Zai Lab (ZLAB) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)

Zai Lab (ZLAB) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$13.1 million for Q1 2026, up 79.27% year-on-year from -$7.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 50.91% on a QoQ basis from -$26.7 million in Q4 2025.

Zai Lab (ZLAB) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zai Lab (ZLAB) has reported Free Cash Flow for 9 consecutive years, with -$13.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 79.27% year-over-year to -$13.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$108.8 million (up 43.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$158.9 million, up 27.95% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to -$13.1 million in Q1 2026 per ZLAB's latest filing, from -$26.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for ZLAB reached as high as -$13.1 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as -$133.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of -$58.2 million and a median of -$57.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow soared 86.69% — and 2024, when it slumped 285.55%.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$113.7 million in 2022, then surged by 86.69% to -$15.1 million in 2023, then sank by 285.55% to -$58.4 million in 2024, then soared by 54.26% to -$26.7 million in 2025, then soared by 50.91% to -$13.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$13.1 million, -$26.7 million, and -$35.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Oculis Holding AG 68,785.72 Bn 68,785.72 Bn - -19.58 Mn
2 Nanobiotix 1,895.57 Bn 1,895.51 Bn - -
3 BeOne Medicines 471.35 Bn 466.56 Bn 1.35 Bn 158.09 Mn
4 NuCana 279.75 Bn 279.75 Bn - -1.53 Mn
5 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 120.24 Bn 113.00 Bn 2.59 Bn 1.29 Bn
6 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 67.80 Bn 59.04 Bn 3.31 Bn 848.30 Mn
7 Belite Bio 62.51 Bn 62.51 Bn - -
8 Argenx Se 57.38 Bn 57.38 Bn 1.41 Bn -
9 Revolution Medicines 37.78 Bn 37.78 Bn - -354.95 Mn
10 Zai Lab 22.02 Bn 22.02 Bn 61.30 Mn -13.11 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -13.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -13.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -26.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -26.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -35.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -35.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -33.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -33.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -63.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -63.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -58.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -58.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -28.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -28.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -42.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -42.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -91.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -91.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -15.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -15.14 Mn