Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$6.3M in Q3 2026 · $27.9M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$8.5M
Capital spending−$2.2M
Free cash flow+$6.3M
Cash / net income0.7×
Cash conversion cycle199 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Rocky Brands generated $8.5M of operating cash flow and spent $2.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $6.3M. That is $11.4M more than in Q3 2025 (−$5.2M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $35.8M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($23.5M), capital spending ($7.9M), dividends ($4.9M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($1.5M), other investing ($372K); the cash balance fell by $1.0M.
Operating cash flow was $8.5M against net income of $12.8M — 0.7× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: inventory −$16.1M, payables +$11.8M, receivables −$11.6M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 199 days (receivables 58 + inventory 219 − payables 78).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $8.5M, Capital spending $2.2M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $107M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($212M) and net borrowing ($149M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$2.3M
Debt$116M
Net debt$114M
Due within a year$8.4M
Rocky Brands funds itself: free cash flow was $27.9M over the last twelve months, and $2.3M of cash and investments stands against $116M of debt ($8.4M due within a year, 0.3× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $2.3M 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
58
219
78
199
Q2 2026
61
274
94
240
Q1 2026
57
202
65
194
Q4 2025
53
210
65
198
Q3 2025
56
239
78
216
Q2 2025
61
264
92
233
Q1 2025
58
230
82
205
Q4 2024
54
208
74
187
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$8.5M
−$2.2M
—
−$1.3M
−$6.5M
$1.2M
$335K
$6.3M
Q2 2026
$7.8M
−$3.7M
−$2.0M
−$1.3M
$108K
$16K
−$960K
$4.1M
Q1 2026
$1.9M
−$1.1M
—
−$1.2M
−$620K
—
$1.2M
$744K
Q4 2025
$17.6M
−$867K
—
−$1.2M
−$16.5M
$228K
$417K
$16.7M
Q3 2025
−$3.3M
−$1.8M
—
−$1.2M
$6.4M
$561K
−$540K
−$5.2M
Q2 2025
$812K
−$3.2M
—
−$1.2M
$3.8M
—
−$222K
−$2.4M
Q1 2025
$1.2M
−$701K
−$201K
−$1.2M
−$252K
$19K
$1.2M
$529K
Q4 2024
$24.4M
−$1.5M
—
−$1.2M
−$21.7M
—
−$14K
$22.9M
Rocky Brands: income statement and cash flow
Rocky Brands, Q3 2026: revenue $139M (+13% year over year), operating margin 13.1%. 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.