Free cash flow remains inconsistent, swinging from a -20.6% margin in 2025Q1 to a 5.3% margin in 2026Q4, reflecting ongoing integration and capital expenditure challenges.
| Metric | Mar'26 | Mar'25 | Mar'24 | Mar'23 | Mar'22 | Mar'21 | Mar'20 | Mar'19 | Mar'18 | Dec'16 | 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 |
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| Cash from Operations | 30.46M | -3.35M | 4.4M | 1.25M | -5.39M | 8.85M | -7.27M | -1.7M | 3.92M | -2.48M | -6.9M | -301K | -1.14M | -9.14M | -6.6M | -3.6M | -6.87M | -4.89M | 604K | -1.07M | -4.08M | 1.62M | -235K | -3.68M | -3.19M | -3.9M | -1.63M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 6.86% | -0.92% | 1.21% | 0.92% | -4.28% | 7.79% | -8.87% | -3.21% | 9.57% | -6.75% | -16.52% | -0.66% | -2.86% | -20.47% | -16.79% | -13.9% | -66.61% | -18.08% | 3.54% | -4.34% | -21.5% | 11.81% | -2.95% | -66.43% | -345.07% | -412.91% | -29.29% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 1010.64% | -176.07% | 252.04% | 123.17% | -160.92% | 221.72% | -327.09% | -143.44% | 257.73% | 64.01% | -2193.02% | 73.67% | 87.49% | -38.49% | -83.5% | 47.68% | -40.48% | -909.77% | 156.29% | 73.73% | -351.69% | 790.64% | 93.62% | -15.64% | 18.38% | -139.83% | - |
| Net Income | -20.55M | -50.99M | -5.67M | -6.75M | -12.77M | -9.01M | -10.96M | -5.81M | -3.87M | -6.37M | -9.95M | -11.57M | -7.5M | -2.59M | -4.04M | -12.61M | -13.19M | -4.17M | -7.34M | -1.62M | 851K | 398K | -1.2M | -1.38M | -3.91M | -4.93M | 207K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 60.28M | 47.49M | 9.45M | 8.26M | 8.55M | 11.26M | 3.35M | 1.56M | 1.13M | 685K | 718K | 2.22M | 2.17M | 2.19M | 2.37M | 2.44M | 533K | 540K | 544K | 468K | 362K | 349K | 173K | 201K | 163K | 116K | 101K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 7.54M | 9.36M | 3.91M | 4.34M | 4.68M | 0 | 3.79M | 0 | 2.44M | 1.66M | 1.61M | 1.33M | 1.12M | 1.15M | 1.19M | 1.56M | 2.16M | 2.99M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -1.74M | -4.87M | -6K | 708K | 1.89M | 359K | 0 | 352K | 428K | 322K | 512K | 1.48M | 599K | -272K | -390K | 0 | -338K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49K | 18K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 14.82M | 20.66M | -2.81M | 3.68M | 4.18M | 5.57M | 1.64M | 254K | 25K | 2K | 106K | 18K | 2.54M | 448K | 540K | 297K | 1.03M | 564K | 3.94M | 3.24M | 536K | 127K | 565K | 50K | 23K | -23K | 4K |
| Working Capital Changes | -29.89M | -25.01M | -460K | -8.99M | -11.92M | 665K | -5.09M | -220K | 3.77M | 1.22M | 105K | 6.23M | -67K | -10.06M | -6.26M | 4.73M | 2.94M | -4.81M | 3.46M | -3.17M | -5.83M | 749K | 226K | -2.55M | 537K | 887K | -1.96M |
| Change in Receivables | -21.23M | -14.05M | -1.46M | -1.37M | -9.55M | 2.17M | -1.3M | -554K | 1.6M | 1.17M | 3.35M | -6.29M | -1.19M | -1.3M | -1.24M | -611K | 5.05M | -5.37M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | -4.46M | 5.73M | -1.74M | -4.47M | -5.94M | 3.05M | -3.28M | -384K | 87K | 3.03M | -1.09M | -1.22M | 290K | 602K | -819K | 2.43M | -1.81M | 1.21M | 1.49M | -3.58M | -1.32M | -1.06M | 795K | -627K | -96K | -625K | -123K |
| Change in Payables | 5.23M | -12.16M | 4.44M | -533K | 8.14M | -2.39M | 360K | 1.55M | 107K | -2.16M | -645K | 10.74M | 150K | -11.33M | -4.8M | -1.54M | -47.97M | -31.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -39.75M | -170.6M | 1.53M | -6.33M | -3.03M | -3.3M | -65.48M | 6.6M | -17.73M | -529K | 3.5M | -580K | 6.05M | 2.6M | -3.2M | 10.32M | 2.15M | 15.38M | 284K | -55.96M | -2.76M | 1.77M | -1.95M | -1.42M | 2.48M | -24K | -6.22M |
