United States Lime & Minerals cash flow, quarter by quarter
Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$38.2M in Q3 2026 · $98.7M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$52.2M
Capital spending−$14.0M
Free cash flow+$38.2M
Cash / net income1.4×
Cash conversion cycle88 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, United States Lime & Minerals generated $52.2M of operating cash flow and spent $14.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $38.2M. That is $6.9M more than in Q3 2025 ($31.3M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $169M; the largest uses were capital spending ($70.1M), dividends ($6.9M), buybacks ($2.6M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($381K), shares issued ($128K); the cash balance rose by $89.7M.
Operating cash flow was $52.2M against net income of $38.0M — 1.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$6.4M, deferred taxes +$6.0M, receivables −$5.0M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 88 days (receivables 55 + inventory 54 − payables 21).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $52.2M, Capital spending $14.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $503M; the largest uses were capital spending ($181M) and dividends ($25.3M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$439M
Debtnone
Net cash$439M
United States Lime & Minerals funds itself: free cash flow was $98.7M over the last twelve months, with $439M 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.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 2026
55
54
21
88
Q2 2026
55
54
19
90
Q1 2026
54
60
26
89
Q4 2025
56
60
27
89
Q3 2025
51
50
21
80
Q2 2025
55
49
19
85
Q1 2025
49
55
18
87
Q4 2024
56
57
18
95
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Dividends
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$52.2M
−$14.0M
—
−$1.7M
—
−$36.6M
$38.2M
Q2 2026
$39.1M
−$17.9M
—
−$1.7M
—
−$19.5M
$21.2M
Q1 2026
$32.1M
−$18.3M
−$370K
−$1.7M
$128K
−$12.0M
$13.7M
Q4 2025
$45.6M
−$19.9M
−$2.3M
−$1.7M
—
−$21.6M
$25.7M
Q3 2025
$45.9M
−$14.7M
—
−$1.7M
—
−$29.6M
$31.3M
Q2 2025
$34.0M
−$13.3M
—
−$1.7M
—
−$19.3M
$20.8M
Q1 2025
$39.4M
−$14.9M
−$424K
−$1.7M
$160K
−$22.6M
$24.6M
Q4 2024
$38.6M
−$11.0M
−$3.3M
−$1.4M
—
−$23.0M
$27.6M
United States Lime & Minerals: income statement and cash flow
United States Lime & Minerals, Q3 2026: revenue $106M (+4% year over year), operating margin 42.1%. 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.