Free cash flow was -$20.4M in 2026Q2 with capex at 44.1% of revenue, and operating cash flow to net income ratios swung from -4.35 to 3.71, suggesting cash conversion remains erratic and insufficient to fund reinvestment internally.
Amplify Energy Corp. (AMPY) cash flow statement — 17-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 |
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| Cash from Operations | 7.32M | 49.2M | 51.29M | 141.59M | 64.48M | 62.97M | 74.33M | 47.28M | 107.16M | 119.6M | 85.64M | 213.38M | 356.84M | 227.1M | 137.25M | 140.7M | 50.77M | 10.6M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 18.68% | 17.41% | 46.03% | 14.07% | 18.36% | 36.77% | 17.16% | 52.25% | 53.13% | 10.78% | 65.82% | 54.48% | 44.2% | 53.03% | 65.66% | 56.84% | 35.04% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -392.93% | -4.08% | -63.77% | 119.57% | 2.41% | -15.28% | 57.2% | -55.87% | -10.41% | 39.66% | -59.87% | -40.2% | 57.13% | 65.47% | -2.45% | 177.14% | 379.17% | - |
| Net Income | 21.93M | 43.97M | 12.95M | 392.75M | 57.88M | -32.07M | -464.03M | -35.2M | 49.78M | -85.08M | 1.32B | -1.8B | 116.93M | -343.99M | -150.1M | 16.66M | -15.63M | -11.75M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 28.29M | 32.48M | 32.59M | 28M | 23.95M | 28.07M | 40.27M | 61.4M | 62M | 65.83M | 76.9M | 198.64M | 269.94M | 250.4M | 125.56M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 6.47M | 8.29M | 6.8M | 5.28M | 2.96M | 1.05M | -112K | 0 | 5.41M | 9.2M | 7.53M | 4.41M | 8.62M | 5.71M | 2.46M | 53.74M | 1.52M | 234K |
| Deferred Taxes | 6.81M | 18.25M | 2.2M | -253.8M | 0 | -28.07M | 0 | 0 | -3.56M | 121.64M | -9.64M | -9.64M | 5.59M | -146.53M | 157.89M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -25.09M | -57.35M | 29.04M | -39.16M | -35.12M | 81.6M | 499.06M | 20.13M | -6.01M | 8.38M | -1.24B | 1.79B | -61.49M | 487.4M | -2.41M | 80.14M | 67.4M | 24.06M |
| Working Capital Changes | -14.48M | 3.56M | -32.27M | 8.52M | 14.81M | 12.39M | -858K | 949K | -475K | -366K | 67.52M | 25.89M | 17.26M | -25.89M | 3.85M | -9.85M | -2.52M | -1.95M |
| Change in Receivables | 13.08M | 8.12M | -697K | 41.26M | 2.81M | -61.17M | 1.95M | 10.7M | 8.69M | 2.77M | 17.68M | 26.44M | 33.32M | -66.86M | -11.83M | -12.78M | -10.81M | -944K |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -73.66M | 0 | 0 | -7.35M | -5.33M | 1.84B | 2.54M | -18.14M | 45.61M | -2.64M | -4.54M | -65K | 568K |
| Change in Payables | -1.69M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.66M | 0 | -13.59M | -1.78M | 2.96M | 242K | -4.18M | 2.33M | -4.35M | -646K | 0 | 8.04M | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | 146.9M | 141.3M | -82.03M | -38.6M | -41.52M | -29.43M | -35.89M | 35.31M | -57.95M | -125.96M | -156.65M | -294.56M | -409.56M | -1.19B | -773.61M | -242.77M | -139.62M | -75.22M |
| Capital Expenditures | -51.49M | -85.31M | -73.34M | -31.38M | -34.82M | -29.83M | -35.89M | -73.79M | -112.4M | -130.2M | -156.65M | -336.92M | -561.69M | -1.19B | -773.61M | -242.62M | -139.62M | -75.25M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 24.16% | 32.39% | 24.89% | 10.2% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 17.75% | 26.78% | 54.81% | 57.84% | 19.73% | 103.93% | 85.76% | 232.36% | 298.89% | 113.23% | 156.31% | 248.85% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.25M | 54.45M | 4.24M | 0 | 42.37M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 198.39M | 226.61M | -8.69M | -7.22M | -6.7M | 404K | 0 | 10K | 54.45M | 4.24M | 49.11M | 42.37M | 152.13M | -836K | 29.95M | -152K | 0 | 39K |
| Cash from Financing | -133.01M | -129.83M | 9.99M | -82.24M | -41.76M | -25.11M | -28.4M | -132.3M | -106.36M | -1.98M | 66.76M | 150.71M | 31.11M | 981.03M | 647.89M | 97.5M | 96.41M | 65.76M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -130M | -127M | 12M | -75M | -40M | -25M | -24.48M | -86.44M | -105.51M | 0 | -365.61M | 189.85M | 34M | 1.01B | 459.2M | 145.2M | 59.8M | 8M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -20K | 0 | -1.87M | -2.43M | -563K | -81K | -51K | -29.54M | -852K | -10K | -589K | -489K | -1.93M | -664K | 213.57M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.79M | -15.89M | 0 | 0 | -13.29M | -162.92M | -154.51M | -96.51M | -34.44M | -50.57M | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -20K | 0 | -1.87M | -2.43M | -563K | -81K | -51K | -29.54M | -852K | -1.6M | -589K | -489K | -1.93M | -664K | -65M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -2.99M | -2.83M | -136K | -4.81M | -1.2M | -25K | -80K | -429K | 0 | -1.97M | 446.24M | -38.65M | 153.56M | -25.46M | -24.88M | 2.87M | 36.61M | 57.76M |
| Net Change in Cash | 21.21M | 60.67M | -20.75M | 20.75M | -18.8M | 8.44M | 10.04M | -11.02M | -57.16M | -8.34M | 76.24M | 69.54M | -21.61M | 14.29M | 11.53M | -4.57M | 7.56M | 1.14M |
