Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Adjustment to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital increased by 58.1% to -$24.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 20.7%, from -$20.39M to -$24.60M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Adjustment to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital shows an upward trend with a -31.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
A positive value indicates cash generation through efficient working capital management, while a negative value indicates cash tied up in operations.
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operating_increase_decrease_in_operating_capital| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | -$16.81M | -$7.11M | $10.78M | $36.08M | -$40.52M | -$35.79M | -$10.61M | -$70.52M | -$88.76M | -$82.65M | $6.25M | -$44.76M | -$62.59M | -$98.71M | -$20.39M | $27.85M | $41.95M | -$58.78M | -$24.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | +57.7% | +251.7% | +234.6% | -212.3% | +11.7% | +70.4% | -564.8% | -25.9% | +6.9% | +107.6% | -816.3% | -39.8% | -57.7% | +79.3% | +236.6% | +50.6% | -240.1% | +58.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +314.6% | -469.9% | — | -198.4% | -295.5% | -119.0% | -130.9% | +158.9% | +36.5% | +29.5% | -19.4% | -426.2% | +162.2% | +167.0% | +40.5% | -20.7% |