Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$12.0M in Q3 2026 · −$73.0M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$25.0M
Capital spending−$13.0M
Free cash flow+$12.0M
Cash / net income8.3×
Cash conversion cycle29 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, RXO generated $25.0M of operating cash flow and spent $13.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $12.0M. That is $3.0M more than in Q3 2025 ($9.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$15.0M; the largest uses were capital spending ($58.0M), operating cash flow ($15.0M), taxes on employees’ shares ($3.0M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($46.0M), other financing ($29.0M).
Operating cash flow was $25.0M against net income of $3.0M — 8.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables −$38.0M, accrued liabilities +$33.0M, depreciation & amortization +$28.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 29 days (receivables 72 + inventory 0 − payables 43).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $25.0M, Capital spending $13.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $593M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($1.0B) and capital spending ($264M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$25.0M
Debt$496M
Net debt$471M
Due within a year$15.0M
Cash runway4 months
RXO is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$73.0M a year at the current rate against $25.0M of cash and investments: a runway of about 4 months; $15.0M of debt also comes due within a year, which would need refinancing or new money before any new financing.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $25.0M 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
72
—
43
29
Q2 2026
68
—
40
28
Q1 2026
77
—
43
34
Q4 2025
73
—
39
34
Q3 2025
70
—
38
32
Q2 2025
71
—
39
32
Q1 2025
75
—
42
33
Q4 2024
65
—
39
27
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$25.0M
−$13.0M
—
—
−$10.0M
$12.0M
Q2 2026
−$40.0M
−$12.0M
—
$48.0M
$6.0M
−$52.0M
Q1 2026
−$7.0M
−$17.0M
—
$39.0M
−$4.0M
−$24.0M
Q4 2025
$7.0M
−$16.0M
—
−$1.0M
$8.0M
−$9.0M
Q3 2025
$23.0M
−$14.0M
—
−$1.0M
−$7.0M
$9.0M
Q2 2025
$23.0M
−$14.0M
—
−$2.0M
−$3.0M
$9.0M
Q1 2025
−$2.0M
−$15.0M
−$10.0M
$35.0M
$19.0M
−$17.0M
Q4 2024
−$7.0M
−$12.0M
—
—
$20.0M
−$19.0M
RXO: income statement and cash flow
RXO, Q3 2026: revenue $1.9B (+32% year over year), operating margin 0.9%. 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.