The company exhibits a persistent negative free cash flow trajectory with quarterly outflows frequently exceeding $1.7 million, necessitating continuous capital market access.
| Metric | Mar'26 | Mar'25 | Mar'24 | Mar'23 | Mar'22 | Mar'21 | Mar'20 | Mar'19 | Mar'18 | Mar'17 | Mar'16 | Mar'15 | Mar'14 | Mar'13 | Mar'12 | Mar'11 | Mar'10 | Mar'09 | Mar'08 | Mar'07 | Mar'06 | Mar'05 | Mar'04 | Mar'03 | Mar'02 | Mar'01 | Mar'00 | Mar'99 | Mar'98 | Mar'97 |
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| Cash from Operations | -7T | -7.65M | -10.13M | -10.51M | -9.77M | -6.76M | -5.2M | -4.29M | -3.91M | -3.51M | -4.33M | -5.05M | -2.14M | -2.1M | -1.84M | -1.97M | -1.98M | -1.78M | -2.1M | -1.72M | -1.58M | -1.56M | -542.06K | -514.5K | -1.01M | -800.67K | -678.93K | -122.75K | -1.85K | -2.22K |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | - | - | -1829.38% | -3320.3% | -1026.38% | -799.4% | -1869.76% | -2613.65% | -894.2% | -488.32% | -662.29% | -131.71% | -170.64% | -135.39% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -9.23% | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | -91535610.01% | 24.52% | 3.57% | -7.56% | -44.38% | -30.15% | -21.06% | -9.79% | -11.55% | 19.02% | 14.26% | -136.07% | -1.91% | -13.98% | 6.45% | 0.46% | -11.26% | 15.53% | -22.42% | -8.5% | -1.6% | -187.68% | -5.36% | 48.93% | -25.82% | -17.93% | -453.1% | -6535.14% | 16.63% | - |
| Net Income | -7.15T | -13.39M | -12.21M | -12.03M | -10.42M | -7.89M | -6.38M | -6.22M | -5.7M | -7.31M | -4.96M | -6.98M | -13.44M | -4.89M | -8.11M | -5.71M | -4.57M | -6.08M | -4.14M | -6.02M | -2.92M | -2.1M | -1.52M | -2.46M | -4M | -4.42M | -1.3M | -352.68K | -3.6K | -1.53K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 323.65B | 339.56K | 359.06K | 240.89K | 123.69K | 39.94K | 26.37K | 30.7K | 35.66K | 32.41K | 38.52K | 37.35K | 21.09K | 10.48K | 17.22K | 19.1K | 13.65K | 1.53M | 1.22M | 246.08K | 327.74K | 108.64K | 127K | 159.78K | 204.2K | 228.42K | 303.12K | 24.46K | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 278.55B | 415.23K | 1.22M | 1.05M | 750.62K | 779.42K | 844K | 1.32M | 1.26M | 2.19M | 202.84K | 416.48K | 607.95K | 765.27K | 1.1M | 1.86M | 504.93K | 733.29K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 507.12K | 904.04K | 0 | 368.52K | 9.8M | 303.74K | 11.55M | 5.33M | 969.04K | 1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -449.12B | 4.89M | 21.28K | 166.53K | 30.53K | -2.49K | 427.07K | 140.5K | 279.26K | 220.44K | 517.23K | 3.03M | 629K | 763.29K | -7.04M | -3.94M | 518.6K | 120.97K | 722.19K | 3.64M | 1.16M | 763.29K | 462.96K | 844.3K | 2.15M | 3.28M | 5K | 37.6K | 120 | -285 |
| Working Capital Changes | -743K | 93.69K | 478.66K | 65.34K | -251.11K | 309.69K | -115K | 435.88K | -293.66K | 457.63K | -129.29K | -1.92M | 246.5K | 950.39K | 636.96K | 465.08K | 589.57K | 314.39K | 96.39K | 417.19K | -149.14K | -334.35K | 386.78K | 942.53K | 633.03K | 116.06K | 312.33K | 167.87K | 1.63K | -400 |
| Change in Receivables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127.97K | 21.12K | 57.65K | -206.73K | 74.81K | -74.81K | 199.47K | -6.13K | -98.16K | 113.6K | 191.33K | -400.11K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -74.81K | -6.87M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -383K | -53.36K | 156.68K | -174.73K | 97.54K | 341.86K | -16.77K | 390.34K | -104.15K | 322.14K | -46.37K | -1.11M | 46.6K | 751.21K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -3.7B | 0 | -250.87K | -943.11K | -349.19K | -59.88K | -151.66K | 0 | -24.82K | -16.43K | -9.31K | -96K | -96.06K | -2K | -1.74K | -9.35K | -30.16K | -11.83K | -11.54K | -24.1K | -15.65K | -30.07K | -4.78K | -50.23K | -77.72K | -124.04K | -44.86K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.7B | 0 | -250.87K | -943.11K | -349.19K | -59.88K | -151.66K | 0 | -24.82K | -16.43K | -9.31K | 0 | -96.06K | 0 | -1.74K | -2.54K | -17.07K | -1.41K | -11.54K | -17.81K | -15.65K | -30.07K | -4.78K | -1.2K | 0 | -6.48K | -13.48K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | - | - | - | 164.23% | 118.71% | 9.09% | 23.33% | - | 16.59% | 4.19% | 1.05% | - | 5.91% | - | 0.13% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -30.8K | -136.91K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -96K | 0 | -2K | 0 | -6.8K | -13.09K | -10.42K | 0 | -6.29K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -49.03K | -46.92K | 19.35K | -31.38K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 6.52T | 7.73M | 1.29M | 8.91M | 17.37M | 7.13M | 11.13M | 1.15M | 9.35M | 2.96M | 5.61M | 4.65M | 3.36M | 2.08M | 1.97M | 1.93M | 2.07M | 1.54M | 1.93M | 1.35M | 2.43M | 1.6M | 542.13K | 560.4K | 1.09M | 713.75K | 937.75K | 124.57K | 142K | 0 |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -992.59K | 0 | 0 | 577.46K | 0 | -108.42K | 183K | -29.61K | 1.47M | 1.1M | 1.95M | 430K | 640K | 50K | 1.05M | 107.5K | 20K | 330K | 178K | 707.5K | 937.75K | 0 | 120K | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 6.66M | 3.54M | 1.32M | 8.93M | 17.46M | 7.26M | 12.16M | 1.15M | 9.35M | 2.38M | 5.61M | 4.76M | 3.18M | 2.11M | 300K | 320.43K | 115.2K | 1.11M | 1.29M | 1.3M | 1.45M | 1.49M | 522.13K | 230.4K | 911.76K | 100K | 0 | 2.47K | 22K | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -193.87K | -278.63K | -378.52K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 6.52T | 4.19M | -34.78K | -12.49K | -88.12K | -132.53K | -40.94K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200K | 500K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -76.73K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -93.75K | 0 | 122.1K | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -473.69B | 69.59K | -9.09M | -2.54M | 7.25M | 303.52K | 5.78M | -3.15M | 5.41M | -564.04K | 1.27M | -394.68K | 1.13M | -18.63K | 128.2K | -52.25K | 61.79K | -248.53K | -185.41K | -396.27K | 827.75K | 7.01K | -4.71K | -4.33K | 4.61K | -210.96K | 213.97K | 1.82K | -1.85K | -2.22K |
| Free Cash Flow | -7T | -7.65M | -10.38M | -11.45M | -10.12M | -6.82M | -5.35M | -4.29M | -3.94M | -3.52M | -4.34M | -5.05M | -2.24M | -2.1M | -1.84M | -1.97M | -1.99M | -1.78M | -2.12M | -1.74M | -1.6M | -1.59M | -546.84K | -515.7K | -1.01M | -807.14K | -692.4K | -122.75K | -1.85K | -2.22K |
| FCF Margin % | - | - | - | -1993.62% | -3439.01% | -1035.47% | -822.73% | -1869.76% | -2630.24% | -898.39% | -489.37% | -662.29% | -137.62% | -170.64% | -135.52% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -9.23% | - |
| FCF Growth % | -91584056.6% | 26.35% | 9.33% | -13.17% | -48.23% | -27.58% | -24.59% | -9.09% | -11.73% | 18.81% | 14.08% | -125.92% | -6.49% | -13.88% | 6.48% | 1.19% | -12.13% | 15.93% | -21.83% | -8.55% | -0.66% | -190.66% | -6.04% | 48.81% | -24.81% | -16.57% | -464.08% | -6535.14% | 16.63% | - |
