Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$89.4M in Q3 2026 · $137M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$115M
Capital spending−$25.1M
Free cash flow+$89.4M
Cash / net income2.8×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Verra Mobility generated $115M of operating cash flow and spent $25.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $89.4M. That is $40.4M more than in Q3 2025 ($49.0M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $252M; the largest uses were buybacks ($185M), capital spending ($114M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($36.7M); besides operations, cash came from other financing ($28.7M), asset & business sales ($597K); the cash balance fell by $60.2M.
Operating cash flow was $115M against net income of $40.4M — 2.8× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: receivables +$60.5M, depreciation & amortization +$26.2M, contract assets −$11.4M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $115M, Capital spending $25.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $1.1B; the largest uses were buybacks ($658M) and acquisitions ($451M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$141M
Debt$1.0B
Net debt$891M
Due within a year$6.9M
Verra Mobility funds itself: free cash flow was $137M over the last twelve months, and $141M of cash and investments stands against $1.0B of debt ($6.9M due within a year, 20.5× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $141M 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.
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$115M
−$25.1M
—
−$1.7M
—
−$86.9M
$89.4M
Q2 2026
$56.4M
−$23.8M
−$1.3M
−$1.7M
—
−$3.1M
$32.6M
Q1 2026
$40.8M
−$31.2M
−$50.2M
−$1.7M
$336K
$18.2M
$9.6M
Q4 2025
$40.0M
−$34.2M
−$133M
−$31.5M
$33K
$132M
$5.7M
Q3 2025
$77.7M
−$28.8M
—
−$2.3M
$213K
−$46.4M
$49.0M
Q2 2025
$75.1M
−$34.9M
—
−$2.3M
$671K
−$39.4M
$40.3M
Q1 2025
$63.0M
−$21.2M
—
−$2.3M
$170K
−$33.4M
$41.7M
Q4 2024
$40.5M
−$18.8M
−$148M
−$41.1M
$1.6M
$132M
$21.6M
Verra Mobility: income statement and cash flow
Verra Mobility, Q3 2026: revenue $259M (-1% year over year), operating margin 25.3%. 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.