Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$12.6M in Q3 2026 · $36.2M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$12.7M
Capital spending−$95K
Free cash flow+$12.6M
Cash / net income2.3×
Cash conversion cycle-3 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Red Violet generated $12.7M of operating cash flow and spent $95K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $12.6M. That is $2.6M more than in Q3 2025 ($10.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $36.6M; the largest uses were other investing ($112M), buybacks ($3.4M), capital spending ($387K); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($102M); the cash balance rose by $22.7M.
Operating cash flow was $12.7M against net income of $5.4M — 2.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$2.8M, stock-based pay +$2.1M, deferred taxes +$1.8M.
Its cash conversion cycle was -3 days (receivables 44 + inventory 0 − payables 47): suppliers fund its working capital.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $12.7M, Capital spending $95K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $89.8M; the largest uses were buybacks ($11.4M) and dividends ($4.2M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$104M
Debtnone
Net cash$104M
Red Violet funds itself: free cash flow was $36.2M over the last twelve months, with $104M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
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
44
—
47
-3
Q2 2026
42
—
42
1
Q1 2026
39
—
47
-8
Q4 2025
42
—
56
-15
Q3 2025
40
—
58
-18
Q2 2025
41
—
50
-9
Q1 2025
36
—
51
-15
Q4 2024
39
—
65
-26
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$12.7M
−$95K
—
—
−$18.1M
$12.6M
Q2 2026
$10.6M
−$105K
−$435K
—
−$6.5M
$10.5M
Q1 2026
$6.6M
−$63K
−$2.7M
—
$106K
$6.5M
Q4 2025
$6.7M
−$124K
−$262K
—
$1.8M
$6.6M
Q3 2025
$10.2M
−$187K
−$653K
—
−$6.5M
$10.0M
Q2 2025
$7.5M
−$202K
—
—
−$4.2M
$7.3M
Q1 2025
$5.0M
−$50K
—
−$4.2M
$1.9M
$5.0M
Q4 2024
$6.7M
−$17K
—
—
−$757K
$6.7M
Red Violet: income statement and cash flow
Red Violet, Q3 2026: revenue $27.8M (+20% year over year), operating margin 20.8%. 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.