Free cash flow efficiency has deteriorated significantly, with margins falling from 23.2% in 2025Q2 to 5.9% in 2026Q1, exacerbated by erratic working capital outflows of $37.2 million.
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 |
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| Cash from Operations | 179.66M | 190.91M | 93.44M | 75.86M | -5.81M | -2.02M | -21.09M | 14.68M | 45.5M | 107.99M | 246.52M | 190.16M | 149.31M | 162.23M | -8.16M | 101.85M | 107.16M | 136.41M | 40.68M | 82.66M | 93M | -16.89M | 25.34M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 19.52% | 14.14% | 13.66% | -1.24% | -0.69% | -5.78% | 3.54% | 11.83% | 23.71% | 45.76% | 22.52% | 16.04% | 18.6% | -1.11% | 16.94% | 18.92% | 25.25% | 7.49% | 16.68% | 21.01% | -4.96% | 11.43% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 290.31% | 104.32% | 23.17% | 1405.52% | -186.96% | 90.4% | -243.67% | -67.74% | -57.86% | -56.19% | 29.64% | 27.35% | -7.96% | 2088.34% | -108.01% | -4.95% | -21.44% | 235.35% | -50.79% | -11.12% | 650.66% | -166.65% | - |
| Net Income | 51.87M | 83.3M | 140.32M | 604K | 63.28M | 9.85M | -30.77M | 1.72M | -95.69M | -100.64M | 93.22M | 192.01M | 208.71M | 169.83M | 119.21M | 95.27M | 102.23M | 105.14M | 105.58M | 107.94M | 86.89M | 32.57M | 12.47M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 52.16M | 60.74M | 39.52M | 30.06M | 18.47M | 30.5M | 32.39M | 34.02M | 35.31M | 40.97M | 31.86M | 30.48M | 31.16M | 29.34M | 26.22M | 23.01M | 20.88M | 18M | 16.85M | 15.65M | 15.09M | 13.43M | 11.78M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 7M | 0 | 13.25M | 0 | 907K | 703K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 7.63M | 0 | -4.59M | -7.41M | -6.71M | -8.7M | 4.95M | 598K | -4.09M | 17.23M | -3.4M | -3.46M | -3.15M | -1.24M | 338K | -1.51M | -1.93M | -7.87M | -383K | -666K | -4.61M | -3.54M | -403K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 65.78M | 27.59M | -90.36M | 76.42M | -2.12M | -1.98M | 55.43M | 12.38M | 105.86M | 75.07M | 12.11M | 13.19M | 11.71M | 9.02M | 5.99M | 5.78M | 6.72M | 5.12M | 3.08M | 2.03M | 1.43M | -74K | 184K |
| Working Capital Changes | -4.78M | 19.28M | -4.7M | -23.81M | -79.63M | -32.39M | -83.08M | -34.04M | 4.11M | 75.36M | 112.73M | -42.06M | -99.12M | -44.73M | -159.92M | -20.69M | -20.73M | 16.03M | -84.46M | -42.3M | -5.79M | -59.27M | 1.3M |
| Change in Receivables | -508K | 0 | 13.22M | -29.08M | -37.56M | -27.11M | -9.31M | -46.25M | -11.86M | 26.11M | 106.54M | 36.73M | -102.7M | -17.25M | -81.57M | -22.7M | -28.75M | 51.46M | -46.85M | 4.99M | -29.03M | -48.47M | -13.17M |
| Change in Inventory | 14.84M | 0 | 7.87M | -28.64M | -44.21M | -13.95M | -28.29M | -14.05M | 49.93M | 37.64M | 7.87M | 28.54M | -36.81M | -10.56M | -81.88M | -37.49M | 7.26M | -19.28M | -62.14M | -18.17M | 1.34M | -48.79M | -2.63M |
| Change in Payables | -18M | 0 | -22.34M | 4.21M | 2.4M | 9.57M | -20.39M | 15.34M | -18.75M | 1.76M | -11.37M | -89.37M | 54.19M | -8.61M | 4.13M | 41.86M | 9.99M | -4.74M | 25.07M | -15.42M | 22.99M | 40.02M | 16.21M |
| Cash from Investing | -900K | -18.74M | 78.44M | -32.43M | -37.52M | -22.06M | -5.63M | -8.47M | -15.17M | -44.89M | -157.85M | -26.66M | -41.57M | -41.87M | -49M | -54.19M | -72.95M | -44.33M | -49.53M | -24.85M | -23.29M | -19.21M | -16.84M |
