Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) Free Cash Flow (2022 - 2025)
Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) reported Free Cash Flow of -$13.8 million for Q4 2025, down 87.73% year-over-year from -$112.2 million in Q4 2024, and down 887.35% on a QoQ basis from -$1.4 million in Q3 2025.
Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) has 4 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$13.8 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 87.73% year-over-year to -$13.8 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$20.5 million (down 306.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$20.5 million, down 306.74% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to -$13.8 million in Q4 2025 per LIEN's latest filing, from -$1.4 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $7.1 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$24.7 million in Q2 2022.
- The 4-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$1.4 million (2025), against an average of -$5.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Free Cash Flow surged 103.47%; it then tumbled 445.41% in 2025.
- Tracing LIEN's Free Cash Flow over 4 years: stood at -$24.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 129.48% to $7.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 202.73% to -$7.3 million in 2024, then sank by 87.73% to -$13.8 million in 2025.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest LIEN Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$13.8 million (Q4 2025), -$1.4 million (Q3 2025), and $1.9 million (Q2 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | -1.09 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | 957.64 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 1.72 Bn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 332.00 Mn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 1.62 Bn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | -12.41 Bn |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 430.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | -329.40 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 390.87 Mn |
| 10 | Chicago Atlantic BDC | 226.72 Mn | 223.82 Mn | 14.07 Mn | -13.77 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -13.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.95 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.29 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.29 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 840,198.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 840,198.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -24.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -24.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -24.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -24.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -509,110.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -509,110.00 |