Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$122M in Q3 2026 · $416M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$143M
Capital spending−$20.8M
Free cash flow+$122M
Cash / net income1.4×
Cash conversion cycle64 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Vontier generated $143M of operating cash flow and spent $20.8M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $122M.
Over the twelve months to Oct 2, 2026, operating cash flow was $496M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($495M), buybacks ($405M), capital spending ($79.2M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($280M), asset & business sales ($86.3M); the cash balance fell by $175M.
Operating cash flow was $143M against net income of $99.0M — 1.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$22.1M, stock-based pay +$11.7M, other operating capital −$2.9M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 64 days (receivables 69 + inventory 77 − payables 82).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $143M, Capital spending $20.8M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $2.2B; the largest uses were acquisitions ($1.2B) and buybacks ($928M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$258M
Debt$1.9B
Net debt$1.6B
Due within a year$306M
Vontier funds itself: free cash flow was $416M over the last twelve months, and $258M of cash and investments stands against $1.9B of debt ($306M due within a year, 0.8× covered by cash).
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
69
77
82
64
Q2 2026
65
77
84
59
Q1 2026
65
78
85
58
Q3 2025
67
83
79
71
Q2 2025
63
82
81
64
Q1 2025
62
77
84
56
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Acquisitions
Buybacks
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$143M
−$20.8M
−$42.1M
−$80.0M
−$3.3M
$200K
—
$7.4M
$122M
Q2 2026
$116M
−$21.4M
—
−$130M
−$3.6M
−$600K
$200K
−$32.0M
$94.9M
Q1 2026
$46.5M
−$21.7M
—
−$70.0M
−$3.5M
−$196M
$2.2M
$258M
$24.8M
Q4 2025
$190M
−$15.3M
−$600K
−$125M
−$3.6M
$1.9M
$500K
−$58.4M
$175M
Q3 2025
$110M
−$20.2M
—
−$70.0M
−$3.7M
−$300K
$6.4M
−$69.6M
$90.3M
Q2 2025
$100M
−$16.7M
—
−$50.1M
−$3.7M
−$1.4M
$1.2M
−$30.6M
$83.3M
Q1 2025
$110M
−$17.7M
—
−$55.0M
−$3.7M
−$50.0M
$1.9M
$22.8M
$92.7M
Q4 2024
$168M
−$20.1M
—
−$60.1M
−$3.7M
−$53.3M
$2.6M
−$25.5M
$148M
Vontier: income statement and cash flow
Vontier, Q3 2026: revenue $737M (-2% year over year), operating margin 21.5%. 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.