Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$34.0M in Q3 2026 · $50.8M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$50.2M
Capital spending−$16.1M
Free cash flow+$34.0M
Cash / net income0.8×
Cash conversion cycle173 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Vicor generated $50.2M of operating cash flow and spent $16.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $34.0M. That is $439K less than in Q3 2025 ($34.5M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $96.1M; the largest uses were capital spending ($45.2M), buybacks ($2.2M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($79.6M), other investing ($22.6M); the cash balance rose by $151M.
Operating cash flow was $50.2M against net income of $63.3M — 0.8× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: deferred taxes +$15.3M, depreciation & amortization +$5.5M, stock-based pay +$5.3M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 173 days (receivables 47 + inventory 159 − payables 33).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $50.2M, Capital spending $16.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $342M; the largest uses were capital spending ($189M) and buybacks ($35.7M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$513M
Debtnone
Net cash$513M
Vicor funds itself: free cash flow was $50.8M over the last twelve months, with $513M 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
47
159
33
173
Q2 2026
46
151
28
169
Q1 2026
51
166
26
191
Q4 2025
49
177
27
199
Q3 2025
45
184
32
198
Q2 2025
39
180
31
188
Q1 2025
57
186
23
219
Q4 2024
53
213
25
241
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$50.2M
−$16.1M
—
$2.9M
−$59.6M
$34.0M
Q2 2026
$34.1M
−$11.2M
—
$26.4M
−$49.3M
$23.0M
Q1 2026
−$3.9M
−$12.4M
—
$17.8M
−$1.4M
−$16.3M
Q4 2025
$15.7M
−$5.5M
−$2.2M
$32.6M
−$40.4M
$10.2M
Q3 2025
$38.5M
−$4.0M
−$15.4M
$4.8M
−$23.8M
$34.5M
Q2 2025
$65.2M
−$6.2M
—
$974K
−$42.4M
$59.0M
Q1 2025
$20.1M
−$4.5M
—
$3.2M
−$18.8M
$15.6M
Q4 2024
$10.1M
−$1.7M
—
$1.4M
−$9.7M
$8.4M
Vicor: income statement and cash flow
Vicor, Q3 2026: revenue $197M (+78% year over year), operating margin 36.6%. 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.