Lightwave Logic LWLG
NASDAQ LWLG
$5.10 +0.08 (+1.59%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Lightwave Logic's (LWLG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$4.5 million in Q1 2026, down 3.87% year-over-year from -$4.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 22.22% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.7 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Lightwave Logic (LWLG) has reported Free Cash Flow for 12 consecutive years, with -$4.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 3.87% year-over-year to -$4.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$15.2 million, a 8.22% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$15.1 million, up 15.36% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$4.5 million for Q1 2026 at Lightwave Logic, down from -$3.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at -$2.7 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$5.5 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$3.8 million and a median of -$3.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 53.61% in 2022, down 115.16% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$2.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 30.97% to -$3.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 8.74% to -$3.5 million in 2024, then fell by 6.43% to -$3.7 million in 2025, then fell by 22.22% to -$4.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$4.5 million (Q1 2026), -$3.7 million (Q4 2025), and -$3.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Corning 129.30 Bn 127.37 Bn 1.63 Bn 1.30 Bn
2 Ati 26.11 Bn 25.45 Bn 309.80 Mn 63.20 Mn
3 Qnity Electronics 25.16 Bn 24.48 Bn 666.00 Mn 151.00 Mn
4 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.20 Bn 20.66 Bn 853.00 Mn 286.00 Mn
5 DuPont de Nemours 17.42 Bn 15.79 Bn 639.00 Mn 324.00 Mn
6 Avery Dennison 12.73 Bn 12.50 Bn 729.40 Mn 369.00 Mn
7 Solstice Advanced Materials 9.10 Bn 8.36 Bn 370.00 Mn 124.00 Mn
8 Element Solutions 7.98 Bn 7.80 Bn 334.00 Mn 71.70 Mn
9 Eastman Chemical 7.51 Bn 6.90 Bn 560.00 Mn 124.00 Mn
10 Lightwave Logic 786.25 Mn 786.25 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -4.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -3.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -3.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -3.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -3.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -3.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -3.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -2.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -6.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -1.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -1.89 Mn