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Simply Good Foods cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q4 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$64.9M in Q4 FY26

Operating cash flow$78.9M
Capital spending−$14.0M
Free cash flow+$64.9M
Cash / net income2.6×

Analysis

In Q4 FY26, Simply Good Foods generated $78.9M of operating cash flow and spent $14.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $64.9M.

Operating cash flow was $78.9M against net income of $30.5M — 2.6× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: inventory +$36.7M, receivables +$19.1M, payables −$12.2M.

Free cash flow

Simply Good Foods: free cash flow by quarterSimply Good Foods: free cash flow by quarter$31.7MQ1 FY25$30.8MQ2 FY25$68.1MQ3 FY25$27.3MQ4 FY25$48.0MQ1 FY26$2.6MQ2 FY26$41.5MQ3 FY26$64.9MQ4 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Simply Good Foods: operating cash flow against capital spendingSimply Good Foods: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$32.0M$307KQ1 FY25$31.2M$495KQ2 FY25$69.8M$1.7MQ3 FY25$45.4M$18.0MQ4 FY25$50.1M$2.1MQ1 FY26$8.1M$5.5MQ2 FY26$44.0M$2.5MQ3 FY26$78.9M$14.0MQ4 FY26
Latest (Q4 FY26): Operating cash flow $78.9M, Capital spending $14.0M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Simply Good Foods: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearSimply Good Foods: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksFY22: Operating cash flow $111MFY22: Net borrowing −$50.3MFY22: Shares issued $4.3MFY22: Capital spending −$5.2MFY22: Buybacks −$59.9M$115MFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $171MFY23: Net borrowing −$122MFY23: Shares issued $5.2MFY23: Capital spending −$11.6MFY23: Buybacks −$16.4M$176MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $216MFY24: Net borrowing $115MFY24: Shares issued $4.3MFY24: Capital spending −$5.7MFY24: Acquisitions $280M$615MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $178MFY25: Net borrowing −$150MFY25: Shares issued $12.9MFY25: Capital spending −$20.5MFY25: Acquisitions −$1.7MFY25: Buybacks −$50.9M$191MFY25FY26: Operating cash flow $181MFY26: Net borrowing $100MFY26: Shares issued $1.1MFY26: Capital spending −$24.1MFY26: Buybacks −$213M$282MFY26
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $857M; the largest uses were buybacks ($340M) and net borrowing ($322M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$138M
Debt$347M
Net debt$209M

Simply Good Foods funds itself: free cash flow was — over the last twelve months, and $138M of cash and investments stands against $347M of debt.

Where the cash came from and went

Simply Good Foods: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q4 FY26Simply Good Foods: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q4 FY26Operating cash flow$78.9MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$50.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$14.5MCapital spending−$14.0MTaxes on employees’ shares−$135KBuybacks−$104KExchange rates−$87K

From profit to cash

Simply Good Foods: net income to operating cash flow, Q4 FY26Simply Good Foods: net income to operating cash flow, Q4 FY26Net income$30.5MDepreciation & amortization$6.2MStock-based pay$4.1MDeferred taxes$9.6MReceivables$19.1MInventory$36.7MPayables−$12.2MPrepaid and other assets−$3.0MOther liabilities−$440KOperating cash flow$78.9M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 FY2636672379
Q2 FY2635762982
Q1 FY2639693078
Q3 FY2537622871
Q2 FY2539632776
Q1 FY2540642579

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Shares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q4 FY26$78.9M−$14.0M—−$104K−$50.0M—−$14.5M$64.9M
Q3 FY26$44.0M−$2.5M—−$25.0M——−$16.4M$41.5M
Q2 FY26$8.1M−$5.5M—−$88.5M——$86.6M$2.6M
Q1 FY26$50.1M−$2.1M—−$99.6M$150M$1.1M−$95.6M$48.0M
Q4 FY25$45.4M−$18.0M−$3.4M−$26.5M—$961K−$460K$27.3M
Q3 FY25$69.8M−$1.7M—−$24.3M−$50.0M$1.8M$5.7M$68.1M
Q2 FY25$31.2M−$495K——−$50.0M$152K$18.1M$30.8M
Q1 FY25$32.0M−$307K——−$50.0M$10.0M$10.8M$31.7M

Simply Good Foods: income statement and cash flow

Simply Good Foods, Q4 FY26: revenue $333M (-10% year over year), operating margin 13.8%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Simply Good Foods: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

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.