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Utz Brands cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$21.0M in Q3 2026 · $2.4M over twelve months

Operating cash flow−$4.9M
Capital spending−$16.1M
Free cash flow−$21.0M
Cash conversion cycle7 days

Analysis

In Q3 2026, Utz Brands generated −$4.9M of operating cash flow and spent $16.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$21.0M.

Over the twelve months to Sep 27, 2026, operating cash flow was $59.5M; the largest uses were capital spending ($57.1M), dividends ($22.8M), partners ($14.0M); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($30.5M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($23.5M); the cash balance rose by $12.4M.

Operating cash flow was −$4.9M against net income of −$32.1M. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$22.8M, receivables −$11.9M, prepaid and other assets +$11.9M.

Its cash conversion cycle was 7 days (receivables 32 + inventory 40 − payables 65).

Free cash flow

Utz Brands: free cash flow by quarterUtz Brands: free cash flow by quarter$16.5MQ4 2024−$59.0MQ1 2025−$10.6MQ2 2025$27.7MQ3 2025$51.3MQ4 2025−$26.0MQ1 2026−$1.9MQ2 2026−$21.0MQ3 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
Utz Brands: operating cash flow against capital spendingUtz Brands: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$54.2M$37.7MQ4 2024−$20.2M$38.8MQ1 2025$16.3M$26.9MQ2 2025$51.2M$23.5MQ3 2025$64.9M$13.6MQ4 2025−$12.2M$13.8MQ1 2026$11.7M$13.6MQ2 2026−$4.9M$16.1MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$4.9M, Capital spending $16.1M.

Capital allocation, year by year

Utz Brands: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearUtz Brands: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowNet borrowingShares issuedAsset salesCapital spendingAcquisitionsDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow $48.4MFY2021: Net borrowing $62.9MFY2021: Asset sales $3.0MFY2021: Capital spending −$31.7MFY2021: Acquisitions −$118MFY2021: Dividends −$11.9M$114MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow $48.2MFY2022: Net borrowing $58.0MFY2022: Shares issued $28.0MFY2022: Asset sales $4.3MFY2022: Capital spending −$88.0MFY2022: Acquisitions −$75KFY2022: Dividends −$17.2M$138MFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow $76.6MFY2023: Net borrowing −$16.1MFY2023: Asset sales $9.5MFY2023: Capital spending −$55.7MFY2023: Dividends −$18.5M$86.1MFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $106MFY2024: Net borrowing −$135MFY2024: Asset sales $194MFY2024: Capital spending −$98.6MFY2024: Dividends −$21.7M$300MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $112MFY2025: Net borrowing $77.6MFY2025: Asset sales $24.6MFY2025: Capital spending −$103MFY2025: Dividends −$22.3M$214MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $392M; the largest uses were capital spending ($377M) and net borrowing ($151M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$70.1M
Debt$876M
Net debt$806M
Due within a year$39.3M
Cash runway10 months

Utz Brands is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$84.0M a year at the current rate against $70.1M of cash and investments: a runway of about 10 months; $39.3M of debt also comes due within a year, which would need refinancing or new money before any new financing.

Where the cash came from and went

Utz Brands: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Utz Brands: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q3 2026Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$36.4MCapital spending−$16.1MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$11.5MDividends−$5.6MAsset & business sales$5.5MOperating cash flow−$4.9MPartners−$3.5MOther investing−$300K
Utz Brands: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Utz Brands: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q3 2026Operating cash flow$59.5MCapital spending−$57.1MAsset & business sales$30.5MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$23.5MDividends−$22.8MPartners−$14.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$12.4MOther investing−$5.5MTaxes on employees’ shares−$1.7M

From profit to cash

Utz Brands: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Utz Brands: net income to operating cash flow, Q3 2026Net income−$32.1MDepreciation & amortization$22.8MStock-based pay$4.1MDeferred taxes−$200KGains on disposals$1.9MReceivables−$11.9MInventory−$200KPayables−$1.5MPrepaid and other assets$11.9MOperating cash flow−$4.9M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
QuarterReceivable daysInventory daysPayable daysCash conversion cycle
Q3 20263240657
Q2 20262941647
Q1 20262741653
Q4 20253142666
Q3 202535385716
Q2 202537395818
Q1 202533355216
Q4 202434365218

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingDividendsNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q3 2026−$4.9M−$16.1M−$5.6M$36.4M−$11.5M−$21.0M
Q2 2026$11.7M−$13.6M−$5.6M−$9.3M$15.1M−$1.9M
Q1 2026−$12.2M−$13.8M−$6.2M−$7.6M$46.7M−$26.0M
Q4 2025$64.9M−$13.6M−$5.4M−$1.6M−$62.7M$51.3M
Q3 2025$51.2M−$23.5M−$5.3M−$15.5M−$3.1M$27.7M
Q2 2025$16.3M−$26.9M−$6.2M$17.4M$8.1M−$10.6M
Q1 2025−$20.2M−$38.8M−$5.4M$77.0M−$6.6M−$59.0M
Q4 2024$54.2M−$37.7M−$5.8M−$12.7M$8.8M$16.5M

Utz Brands: income statement and cash flow

Utz Brands, Q3 2026: revenue $369M (-2% year over year), operating margin -5.9%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

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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.