| Capital Expenditures | -21.62M | -33.79M | -7.09M | -6.23M | -3.03M | -3.37M | -1.04M | -251K | -386K | -505K | -2.18M | -410K | -538K | -326K | -434K | -1.46M | -358K | -188K | -548K | -703K | -512K | -419K | -339K | -340K | -71K | -441K | -213K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 4.87% | 9.32% | 1.96% | 4.61% | 2.4% | 2.97% | 1.27% | 0.47% | 0.94% | 1.37% | 5.22% | 0.9% | 1.35% | 0.73% | 1.1% | 5.64% | 3.47% | 0.7% | 3.21% | 2.84% | 2.69% | 3.05% | 4.26% | 6.13% | 7.69% | 46.67% | 3.83% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -137.11M | 8.72M | 0 | 0 | 75K | -69M | 251K | -7.37M | 505K | 2.18M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -15M | -518K | -573K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -18.13M | 306K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24K | -251K | -9.97M | -505K | -2.18M | -170K | 6.59M | 2.92M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11K | 11K | 36K | 8K | -81K | -209K | -183K | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 151K | 115.72M | -3.71M | -282K | 16.21M | -3.95M | 78.64M | 69K | 14.35M | 3.06M | 1.86M | 316K | 191K | -76K | 3.59M | -11.73M | 11.64M | -3.03M | -5.43M | 64.54M | 544K | 1.87M | 1.6M | 6.44M | 48K | -10K | 13.74M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 112K | 141.91M | -216K | -71K | -5.98M | -8.12M | 33.06M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 39K | 63.62M | -141K | -211K | 26.07M | 4.17M | 92.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | -90.3M | -3.38M | 0 | -4.11M | 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 | -2.84M | -141K | -211K | -794K | -423K | -317K | -652K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -193K | -1.05M | -99K | 0 | -4.39M | -5.58M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 0 | 488K | 36K | 0 | 229K | 0 | -46.72M | 69K | 14.35M | 3.06M | 1.86M | 316K | 191K | -76K | 3.59M | -11.73M | 11.64M | -3.03M | -5.43M | 64.54M | 544K | 1.87M | 1.6M | 6.44M | 48K | -10K | 13.74M |
| Net Change in Cash | -7.97M | -60.88M | 1.34M | -8.77M | 8.32M | 1.73M | 6.24M | 5.06M | 125K | 483K | -1.49M | -608K | 4.97M | -6.77M | -6.11M | -4.99M | 6.92M | 7.46M | -4.54M | 7.51M | -6.3M | 5.26M | -579K | 1.33M | -659K | -3.94M | 5.89M |
| Free Cash Flow | 8.84M | -37.13M | -2.7M | -4.98M | -8.42M | 5.47M | -8.31M | -1.95M | 3.53M | -2.99M | -9.08M | -711K | -1.68M | -9.46M | -7.03M | -5.05M | -7.23M | -5.08M | 56K | -1.78M | -4.6M | 1.2M | -574K | -4.02M | -3.26M | -4.34M | -1.84M |
| FCF Margin % | 1.99% | -10.24% | -0.74% | -3.69% | -6.68% | 4.82% | -10.15% | -3.68% | 8.62% | -8.12% | -21.74% | -1.56% | -4.21% | -21.2% | -17.89% | -19.54% | -70.08% | -18.78% | 0.33% | -7.18% | -24.19% | 8.76% | -7.21% | -72.56% | -352.76% | -459.58% | -33.12% |
| FCF Growth % | 123.81% | -1277.41% | 45.87% | 40.82% | -253.74% | 165.88% | -325.55% | -155.29% | 218.17% | 67.1% | -1177.64% | 57.7% | 82.23% | -34.58% | -39.12% | 30.09% | -42.33% | -9169.64% | 103.15% | 61.37% | -481.81% | 309.76% | 85.73% | -23.56% | 25.03% | -136.03% | - |
| FCF per Share | 0.07 | -0.31 | -0.08 | -0.05 | -0.24 | 0.06 | -0.14 | -0.04 | 0.08 | -0.08 | -0.24 | -0.02 | -0.05 | -0.27 | -0.21 | -0.15 | -0.22 | -0.16 | 0.00 | -0.06 | -0.16 | 0.05 | -0.03 | -0.20 | -0.19 | -0.25 | -0.11 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -1.48x | 0.07x | -0.09x | -0.18x | 0.42x | -0.98x | 0.66x | 0.29x | -1.01x | 0.39x | 0.69x | 0.03x | 0.15x | 3.52x | 1.63x | 0.29x | 0.52x | 1.17x | -0.08x | 0.66x | -4.80x | 4.08x | 0.20x | 2.66x | 0.81x | 0.79x | -7.86x |
