Latest: Q3 FY26 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$47.0M in Q3 FY26 · $136M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$64.9M
Capital spending−$18.0M
Free cash flow+$47.0M
Cash / net income5.9×
Cash conversion cycle25 days
Analysis
In Q3 FY26, Vestis generated $64.9M of operating cash flow and spent $18.0M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $47.0M.
Over the twelve months to Jul 3, 2026, operating cash flow was $192M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($110M), capital spending ($55.4M), other financing ($679K); besides operations, cash came from asset & business sales ($7.2M), other investing ($393K); the cash balance rose by $33.9M.
Operating cash flow was $64.9M against net income of $11.0M — 5.9× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$33.3M, payables −$22.4M, inventory +$15.9M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 25 days (receivables 20 + inventory 32 − payables 27).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 FY26): Operating cash flow $64.9M, Capital spending $18.0M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 4 years operating cash flow totalled $1.0B; the largest uses were net borrowing ($427M) and capital spending ($292M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$57.7M
Debt$1.2B
Net debt$1.1B
Vestis funds itself: free cash flow was $136M over the last twelve months, and $57.7M of cash and investments stands against $1.2B of debt.
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $57.7M 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
Q3 FY26
20
32
27
25
Q2 FY26
21
32
28
25
Q1 FY26
22
32
28
25
Q4 FY25
23
34
29
28
Q3 FY25
23
36
28
30
Q2 FY25
24
34
29
29
Q1 FY25
24
31
30
25
Q4 FY24
39
30
29
39
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 FY26
$64.9M
−$18.0M
—
−$39.5M
−$7.3M
$47.0M
Q2 FY26
$58.3M
−$12.7M
—
−$43.5M
−$8.8M
$45.6M
Q1 FY26
$37.7M
−$9.4M
—
−$16.2M
−$11.8M
$28.3M
Q4 FY25
$30.9M
−$15.4M
—
−$10.9M
−$6.0M
$15.6M
Q3 FY25
$22.9M
−$14.9M
—
−$10.8M
$5.1M
$8.0M
Q2 FY25
$6.7M
−$13.5M
−$9.2M
$21.5M
−$10.2M
−$6.9M
Q1 FY25
$3.8M
−$14.7M
−$4.6M
−$28.3M
$12.4M
−$11.0M
Q4 FY24
$296M
−$28.1M
−$4.6M
−$266M
−$1.9M
$267M
Vestis: income statement and cash flow
Vestis, Q3 FY26: revenue $662M (-2% year over year), operating margin 5.6%. 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.