| Capital Expenditures | -33.9M | -35.13M | -13.59M | -32.63M | -9.57M | -6.44M | -11.94M | -11.5M | -32.06M | -27.62M | -25.76M | -27.08M | -42.55M | -42.63M | -50.77M | -56.21M | -74.81M | -44.75M | -50.13M | -25.21M | -24.13M | -20.56M | -17.06M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 3.47% | 3.59% | 2.06% | 5.87% | 2.05% | 2.19% | 3.27% | 2.77% | 8.34% | 6.06% | 4.78% | 3.21% | 4.57% | 4.89% | 6.93% | 9.35% | 13.21% | 8.28% | 9.24% | 5.09% | 5.45% | 6.03% | 7.7% |
| Acquisitions | -66.25M | -83.67M | 88.79M | -53.51M | -28.91M | -22.2M | 6.32M | 3.03M | 16.89M | -17.27M | -132.09M | 424K | 978K | 760K | 1.77M | 2.03M | 1.86M | 424K | 607K | 354K | 843K | 1.35M | 216K |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 99.26M | 100.06M | 3.25M | 47.39M | 33.2M | 6.58M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | -48.43M | -44.92M | -103.07M | -44.56M | 42.28M | 10.05M | -25.18M | -24.57M | -99.2M | 560K | -21.89M | -73.56M | -186.83M | 3.37M | 12.26M | 5.1M | 14.63M | 13.44M | -100.08M | 10.16M | 37.33M | 62.96M | -10.84M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 120.63M | -32.96M | -21.18M | -44.96M | 44.3M | 10.38M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -39K | -269K | -679K | -695K | -812K | -875K | -591K | -24.74M | -10.99M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -9.04M | 0 | 3.33M | 0 | -1.29M | -331K | -25M | -24.39M | -98.38M | 560K | -22.03M | -73.64M | -187.38M | 504K | 10.81M | 4.2M | 12.54M | 6.3M | -99.66M | 4.76M | 19.45M | 84.92M | 152K |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | -74.98M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -9.04M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.29M | -331K | -25M | -26.57M | -100M | 0 | -24.23M | -75.81M | -190.23M | -10M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -100.04M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -160.02M | -11.96M | -10.23M | 393K | -719K | 0 | -183K | -183K | -815K | 0 | 135K | 70K | 558K | 2.86M | 1.49M | 1.17M | 2.77M | 7.83M | 399K | 6.27M | 18.47M | 2.78M | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | 132.59M | 130.13M | 65.87M | -1.01M | -1.32M | -14.18M | -52.99M | -19.15M | -75.08M | 69.68M | 42.16M | 82.63M | -85.65M | 127.17M | -41.38M | 52.73M | 48.06M | 101.84M | -105.78M | 66.3M | 102.67M | 27.6M | -2.35M |
| Free Cash Flow | 145.76M | 155.78M | 79.84M | 60.38M | -15.39M | -8.47M | -33.03M | 3.18M | 13.44M | 80.37M | 220.76M | 163.08M | 106.76M | 119.6M | -58.93M | 45.64M | 32.34M | 91.66M | -9.46M | 57.45M | 68.87M | -37.45M | 8.28M |
| FCF Margin % | 14.92% | 15.92% | 12.08% | 10.87% | -3.29% | -2.87% | -9.05% | 0.77% | 3.49% | 17.65% | 40.98% | 19.31% | 11.47% | 13.71% | -8.04% | 7.59% | 5.71% | 16.97% | -1.74% | 11.59% | 15.55% | -10.99% | 3.74% |
| FCF Growth % | 55.57% | 95.1% | 32.24% | 492.42% | -81.7% | 74.36% | -1139.69% | -76.37% | -83.28% | -63.59% | 35.37% | 52.74% | -10.73% | 302.94% | -229.12% | 41.11% | -64.71% | 1069.26% | -116.46% | -16.57% | 283.91% | -552.41% | - |
| FCF per Share | 2.11 | 2.25 | 1.58 | 1.19 | -0.98 | -0.24 | -0.94 | 0.09 | 0.36 | 2.15 | 5.86 | 4.23 | 2.66 | 2.93 | -1.45 | 1.13 | 0.81 | 2.32 | -0.23 | 1.40 | 1.71 | -1.03 | 0.24 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 2.81x | 2.29x | 0.67x | 1.03x | -0.09x | -0.21x | 0.69x | 8.53x | -0.48x | -1.07x | 2.64x | 0.99x | 0.72x | 0.96x | -0.07x | 1.07x | 1.05x | 1.30x | 0.39x | 0.77x | 1.07x | -0.52x | 2.03x |
| Interest Paid | 406K | 0 | 1.99M | 5.75M | 3.15M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 3.16M | 0 | 5.6M | 28.39M | 14.98M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cyclical Working Capital Volatility
