Gibraltar Industries cash flow, quarter by quarter

In Q3 2026, Gibraltar Industries generated $1.2M of operating cash flow and spent $4.3M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$3.1M. That is $67.7M less than in Q3 2025 ($64.5M).

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$737K; the largest uses were acquisitions ($1.3B), other financing ($29.3M), capital spending ($24.5M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($1.3B), other investing ($79.6M); the cash balance fell by $54.2M.

Operating cash flow was $1.2M against net income of $11.7M — 0.1× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: accrued liabilities −$68.3M, receivables +$43.1M, depreciation & amortization +$19.9M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 62 days (receivables 46 + inventory 69 − payables 53).

Gibraltar Industries is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$25.3M a year at the current rate against $35.2M of cash and investments: a runway of about 17 months before any new financing.