Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$34.2M in Q2 2026 · $26.2M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$34.3M
Capital spending−$42K
Free cash flow+$34.2M
Cash / net income1.3×
Analysis
In Q2 2026, Kartoon Studios generated $34.3M of operating cash flow and spent $42K on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $34.2M. That is $38.8M more than in Q2 2025 (−$4.5M).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $26.3M; the largest uses were other investing ($31.6M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($442K), capital spending ($146K); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($10.5M); the cash balance rose by $5.2M.
Operating cash flow was $34.3M against net income of $26.9M — 1.3× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: payables −$1.5M, receivables +$1.2M, accrued liabilities −$822K.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow $34.3M, Capital spending $42K.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$80.7M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($80.7M) and acquisitions ($37.3M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$7.7M
Debtnone
Net cash$7.7M
Kartoon Studios funds itself: free cash flow was $26.2M over the last twelve months, with $7.7M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.
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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 2026
$34.3M
−$42K
−$95K
—
−$2.7M
$34.2M
Q1 2026
−$2.9M
−$33K
−$48K
$7.3M
−$2.1M
−$2.9M
Q4 2025
$381K
−$35K
−$84K
$7.0M
−$1.5M
$346K
Q3 2025
−$5.5M
−$36K
−$215K
—
$1.1M
−$5.5M
Q2 2025
−$4.5M
−$60K
$2.5M
—
$204K
−$4.5M
Q1 2025
−$1.8M
−$20K
−$3.2M
—
$5.6M
−$1.8M
Q4 2024
−$2.4M
−$47K
−$1.4M
$4.2M
−$3.8M
−$2.4M
Q3 2024
$1.5M
−$36K
−$651K
—
−$1.8M
$1.5M
Kartoon Studios: income statement and cash flow
Kartoon Studios, Q2 2026: revenue $5.8M (-43% year over year), operating margin -58.6%. 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.