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Sonos cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow$40.3M in Q3 FY26 · $147M over twelve months

Operating cash flow$46.2M
Capital spending−$5.9M
Free cash flow+$40.3M
Cash / net income1.5×
Cash conversion cycle20 days

Analysis

In Q3 FY26, Sonos generated $46.2M of operating cash flow and spent $5.9M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $40.3M.

Over the twelve months to Jun 27, 2026, operating cash flow was $147M; the largest uses were buybacks ($116M), taxes on employees’ shares ($25.5M), other investing ($23.3M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($25.0M); the cash balance rose by $5.6M.

Operating cash flow was $46.2M against net income of $29.9M — 1.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables +$39.3M, receivables −$21.9M, prepaid and other assets −$20.7M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 20 days (receivables 26 + inventory 78 − payables 84).

Free cash flow

Sonos: free cash flow by quarterSonos: free cash flow by quarter−$37.7MQ4 FY24$143MQ1 FY25−$65.2MQ2 FY25$32.7MQ3 FY25$2.9MQ4 FY25$157MQ1 FY26−$70.2MQ2 FY26$40.3MQ3 FY26
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Sonos: operating cash flow against capital spendingSonos: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending−$37.7M$0Q4 FY24$156M$13.1MQ1 FY25−$59.7M$5.6MQ2 FY25$37.4M$4.8MQ3 FY25$2.9M$0Q4 FY25$163M$6.0MQ1 FY26−$65.4M$4.8MQ2 FY26$46.2M$5.9MQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $46.2M, Capital spending $5.9M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Sonos: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearSonos: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksFY21: Operating cash flow $253MFY21: Net borrowing −$25.0MFY21: Shares issued $148MFY21: Capital spending −$45.5MFY21: Buybacks −$50.0M$401MFY21FY22: Operating cash flow −$28.3MFY22: Shares issued $40.4MFY22: Capital spending −$46.2MFY22: Acquisitions −$126MFY22: Buybacks −$150M$40.4MFY22FY23: Operating cash flow $100MFY23: Shares issued $21.3MFY23: Capital spending −$50.3MFY23: Buybacks −$100M$122MFY23FY24: Operating cash flow $190MFY24: Shares issued $17.1MFY24: Capital spending −$55.2MFY24: Buybacks −$129M$207MFY24FY25: Operating cash flow $137MFY25: Shares issued $4.5MFY25: Capital spending −$28.7MFY25: Buybacks −$81.0M$141MFY25
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $652M; the largest uses were buybacks ($510M) and capital spending ($226M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$207M
Debtnone
Net cash$207M

Sonos funds itself: free cash flow was $147M over the last twelve months, with $207M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.

Where the cash came from and went

Sonos: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Sonos: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 FY26Operating cash flow$46.2MBuybacks−$30.2MShares issued$8.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$6.7MCapital spending−$5.9MOther investing−$5.2MTaxes on employees’ shares−$4.5MExchange rates−$1.7M
Sonos: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Sonos: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 FY26Operating cash flow$147MBuybacks−$116MTaxes on employees’ shares−$25.5MShares issued$25.0MOther investing−$23.3MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$5.6MExchange rates−$1.1MOther financing−$780K

From profit to cash

Sonos: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Sonos: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 FY26Net income$29.9MDepreciation & amortization$11.1MStock-based pay$16.3MDeferred taxes$314KReceivables−$21.9MInventory$1.5MPayables$39.3MEmployee-related liabilities$6.8MDeferred revenue−$17.1MPrepaid and other assets−$20.7MOther liabilities−$2.2MOperating cash flow$46.2M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 FY2626788420
Q2 FY26348310611
Q1 FY261546601
Q4 FY2525809214
Q3 FY2518596116
Q2 FY2522878722
Q1 FY2511555213
Q4 FY243111511235

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksShares issuedCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 FY26$46.2M−$5.9M−$30.2M$8.0M−$6.7M$40.3M
Q2 FY26−$65.4M−$4.8M−$40.1M$1.9M$112M−$70.2M
Q1 FY26$163M−$6.0M−$25.0M$13.2M−$138M$157M
Q4 FY25$2.9M—−$20.4M$1.9M$26.6M$2.9M
Q3 FY25$37.4M−$4.8M—−$1K−$28.1M$32.7M
Q2 FY25−$59.7M−$5.6M−$33.4M$243K$107M−$65.2M
Q1 FY25$156M−$13.1M−$27.2M$2.4M−$110M$143M
Q4 FY24−$37.7M—−$279K$741K$57.4M−$37.7M

Sonos: income statement and cash flow

Sonos, Q3 FY26: revenue $375M (+9% year over year), operating margin 8.4%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

Sonos: 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.