AEye (LIDRW) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2025)
AEye (LIDRW) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$7.6 million in Q4 2025, down 23.65% quarter-over-quarter from -$6.1 million in Q3 2025, and down 72.98% on a YoY basis from -$28.1 million in Q4 2024.
AEye (LIDRW) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
AEye's Free Cash Flow history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$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 was -$7.6 million for Q4 2025 at AEye, down from -$6.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of -$4.4 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$21.7 million in Q3 2021.
- Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$12.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$9.3 million in 2021.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Free Cash Flow slumped 185.62% in 2021, then surged 60.65% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$16.4 million in 2021, then retreated by 22.82% to -$20.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 44.74% to -$11.1 million in 2023, then soared by 60.65% to -$4.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 72.98% to -$7.6 million in 2025.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$7.6 million (Q4 2025), -$6.1 million (Q3 2025), and -$6.4 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 15.80 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | - |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 9.49 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 891.76 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 384.00 Mn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 395.40 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 821.51 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 93.10 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 |