Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$236K in Q3 2026
Operating cash flow$4.2M
Capital spending−$4.5M
Free cash flow−$236K
Cash conversion cycle85 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Stoneridge generated $4.2M of operating cash flow and spent $4.5M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$236K. That is $2.5M more than in Q3 2025 (−$2.7M).
Operating cash flow was $4.2M against net income of −$22.9M. The largest differences: accrued liabilities +$27.3M, payables +$12.3M, inventory −$12.1M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 85 days (receivables 81 + inventory 75 − payables 72).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $4.2M, Capital spending $4.5M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $57.3M; the largest uses were capital spending ($143M) and operating cash flow ($36.2M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$63.4M
Debt$181M
Net debt$117M
Due within a year$144M
Stoneridge funds itself: free cash flow was — over the last twelve months, and $63.4M of cash and investments stands against $181M of debt ($144M due within a year, 0.4× covered by cash).
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
81
75
72
85
Q2 2026
69
71
67
73
Q1 2026
64
78
59
83
Q4 2025
27
33
22
38
Q3 2025
105
125
90
140
Q2 2025
92
111
76
127
Q1 2025
89
120
71
137
Q4 2024
62
86
48
101
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$4.2M
−$4.5M
−$7.0M
$8.1M
−$236K
Q2 2026
$12.3M
−$4.6M
−$5.0M
−$978K
$7.7M
Q1 2026
−$11.5M
−$836K
−$24.0M
−$17.5M
−$12.3M
Q4 2025
$8.8M
−$6.2M
$10.5M
−$12.3M
$2.6M
Q3 2025
$3.6M
−$6.3M
$5.8M
−$4.2M
−$2.7M
Q2 2025
$10.7M
−$3.3M
−$40.5M
$29.3M
$7.4M
Q1 2025
$10.9M
−$6.1M
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−$7.3M
$4.8M
Q4 2024
$19.2M
−$5.3M
$7.0M
−$17.7M
$14.0M
Stoneridge: income statement and cash flow
Stoneridge, Q3 2026: revenue $156M (+12% year over year), operating margin -15.3%. 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.