AEye (LIDR) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2025)
AEye's (LIDR) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$7.5 million in Q4 2025, down 53.03% year-on-year from -$16.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 23.88% on a QoQ basis from -$6.1 million in Q3 2025.
AEye (LIDR) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
AEye (LIDR) has 6 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$7.5 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 53.03% year-over-year to -$7.5 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$27.8 million, a 4.41% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$27.8 million, down 4.41% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 stood at -$7.5 million, down from -$6.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for LIDR reached as high as -$4.9 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$24.1 million in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$11.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$9.6 million in 2023.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 190.4% in 2021 and soared 71.87% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$17.0 million in 2021, then rose by 28.24% to -$12.2 million in 2022, then grew by 7.33% to -$11.3 million in 2023, then soared by 56.38% to -$4.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 53.03% to -$7.5 million in 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Free Cash Flow figures were -$7.5 million in Q4 2025, -$6.1 million in Q3 2025, and -$6.4 million in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,921.46 Bn | 2,797.02 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 45.75 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,686.70 Bn | 2,686.70 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 223.25 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 344.13 Bn | 312.24 Bn | - | -1.87 Bn |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 342.29 Bn | 342.15 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.57 Bn | 286.54 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 891.76 Mn |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 224.46 Bn | 219.93 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 384.00 Mn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 182.52 Bn | 179.42 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 628.76 Mn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 111.29 Bn | 107.99 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 93.63 Bn | 92.68 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 164.72 Mn |
| 10 | AEye | 34.00 Mn | 34.00 Mn | -150,000.00 | -7.54 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -6.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.77 Mn |