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Red Robin Gourmet Burgers cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$2.7M in Q2 2026 · −$1.8M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$7.5M
Capital spending−$4.8M
Free cash flow+$2.7M
Cash / net income19.5×

Analysis

In Q2 2026, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers generated $7.5M of operating cash flow and spent $4.8M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $2.7M.

Over the twelve months to Jul 12, 2026, operating cash flow was $22.0M; the largest uses were capital spending ($23.8M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($2.5M), other financing ($2.2M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($5.5M); the cash balance fell by $1.0M.

Operating cash flow was $7.5M against net income of $386K — 19.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$9.7M, stock-based pay +$2.0M, payables −$1.6M.

Free cash flow

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: free cash flow by quarterRed Robin Gourmet Burgers: free cash flow by quarter−$30.9MQ4 2023−$5.1MQ2 2024−$18.0MQ3 2024−$1.4MQ4 2024$3.4MQ2 2025−$10.1MQ3 2025$5.3MQ4 2025$2.7MQ2 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: operating cash flow against capital spendingRed Robin Gourmet Burgers: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending−$18.5M$12.4MQ4 2023$512K$5.6MQ2 2024−$12.4M$5.6MQ3 2024$5.2M$6.6MQ4 2024$9.9M$6.5MQ2 2025−$3.5M$6.6MQ3 2025$11.0M$5.7MQ4 2025$7.5M$4.8MQ2 2026
Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow $7.5M, Capital spending $4.8M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearRed Robin Gourmet Burgers: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksFY2021: Operating cash flow $47.3MFY2021: Net borrowing $1.9MFY2021: Asset sales $20KFY2021: Capital spending −$42.3M$49.2MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $35.5MFY2022: Net borrowing $29.6MFY2022: Asset sales $8.6MFY2022: Capital spending −$38.2M$73.8MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow −$1.2MFY2023: Net borrowing −$25.8MFY2023: Asset sales $61.2MFY2023: Capital spending −$49.4MFY2023: Acquisitions −$3.5MFY2023: Buybacks −$10.0M$61.2MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $7.0MFY2024: Net borrowing −$23.4MFY2024: Shares issued $7.1MFY2024: Asset sales $24.3MFY2024: Capital spending −$26.0M$38.4MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $37.0MFY2025: Net borrowing −$20.8MFY2025: Asset sales $6.2MFY2025: Capital spending −$30.8M$43.2MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $126M; the largest uses were capital spending ($187M) and net borrowing ($69.9M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$19.9M
Debt$170M
Net debt$150M

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers's operations bring cash in ($22.0M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $1.8M funded from its $19.9M of cash and investments and from borrowing ($170M of debt). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.

Where the cash came from and went

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q2 2026Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q2 2026Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$8.5MOperating cash flow$7.5MAsset & business sales$5.4MCapital spending−$4.8MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$1.4MOther financing−$1.0M
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q2 2026Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q2 2026Capital spending−$23.8MOperating cash flow$22.0MAsset & business sales$5.5MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$2.5MOther financing−$2.2MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$1.0M

From profit to cash

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: net income to operating cash flow, Q2 2026Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: net income to operating cash flow, Q2 2026Net income$386KDepreciation & amortization$9.7MStock-based pay$2.0MImpairments$1.1MGains on disposals−$900KOther non-cash$193KReceivables−$412KInventory$216KPayables−$1.6MDeferred revenue$9KPrepaid and other assets$949KOther operating capital$400KOperating cash flow$7.5M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q2 2026$7.5M−$4.8M−$8.5M$1.4M$2.7M
Q4 2025$11.0M−$5.7M−$254K$1.3M$5.3M
Q3 2025−$3.5M−$6.6M−$265K$2.7M−$10.1M
Q2 2025$9.9M−$6.5M−$2.8M−$253K$3.4M
Q4 2024$5.2M−$6.6M$11K−$9.1M−$1.4M
Q3 2024−$12.4M−$5.6M$19.7M$839K−$18.0M
Q2 2024$512K−$5.6M−$328K$7.4M−$5.1M
Q4 2023−$18.5M−$12.4M−$460K$29.3M−$30.9M

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers: income statement and cash flow

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Q2 2026: revenue $278M (-2% year over year), operating margin 2.2%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

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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.