Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$76.9M in Q3 2026 · −$96.0M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$46.3M
Capital spending−$123M
Free cash flow−$76.9M
Cash / net income3.6×
Cash conversion cycle26 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, ProPetro Holding generated $46.3M of operating cash flow and spent $123M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$76.9M. That is $74.5M less than in Q3 2025 (−$2.4M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $196M; the largest uses were capital spending ($292M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($81.8M), taxes on employees’ shares ($7.1M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($815M), asset & business sales ($20.5M); the cash balance rose by $662M.
Operating cash flow was $46.3M against net income of $13.0M — 3.6× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables −$57.2M, depreciation & amortization +$44.4M, accrued liabilities +$35.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 26 days (receivables 68 + inventory 8 − payables 50).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $46.3M, Capital spending $123M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.3B; the largest uses were capital spending ($1.2B) and buybacks ($111M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$729M
Debt$840M
Net debt$111M
Due within a year$31.2M
ProPetro Holding's operations bring cash in ($196M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $96.0M funded from its $729M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($840M of debt, $31.2M due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
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
68
8
50
26
Q2 2026
69
7
46
30
Q1 2026
71
6
49
28
Q4 2025
65
6
54
17
Q3 2025
66
6
48
24
Q2 2025
63
5
40
28
Q1 2025
55
5
35
24
Q4 2024
61
6
42
25
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$46.3M
−$123M
—
−$11.6M
—
$55.1M
−$76.9M
Q2 2026
$66.0M
−$61.4M
—
−$9.6M
—
−$627M
$4.7M
Q1 2026
$2.7M
−$43.4M
—
−$53.3M
$164M
−$65.3M
−$40.6M
Q4 2025
$81.0M
−$64.2M
—
−$7.3M
—
−$24.8M
$16.8M
Q3 2025
$41.7M
−$44.0M
—
−$5.6M
—
$8.3M
−$2.4M
Q2 2025
$54.2M
−$37.1M
—
−$4.5M
—
−$11.4M
$17.1M
Q1 2025
$54.7M
−$40.9M
—
−$4.7M
—
−$12.9M
$13.8M
Q4 2024
$37.9M
−$27.8M
−$3.4M
−$4.6M
—
−$3.9M
$10.0M
ProPetro Holding: income statement and cash flow
ProPetro Holding, Q3 2026: revenue $355M (+21% year over year), operating margin 3.1%. 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.