Tandem Diabetes Care cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$5.5M in Q3 2026 · −$36.3M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$819K
Capital spending−$4.7M
Free cash flow−$5.5M
Cash conversion cycle107 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Tandem Diabetes Care generated −$819K of operating cash flow and spent $4.7M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$5.5M. That is $9.7M less than in Q3 2025 ($4.2M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$14.6M; the largest uses were other investing ($258M), other financing ($60.0M), capital spending ($21.7M); besides operations, cash came from net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($332M); the cash balance fell by $19.1M.
Operating cash flow was −$819K against net income of −$7.1M. The largest differences: receivables −$21.5M, stock-based pay +$15.9M, employee-related liabilities +$11.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 107 days (receivables 55 + inventory 104 − payables 52).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$819K, Capital spending $4.7M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $145M; the largest uses were capital spending ($114M) and operating cash flow ($41.5M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$443M
Debt$603M
Net debt$160M
Cash runwaymore than 10 years
Tandem Diabetes Care is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$36.3M a year at the current rate against $443M of cash and investments: a runway of more than ten years at that rate before any new financing.
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
55
104
52
107
Q2 2026
54
108
51
111
Q1 2026
56
104
44
116
Q4 2025
46
100
35
110
Q3 2025
47
112
41
118
Q2 2025
48
112
46
115
Q1 2025
46
113
41
119
Q4 2024
36
111
34
113
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$819K
−$4.7M
−$4.5M
—
−$10.0M
−$5.5M
Q2 2026
−$34.6M
−$4.0M
—
—
$117M
−$38.7M
Q1 2026
$11.1M
−$6.3M
$291M
—
−$88.7M
$4.8M
Q4 2025
$9.8M
−$6.7M
$40.8M
—
$1.3M
$3.1M
Q3 2025
$8.3M
−$4.1M
—
—
−$27.8M
$4.2M
Q2 2025
−$9.5M
−$6.2M
—
—
−$10.5M
−$15.7M
Q1 2025
−$18.3M
−$3.0M
—
—
$15.7M
−$21.2M
Q4 2024
$10.7M
−$3.1M
—
$2.3M
−$20.2M
$7.6M
Tandem Diabetes Care: income statement and cash flow
Tandem Diabetes Care, Q3 2026: revenue $284M (+14% year over year), operating margin -0.8%. 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.