Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026)

Aquestive Therapeutics' (AQST) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$14.9 million in Q1 2026, up 36.87% year-on-year from -$10.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 84.71% quarter-over-quarter from -$8.0 million in Q4 2025.

Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Free Cash Flow (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Aquestive Therapeutics' Free Cash Flow history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$14.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 36.87% year-over-year to -$14.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$43.8 million, a 10.67% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$52.5 million, down 46.12% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to -$14.9 million in Q1 2026 per AQST's latest filing, from -$8.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $8.8 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$23.5 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$7.9 million (2025), against an average of -$7.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 197.63% in 2022 and plunged 375.58% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $8.4 million in 2022, then slumped by 147.23% to -$4.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 67.75% to -$6.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 21.0% to -$8.0 million in 2025, then sank by 84.71% to -$14.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest AQST Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$14.9 million (Q1 2026), -$8.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$13.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Haleon 87.22 Bn 85.35 Bn - -
2 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 39.60 Bn 35.87 Bn 1.97 Bn -208.00 Mn
3 Zoetis 31.46 Bn 29.52 Bn 1.62 Bn 291.00 Mn
4 Takeda Pharmaceutical 26.49 Bn 22.44 Bn 4.39 Bn -373.37 Mn
5 United Therapeutics 23.03 Bn 20.88 Bn 648.10 Mn 363.70 Mn
6 Universe Pharmaceuticals 23.03 Bn -10.56 Bn - -
7 Viatris 20.90 Bn 19.09 Bn 1.16 Bn 348.40 Mn
8 Neurocrine Biosciences 17.50 Bn 16.19 Bn 800.70 Mn 144.40 Mn
9 Elanco Animal Health 12.33 Bn 11.91 Bn 785.00 Mn -38.00 Mn
10 Aquestive Therapeutics 462.24 Mn 462.24 Mn 13.47 Mn -14.86 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -14.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -14.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -8.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -8.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -13.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -13.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -23.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -23.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -6.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -6.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -11.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -11.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -6.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -6.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.96 Mn