AEye (LIDR) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2025)
AEye (LIDR) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$7.5 million for Q4 2025, down 53.03% year-over-year from -$16.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 23.88% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.1 million in Q3 2025.
AEye (LIDR) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
AEye (LIDR) has reported Free Cash Flow for 6 consecutive years, with -$7.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 53.03% year-over-year to -$7.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$27.8 million (down 4.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$27.8 million, down 4.41% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow fell to -$7.5 million in Q4 2025 per LIDR's latest filing, from -$6.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at -$4.9 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$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.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 190.4% — and 2023, when it surged 71.87%.
- AEye's Free Cash Flow stood at -$17.0 million in 2021, then grew by 28.24% to -$12.2 million in 2022, then advanced by 7.33% to -$11.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 56.38% to -$4.9 million in 2024, then slumped by 53.03% to -$7.5 million in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows LIDR's Free Cash Flow at -$7.5 million in Q4 2025, -$6.1 million in Q3 2025, and -$6.4 million in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 19.64 Bn |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 1.20 Bn |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | -1.87 Bn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 788.00 Mn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 965.60 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 67.60 Mn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 775.42 Mn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -5.74 Bn |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | -7.56 Bn |
| 10 | AEye | 57.40 Mn | 57.40 Mn | -161,000.00 | - |
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 |