| Free Cash Flow | -67.38M | -36.11M | -20.93M | 110.21M | 29.66M | 33.14M | 38.44M | -26.51M | -5.24M | -10.6M | -71.01M | -123.54M | -204.85M | -966.74M | -636.36M | -101.92M | -88.85M | -64.66M |
| FCF Margin % | -31.62% | -13.71% | -7.1% | 35.83% | 6.47% | 9.66% | 19.02% | -9.62% | -2.56% | -4.71% | -8.94% | -38.11% | -31.28% | -188.16% | -245.86% | -47.56% | -99.47% | -213.81% |
| FCF Growth % | -630.05% | -72.5% | -118.99% | 271.53% | -10.48% | -13.8% | 245.02% | -405.57% | 50.52% | 85.08% | 42.52% | 39.69% | 78.81% | -51.92% | -524.38% | -14.71% | -37.41% | - |
| FCF per Share | -1.63 | -0.89 | -0.53 | 2.83 | 0.77 | 0.87 | 1.02 | -0.90 | -0.21 | -0.42 | -2.84 | -15.99 | -30.83 | -147.00 | -106.10 | -9.57 | -8.35 | -6.07 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -3.07x | 1.12x | 3.96x | 0.36x | 1.11x | -1.96x | -0.16x | -1.34x | 2.15x | -1.41x | 0.73x | -0.12x | 3.05x | -0.66x | -0.91x | 8.45x | -3.25x | -0.90x |
| Interest Paid | 4.12M | 9.78M | 11.71M | 10.99M | 11.21M | 8.64M | 10.33M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.51M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 130K | 1.19M | 5.77M | 93K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying AMPY stock.
Amplify Energy Corp. (AMPY) generated $49.2M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Amplify Energy Corp. (AMPY) reported negative free cash flow of $36.1M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Amplify Energy Corp. (AMPY) spent $85.3M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Negative free cash flow dependence
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Net Income Disconnected From Operating Cash
Based on reported figures, AMPY's operating cash flow to net income ratio swings from -4.35 to 3.71 across recent quarters, a range too erratic to support any reliable read on earnings quality.
The 2025Q4 net income of $64.4M alongside negative operating cash flow of -$13.4M suggests the reported profit was driven by non-cash or non-operating items rather than cash generation. Quarters where operating cash flow runs far above net income, such as 2025Q2, appear to reflect timing effects instead of durable earnings power. Investors should monitor whether accrual-driven gains reverse in future periods.
Free Cash Flow Persistently Negative
As reported in the cash flow statements, AMPY's free cash flow margin was negative in eight of ten quarters, reaching -38.9% in 2026Q1, indicating that operating cash generation has not covered capital spending.
Operating cash flow has been volatile, peaking near $25.5M in 2025Q1 before turning negative in 2025Q4 and only modestly positive again in 2026Q2. Capital spending has consistently absorbed most or all operating cash, leaving little residual cash for the business. This pattern points to a structural reliance on external funding or balance sheet reserves rather than self-funded growth.
Capital Intensity Consumes Operating Cash
Based on reported figures, AMPY's capital expenditure ran between 9.0% and 50.9% of revenue across the period, with several quarters above 40%, which signals a heavy reinvestment burden relative to top-line scale.
Capex of -$23.2M in 2026Q2 and -$19.1M in 2026Q1 exceeded operating cash flow in both quarters, indicating reinvestment is outpacing internally generated cash. Depreciation and amortization of roughly $5 to $10M per quarter is well below recent capex levels, which suggests spending is weighted toward expansion or asset replacement beyond maintenance. Whether this investment translates into future cash returns remains to be demonstrated in reported results.
Cumulative Cash Shortfall Versus Reported Profit
According to the ten-quarter record, AMPY's cumulative operating cash flow is roughly $106M against cumulative capex near $220M, a gap that appears to be financed rather than earned.
The cumulative free cash flow deficit over the period suggests that reported earnings have not converted into distributable cash. Net income figures, which include large swings such as the $64.4M in 2025Q4, do not reconcile with the persistent cash shortfall. This divergence warrants further investigation into the composition of reported earnings and the funding sources that have bridged the gap.
What the Cash Flow Obscures
Based on the supplied data, the cash flow statement does not disclose whether working capital swings, such as the -$11.6M change in 2025Q4, reflect timing or permanent deterioration in collections.
Working capital movements have been large relative to operating cash flow, and it is unclear from the provided data whether these reflect seasonal commodity sales timing or structural changes. Stock-based compensation and capitalized costs are not clearly separable from the reported figures, which limits assessment of true cash burn. Data on debt service and financing access is not provided, so conclusions about liquidity sustainability should be treated as provisional.