| Interest Paid | 24.49M | 15.34M | 6.71M | 1.31M | 1.47M | 2.3M | 807K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 7.25M | 4.28M | 175K | 63K | 58K | 0 | 605K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Integration and geopolitical exposure
As reported in recent financial filings, PowerFleet exhibits a persistent disconnect between net income and operating cash flow, evidenced by a 2026Q4 OCF/NI ratio of -3.75, which suggests that non-cash charges, primarily depreciation and amortization, are significantly inflating the company's reported cash-generative capacity relative to GAAP earnings.
The consistent gap between net losses and positive operating cash flow indicates that the firm's cash generation is heavily reliant on non-cash accounting adjustments rather than core operational profitability. Investors should monitor whether this reliance on D&A shields the true cash cost of maintaining the company's aging hardware infrastructure.
Based on the provided quarterly data, PowerFleet's free cash flow trajectory remains highly volatile, swinging from a -20.6% margin in 2025Q1 to a 5.3% margin by 2026Q4, indicating that the firm is still struggling to achieve consistent cash flow conversion following its recent transformational M&A activity.
The shift toward positive FCF in late 2026 suggests that the integration of MiX Telematics may be beginning to yield operational efficiencies. However, the historical inconsistency in these margins warrants caution, as the firm has yet to demonstrate a sustained ability to fund its growth requirements through internal cash generation.
According to the latest quarterly figures, PowerFleet's capital expenditure as a percentage of revenue has fluctuated significantly, peaking at 15.2% in 2024Q4 before moderating to 0.4% in 2026Q4, which highlights the company's ongoing struggle to balance necessary infrastructure investment with the need for improved cash flow margins.
The sharp reduction in capital intensity in recent quarters may suggest a pivot toward a more asset-light model or a temporary deferral of hardware-related investments. Analysts should investigate whether this lower spending level is sustainable or if it risks under-investing in the core technology platform required for long-term competitiveness.
As indicated by the quarterly cash flow statements, PowerFleet experienced significant working capital volatility, including a notable $14.3M outflow in 2026Q2, which suggests that the company's cash conversion cycle is highly sensitive to the timing of large enterprise hardware deployments and subsequent collection cycles.
The erratic nature of these working capital changes implies that the firm's cash position is susceptible to the lumpy revenue recognition inherent in its hardware-heavy business model. This volatility complicates short-term liquidity planning and suggests that the company may require external financing buffers to manage periods of high inventory or receivable build-up.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AIOT stock.
PowerFleet, Inc. (AIOT) generated $30.5M in net cash from operating activities in 2026. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
PowerFleet, Inc. (AIOT) generated $8.8M in free cash flow in 2026. Free cash flow is the cash left over after capital expenditures, which can be used to pay dividends, repurchase shares, or pay down debt.
PowerFleet, Inc. (AIOT) spent $21.6M on capital expenditures in 2026. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.