Savers Value Village cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$29.2M in Q3 2026 · $117M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$79.4M
Capital spending−$50.2M
Free cash flow+$29.2M
Cash / net income3.4×
Cash conversion cycle-12 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Savers Value Village generated $79.4M of operating cash flow and spent $50.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $29.2M.
Over the twelve months to Oct 3, 2026, operating cash flow was $263M; the largest uses were capital spending ($146M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($80.9M), buybacks ($40.1M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($3.1M), other investing ($2.3M); the cash balance fell by $3.4M.
Operating cash flow was $79.4M against net income of $23.4M — 3.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$24.8M, income taxes payable +$11.9M, payables +$9.9M.
Its cash conversion cycle was -12 days (receivables 4 + inventory 21 − payables 37): suppliers fund its working capital.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $79.4M, Capital spending $50.2M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $822M; the largest uses were capital spending ($467M) and dividends ($407M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$60.1M
Debt$726M
Net debt$666M
Due within a year$7.5M
Savers Value Village funds itself: free cash flow was $117M over the last twelve months, and $60.1M of cash and investments stands against $726M of debt ($7.5M due within a year, 8.0× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $60.1M 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
4
21
37
-12
Q2 2026
4
21
36
-11
Q1 2026
4
21
37
-12
Q4 2025
4
21
35
-11
Q3 2025
4
22
40
-14
Q2 2025
4
20
41
-17
Q1 2025
4
20
44
-20
Q4 2024
4
19
42
-19
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$79.4M
−$50.2M
−$10.0M
−$53.6M
$2.0M
$31.7M
$29.2M
Q2 2026
$74.5M
−$29.7M
−$10.2M
−$3.1M
$209K
−$30.3M
$44.8M
Q1 2026
$18.2M
−$28.1M
−$10.3M
−$3.1M
$513K
$24.3M
−$9.9M
Q4 2025
$90.8M
−$37.6M
−$9.6M
−$21.2M
$472K
−$22.4M
$53.2M
Q3 2025
$21.6M
−$27.9M
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$865K
$7.0M
−$6.3M
Q2 2025
$54.4M
−$32.6M
−$23.8M
−$972K
$357K
$2.5M
$21.9M
Q1 2025
$419K
−$20.6M
−$11.8M
−$45.2M
$54K
$76.9M
−$20.2M
Q4 2024
$55.8M
−$25.7M
−$10.7M
−$2.0M
$278K
−$12.2M
$30.1M
Savers Value Village: income statement and cash flow
Savers Value Village, Q3 2026: revenue $463M (+8% year over year), operating margin 9.8%. 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.