AEye (LIDRW) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2025)
AEye (LIDRW) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$7.6 million for Q4 2025, down 72.98% YoY from -$28.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 23.65% sequentially from -$6.1 million in Q3 2025.
AEye (LIDRW) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
AEye has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 6 years of filings, most recently posting -$7.6 million for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 72.98% year-over-year to -$7.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$27.9 million (down 4.76% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$27.9 million, down 4.76% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow retreated to -$7.6 million in Q4 2025, from -$6.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for LIDRW reached as high as -$4.4 million in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$21.7 million in Q3 2021.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$9.3 million (2021), against an average of -$12.0 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Free Cash Flow tumbled 185.62% — and 2024, when it jumped 60.65%.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$16.4 million in 2021, then declined by 22.82% to -$20.2 million in 2022, then surged by 44.74% to -$11.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 60.65% to -$4.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 72.98% to -$7.6 million in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$7.6 million, -$6.1 million, and -$6.4 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 15.80 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 13.85 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 891.76 Mn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 384.00 Mn |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 395.40 Mn |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 93.10 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 821.51 Mn |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 935.02 Mn |
| 10 | AEye | - | - | -150,000.00 | -7.59 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -7.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.14 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 | -4.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -7.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.04 Mn |