−$6.4M$1.9MQ3 2025−$7.6M$1.7MQ4 2025$7.3M$2.1MQ1 2026$3.4M$2.3MQ2 2026−$600K$3.1MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$600K, Capital spending $3.1M.

Capital allocation, year by year

CarParts.com: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearCarParts.com: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingBuybacksFY2021: Operating cash flow −$7.0MFY2021: Net borrowing −$2.2MFY2021: Shares issued $3.7MFY2021: Asset sales $27KFY2021: Capital spending −$11.6MFY2021: Buybacks −$524K$3.7MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $15.4MFY2022: Net borrowing −$4.2MFY2022: Shares issued $1.3MFY2022: Asset sales $68KFY2022: Capital spending −$12.6M$16.7MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $50.0MFY2023: Net borrowing −$4.7MFY2023: Shares issued $2.6MFY2023: Asset sales $86KFY2023: Capital spending −$11.9MFY2023: Buybacks −$4.3M$52.7MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $10.3MFY2024: Net borrowing −$4.3MFY2024: Shares issued $359KFY2024: Asset sales $92KFY2024: Capital spending −$20.6M$10.8MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow −$34.1MFY2025: Net borrowing $21.6MFY2025: Shares issued $10.9MFY2025: Asset sales $64KFY2025: Capital spending −$8.0M$32.5MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $34.6M; the largest uses were capital spending ($64.6M) and operating cash flow ($41.1M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$33.8M
Debtnone
Net cash$33.8M
Cash runway2.3 years

CarParts.com is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$15.0M a year at the current rate against $33.8M of cash and investments: a runway of about 2.3 years before any new financing.

Where the cash came from and went

CarParts.com: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026CarParts.com: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)$4.4MCapital spending−$3.1MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$617KOperating cash flow−$600KTaxes on employees’ shares−$29KExchange rates$1KOther financing$1K
CarParts.com: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026CarParts.com: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Capital spending−$9.2MShares issued$8.0MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$2.9MOperating cash flow$2.4MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$2.2MNot reconciled−$593KOther investing$364KTaxes on employees’ shares−$322KOther financing−$54K

From profit to cash

CarParts.com: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026CarParts.com: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income−$4.1MDepreciation & amortization$3.8MStock-based pay$1.0MReceivables$283KInventory$7.0MPayables−$8.2MPrepaid and other assets−$953KOther liabilities$304KOperating cash flow−$600K
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 20267854745
Q2 20266884747
Q1 20265954754
Q4 202561156061
Q3 202551005650
Q2 20255845633
Q1 20255846128
Q4 20245956139

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026−$600K−$3.1M−$617K—$4.4M−$3.7M
Q2 2026$3.4M−$2.3M−$691K—−$315K$1.1M
Q1 2026$7.3M−$2.1M−$720K$8.0M−$12.0M$5.2M
Q4 2025−$7.6M−$1.7M−$829K$19K$10.2M−$9.3M
Q3 2025−$6.4M−$1.9M−$10.8M$10.8M−$16.2M−$8.3M
Q2 2025−$25.6M−$2.3M$9.2M—$18.8M−$27.9M
Q1 2025$5.5M−$2.1M−$954K$96K−$2.1M$3.4M
Q4 2024$1.8M−$2.4M−$1.1M—$1.7M−$631K

CarParts.com: income statement and cash flow

CarParts.com, Q3 2026: revenue $129M (+1% year over year), operating margin -2.9%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

CarParts.com: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

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.