| FCF per Share | -999999.00 | -48.98 | -41.31 | -55.74 | -68.54 | -56.45 | -156.65 | -355.33 | -479.27 | -680.49 | -880.20 | -1353.88 | -863.78 | -1054.91 | -181.11 | -212.35 | -264.21 | -310.63 | -461.36 | -483.54 | -613.75 | -849.24 | -501.32 | -696.52 | -1968.02 | -2177.35 | -1987.95 | -611.00 | -10.90 | -13.07 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 978595.03x | 0.57x | 0.83x | 0.87x | 0.94x | 0.86x | 0.82x | 0.69x | 0.69x | 0.48x | 0.89x | 0.74x | 0.16x | 0.43x | 0.23x | 0.34x | 0.43x | 0.29x | 0.51x | 0.29x | 0.54x | 0.74x | 0.36x | 0.21x | 0.25x | 0.18x | 0.52x | 0.35x | 0.00x | 1.45x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.33K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Imminent liquidity and dilution
According to the latest financial statements, Aethlon Medical consistently reports negative operating cash flows that track closely with net losses, as evidenced by the OCF/NI ratios fluctuating near parity, which confirms the absence of any underlying operational cash generation to offset the company's ongoing clinical development expenditures.
The tight correlation between net income and operating cash flow suggests that the company lacks non-cash operational levers to bridge its funding gap. Investors should monitor this relationship, as the inability to decouple cash burn from accounting losses underscores the fundamental reliance on external financing to sustain the business.
As reported in recent quarterly filings, Aethlon Medical exhibits a persistent negative free cash flow trajectory, with quarterly outflows frequently exceeding $1.7 million, a trend that highlights the company's structural inability to self-fund its research and development activities without continuous access to capital markets.
The lack of positive free cash flow is a direct consequence of the company's pre-revenue status and high fixed-cost clinical trial requirements. This trajectory suggests that the current cash runway is rapidly depleting, necessitating further scrutiny of the company's ability to reach pivotal clinical milestones before exhausting its remaining liquidity.
Based on the provided cash flow data, working capital changes have been erratic, with fluctuations ranging from significant outflows to minor inflows, which suggests that the company's liquidity management is highly sensitive to the timing of clinical trial payments and the lack of a stable commercial revenue cycle.
These fluctuations in working capital appear to be driven by the timing of vendor payments and clinical trial expenses rather than operational efficiency. The inconsistency in these figures warrants further investigation into the company's ability to manage its payables effectively as it approaches critical funding thresholds.
As indicated by the company's cash flow statements, stock-based compensation remains a recurring non-cash adjustment that effectively obscures the true economic cost of operations, with figures reaching as high as $278.3 billion in recent periods, which may indicate significant dilution risks for existing shareholders over time.
The reliance on stock-based compensation as a primary tool for talent retention and operational funding suggests that the company is prioritizing cash preservation at the expense of equity dilution. Analysts should interpret these adjustments as a signal that the reported cash burn may understate the total economic impact of the company's current financing strategy.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AEMD stock.
Aethlon Medical, Inc. (AEMD) generated $-6998392.0M in net cash from operating activities in 2026. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Aethlon Medical, Inc. (AEMD) reported negative free cash flow of $7.00T in 2026, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Aethlon Medical, Inc. (AEMD) spent $3.70B on capital expenditures in 2026. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.