As reported in quarterly filings, the relationship between net income and operating cash flow is highly erratic, with the OCF/NI ratio swinging from a negative 1.19 in 2026Q1 to a peak of 3.86 in 2025Q2, indicating significant volatility in the underlying quality of reported earnings.
The frequent divergence between net income and cash generation suggests that non-cash items and working capital swings are heavily distorting the company's true profitability. Investors should monitor whether these fluctuations represent genuine operational timing differences or a structural inability to convert accounting profits into actual liquidity.
Based on the provided financial data, free cash flow margins have experienced notable contraction, falling from a high of 23.2% in 2025Q2 to 5.9% in 2026Q1, reflecting the company's struggle to maintain cash efficiency as the broader demand environment for oilfield services softens.
The decline in FCF margins suggests that the company's ability to generate surplus cash is becoming increasingly sensitive to top-line volatility. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the current cost structure is too rigid to support cash generation during periods of decelerating revenue growth.
According to recent cash flow statements, working capital dynamics have become a primary source of volatility, highlighted by a significant $37.2 million cash outflow in 2026Q1, which stands in stark contrast to the $10.2 million inflow observed in the final quarter of 2025.
These sharp reversals in working capital suggest that the company may be struggling with inventory management or collection cycles as drilling activity fluctuates. Such instability in cash conversion cycles often precedes broader operational challenges and requires close scrutiny of accounts receivable aging and inventory turnover metrics.
As indicated by historical cash flow data, capital deployment has transitioned from opportunistic share repurchases in 2025 to significant acquisition-related outflows, including a $65.5 million expenditure in 2024Q4, signaling a strategic pivot toward inorganic growth and consolidation within the specialized oilfield equipment sector.
The shift in capital usage suggests that management is prioritizing scale and market positioning over direct shareholder returns. Investors should monitor whether these acquisition-heavy outflows will eventually yield the expected synergies or if they will continue to pressure the company's overall cash position.
Based on an analysis of the cash flow statement, the company's reported figures obscure the impact of lumpy acquisition costs and variable stock-based compensation, which reached $10.9 million in 2024Q3, potentially masking the true cash-generative capacity of the core business operations.
The reliance on non-operating cash adjustments suggests that the headline cash flow figures may not fully reflect the underlying health of the business. Analysts should be wary of how these adjustments impact the perceived sustainability of the company's cash flow profile during periods of integration.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying INVX stock.
Innovex International, Inc. (INVX) generated $190.9M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Innovex International, Inc. (INVX) generated $155.8M in free cash flow in 2025. Free cash flow is the cash left over after capital expenditures, which can be used to pay dividends, repurchase shares, or pay down debt.
Innovex International, Inc. (INVX) spent $35.1M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.