Growth Metrics

System1 (SST) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Free Cash Flow at -$26.1 million for Q1 2026, down 52.15% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was -$13.2 million (down 170.99% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was -$4.2 million, up 20.68%.

System1 has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 7 years, most recently at -$26.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow reached -$26.1 million in Q1 2026 per SST's latest filing, down from -$10.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $22.9 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$32.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was -$4.9 million (2024), compared with a mean of -$3.9 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Free Cash Flow tumbled 446.97% in 2023 before it soared 128.94% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $5.6 million in 2022, then crashed by 446.97% to -$19.6 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 128.94% to $5.7 million in 2024, then tumbled by 287.55% to -$10.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 145.67% to -$26.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for SST at -$26.1 million in Q1 2026, -$10.6 million in Q4 2025, and $688000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Relx 81.40 Bn 81.16 Bn - -
2 Rentokil Initial 79.56 Bn 78.10 Bn - -
3 Cintas 69.26 Bn 69.08 Bn 1.45 Bn 530.57 Mn
4 Copart 33.09 Bn 28.01 Bn 971.24 Mn 57.88 Mn
5 UL Solutions 20.56 Bn 20.32 Bn 381.00 Mn 150.00 Mn
6 Global Payments 19.88 Bn 14.69 Bn 1.70 Bn -550.16 Mn
7 Rb Global 19.08 Bn 18.89 Bn 869.50 Mn 172.60 Mn
8 Aramark 13.57 Bn 13.16 Bn 426.35 Mn 298.98 Mn
9 Amentum Holdings 5.65 Bn 5.74 Bn 345.00 Mn 220.00 Mn
10 System1 21.03 Mn -54.58 Mn 23.37 Mn -26.13 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -26.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -26.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -10.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -10.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 688,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 688,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 22.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 22.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -17.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -17.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -4.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 11.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -17.61 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -17.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -19.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -19.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -10.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -10.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 7.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 7.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -7.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -7.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 5.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 5.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 20.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 20.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -32.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -32.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 15.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 15.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 13.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 10.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 10.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -45,990.00
Dec 31, 2020 -45,990.00
Sep 30, 2020 -312,062.00
Sep 30, 2020 -312,062.00
Jun 30, 2020 -39,732.00
Jun 30, 2020 -39,732.00
Mar 31, 2020 -4,984.00
Mar 31, 2020 -4,984.00