Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$1.6B in Q2 2026 · −$7.0B over twelve months
Operating cash flow$2.1B
Capital spending−$3.7B
Free cash flow−$1.6B
Cash / net income1.5×
Cash conversion cycle-14 days
Analysis
In Q2 2026, Venture Global generated $2.1B of operating cash flow and spent $3.7B on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$1.6B. That is $125M less than in Q2 2025 (−$1.5B).
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $6.8B; the largest uses were capital spending ($13.8B), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($12.3B); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($20.7B), other investing ($328M); the cash balance rose by $1.7B.
Operating cash flow was $2.1B against net income of $1.4B — 1.5× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: deferred taxes +$296M, depreciation & amortization +$260M, payables +$152M.
Its cash conversion cycle was -14 days (receivables 16 + inventory 15 − payables 45): suppliers fund its working capital.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow $2.1B, Capital spending $3.7B.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 3 years operating cash flow totalled $13.3B; the largest uses were capital spending ($35.2B) and net borrowing ($17.9B). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$3.1B
Debt$41.8B
Net debt$38.7B
Due within a year$817M
Venture Global's operations bring cash in ($6.8B over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $7.0B funded from its $3.1B of cash and investments and from borrowing ($41.8B of debt, $817M due within a year). That is a choice to invest, not a cash runway running down.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $3.1B 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
Q2 2026
16
15
45
-14
Q1 2026
17
8
25
-0
Q4 2025
16
11
38
-11
Q3 2025
18
14
51
-20
Q2 2025
19
12
45
-13
Q1 2025
16
15
99
-68
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q2 2026
$2.1B
−$3.7B
—
−$3.7B
—
−$1.5B
−$1.6B
Q1 2026
$763M
−$3.2B
−$180M
−$388M
—
$374M
−$2.4B
Q4 2025
$2.1B
−$3.6B
−$42.0M
−$3.4B
—
$117M
−$1.5B
Q3 2025
$1.9B
−$3.3B
−$176M
−$1.3B
—
−$620M
−$1.4B
Q2 2025
$1.5B
−$3.0B
−$57.0M
−$2.8B
—
$1.1B
−$1.5B
Q1 2025
$1.1B
−$3.5B
−$190M
$337M
$1.8B
$580M
−$2.4B
Q4 2024
$673M
−$3.7B
−$56.0M
−$46.0M
—
$1.0B
−$3.0B
Q3 2024
$280M
−$3.8B
−$54.0M
$316M
—
−$1.2B
−$3.5B
Venture Global: income statement and cash flow
Venture Global, Q2 2026: revenue $4.6B (+48% year over year), operating margin 47.8%. 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.