Reading International cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$2.3M in Q2 2026 · $3.2M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$3.1M
Capital spending−$873K
Free cash flow+$2.3M
Cash / net income1.4×
Analysis
In Q2 2026, Reading International generated $3.1M of operating cash flow and spent $873K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $2.3M. That is $1.1M more than in Q2 2025 ($1.2M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $5.3M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($7.2M), capital spending ($2.1M), other financing ($202K); the cash balance fell by $4.0M.
Operating cash flow was $3.1M against net income of $2.3M — 1.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$3.2M, payables −$2.9M, receivables −$1.3M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow $3.1M, Capital spending $873K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$55.0M; the largest uses were net borrowing ($102M) and operating cash flow ($55.0M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$5.7M
Debt$185M
Net debt$179M
Due within a year$83.2M
Reading International funds itself: free cash flow was $3.2M over the last twelve months, and $5.7M of cash and investments stands against $185M of debt ($83.2M due within a year, 0.1× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $5.7M 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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 2026
$3.1M
−$873K
−$2.1M
−$93K
$2.3M
Q1 2026
−$2.5M
−$516K
−$2.2M
$5.0M
−$3.0M
Q4 2025
$4.3M
−$158K
−$1.7M
−$2.3M
$4.1M
Q3 2025
$295K
−$607K
−$1.2M
$1.4M
−$312K
Q2 2025
$1.6M
−$398K
−$17.0M
−$3.6M
$1.2M
Q1 2025
−$7.7M
−$406K
−$16.9M
$6.7M
−$8.1M
Q4 2024
$8.0M
−$967K
−$1.9M
−$3.6M
$7.0M
Q3 2024
$1.3M
−$2.4M
$1.0M
−$756K
−$1.1M
Reading International: income statement and cash flow
Reading International, Q2 2026: revenue $66.9M (+11% year over year), operating margin 11.2%. 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.