Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$4.5M in Q3 2026 · −$11.6M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$10.6M
Capital spending−$15.1M
Free cash flow−$4.5M
Cash / net income1.4×
Analysis
In Q3 2026, York Water generated $10.6M of operating cash flow and spent $15.1M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of −$4.5M. That is $2.5M more than in Q3 2025 (−$7.1M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $36.3M; the largest uses were capital spending ($47.9M), net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($32.9M), dividends ($13.4M); besides operations, cash came from shares issued ($49.1M), other financing ($7.9M).
Operating cash flow was $10.6M against net income of $7.8M — 1.4× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$3.7M, payables +$1.8M, receivables −$1.0M.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $10.6M, Capital spending $15.1M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $137M; the largest uses were capital spending ($247M) and dividends ($56.8M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$1K
Debt$195M
Net debt$195M
Due within a year$330K
York Water's operations bring cash in ($36.3M over twelve months), and it spends more than that on capital projects: a gap of $11.6M funded from its $1K of cash and investments and from borrowing ($195M of debt, $330K 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 $1K 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
Dividends
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$10.6M
−$15.1M
−$3.7M
$4.8M
$342K
$554K
−$4.5M
Q2 2026
$11.9M
−$11.3M
−$3.3M
−$37.7M
$48.0M
−$554K
$592K
Q1 2026
$5.4M
−$9.8M
−$3.3M
$5.1M
$372K
—
−$4.5M
Q4 2025
$8.4M
−$11.6M
−$3.2M
−$5.1M
$399K
—
−$3.2M
Q3 2025
$7.8M
−$14.9M
−$3.1M
$8.9M
$390K
—
−$7.1M
Q2 2025
$7.6M
−$12.9M
−$3.2M
$6.7M
$417K
—
−$5.3M
Q1 2025
$6.0M
−$9.3M
−$3.1M
$6.0M
$395K
—
−$3.3M
Q4 2024
$10.2M
−$15.2M
−$3.0M
$7.1M
$455K
—
−$5.1M
York Water: income statement and cash flow
York Water, Q3 2026: revenue $24.3M (+20% year over year), operating margin 43.3%. 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.