The free cash flow deficit has widened to $39.4M in 2026Q2, with operating cash flow consistently trailing net losses due to a significant stock-based compensation add-back of $8.6M.
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ARCT) cash flow statement — 15-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 |
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| Cash from Operations | -62.48M | -74.27M | -59.75M | -18.1M | 31.99M | -135.04M | -42.86M | -6.45M | -20.76M | -460K | -19.24M | -18.15M | -28.33M | -7.35M | -1.58M | -2.36M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -110.49% | -43.17% | -11.47% | 15.55% | -1092.67% | -449.32% | -31% | -131.78% | -3.54% | -94.4% | -295.67% | - | - | - | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | -5755.28% | -24.31% | -230.11% | -156.57% | 123.69% | -215.07% | -565.03% | 68.95% | -4413.04% | 97.61% | -6.02% | 35.93% | -285.23% | -363.91% | 32.87% | - |
| Net Income | -78.06M | -65.78M | -80.94M | -29.73M | 9.35M | -203.67M | -72.15M | -25.99M | -21.79M | -10.9M | -24.6M | -19.45M | -32.83M | -10.55M | -1.58M | -3.93M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.58M | 3.02M | 3.54M | 2.96M | 1.53M | 1.19M | 882K | 684K | 582K | 410K | 294K | 51K | 31K | 8K | 7K | 6K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 19.41M | 25.41M | 37.99M | 34.65M | 30.61M | 28.91M | 6.76M | 1.98M | 1.26M | 2.17M | 2.5M | 2.37M | 4.09M | 1.54M | 26K | 1.55M |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25K | 302K | 0 | 0 | -2.37M | -4.09M | 1K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -200.42K | 2.28M | 471K | -33.36M | 3.06M | 5.9M | 425K | 873K | 38K | 498K | -110K | 2.37M | 4.09M | 203K | 62K | 0 |
| Working Capital Changes | 2.96M | -39.2M | -20.81M | 7.38M | -12.56M | 32.63M | 21.22M | 15.98M | -1.16M | 7.36M | 2.68M | -1.11M | 388K | 1.44M | -101K | 9K |
| Change in Receivables | 6.79M | -1.59M | 28.09M | -29.3M | 603K | -1.24M | 54K | 2.3M | -4M | 3.15M | -1.56M | -1.08M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.55M | 2.11M | -306K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 84.4K | -2.96M | 1.92M | -2.24M | -3.11M | -769K | 4.81M | 3.15M | 578K | -1.54M | 471K | -248K | 258K | 24K | -113K | 95K |
| Cash from Investing | 87.34K | -230K | -648K | -2.9M | -7.73M | -3.41M | -1.74M | -818K | 22.13M | 10.36M | 4.88M | -33.84M | 8.41M | -28.05M | 1.03M | -1.04M |
| Capital Expenditures | -137.66K | -230K | -648K | -2.9M | -7.73M | -3.41M | -1.74M | -818K | -1.48M | -251K | -74K | -181K | -79K | -39K | 0 | -24K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0.55% | 0.34% | 0.47% | 1.84% | 3.75% | 27.56% | 18.26% | 3.93% | 9.38% | 1.93% | 0.36% | 2.95% | - | - | - | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29K | -20.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 225K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.61M | 29K | 20.02M | -161K | 8.49M | -28.01M | 507K | -500K |
| Cash from Financing | 11.99M | 13.38M | 5.42M | -24.09M | -2.86M | 48.02M | 436.14M | 41.91M | 10.2M | 7M | 6K | 66.47M | 0 | 57.4M | 601K | 2.62M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -27.36M | -5M | 46.6M | 0 | 4.95M | 9.87M | 5.65M | 0 | 1.89M | 0 | 115K | 600K | 450K |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 12.44M | 13.38M | 682K | 609K | 411K | 515K | 423.82M | 21.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.47M | 0 | 57.25M | 1K | 2.17M |
| Dividends Paid | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -442.68K | 0 | 4.74M | 2.67M | 1.73M | 902K | 12.33M | 15.68M | 332K | 1.35M | 6K | -66.45M | 0 | 29K | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -50.4M | -61.12M | -54.98M | -45.09M | 21.41M | -90.43M | 391.54M | 34.64M | 11.58M | 16.89M | -14.35M | 14.48M | -19.92M | 22M | 42K | -782K |
| Free Cash Flow | -62.62M | -74.27M | -60.4M | -21M | 24.27M | -138.45M | -44.6M | -7.26M | -22.24M | -711K | -19.32M | -18.33M | -28.41M | -7.39M | -1.58M | -2.38M |
| FCF Margin % | -251.01% | -110.49% | -43.64% | -13.31% | 11.79% | -1120.23% | -467.59% | -34.94% | -141.17% | -5.47% | -94.77% | -298.62% | - | - | - | - |
| FCF Growth % | -6.78% | -22.98% | -187.6% | -186.54% | 117.53% | -210.4% | -514.11% | 67.34% | -3027.71% | 96.32% | -5.38% | 35.47% | -284.27% | -366.37% | 33.54% | - |
| FCF per Share | -2.20 | -2.71 | -2.24 | -0.79 | 0.90 | -5.26 | -2.20 | -0.60 | -2.21 | -0.23 | -4.91 | -5.93 | -14.54 | -5.08 | -1.00 | -1.50 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.80x | 1.13x | 0.74x | 0.61x | 3.42x | 0.66x | 0.59x | 0.25x | 0.95x | 0.04x | 0.78x | 0.93x | 0.86x | 0.70x | 1.00x | 0.60x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13M | 813K | 684K | 751K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 1.41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35K | 12K | 1K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ARCT stock.
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ARCT) generated $-74.3M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ARCT) reported negative free cash flow of $74.3M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (ARCT) spent $0.2M 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
Unsustainable cash burn funded by financing
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Persistent Cash Burn Despite Non-Cash Addbacks
ARCT's operating cash flow consistently exceeds its net loss, with the gap largely explained by stock-based compensation, as evidenced by the OCF/NI ratio ranging from 0.01 to 3.44 over the past ten quarters, indicating negative cash conversion from core operations.
The OCF/NI ratio being consistently above 1.0 (and often significantly so) highlights that the company's operating losses are not the primary driver of cash consumption. Instead, cash is being consumed by working capital fluctuations and potentially other non-cash adjustments, as the core business is pre-profitability and generates no operating cash.
FCF Deepens as Revenue Visibility Vanishes
Free cash flow has deteriorated from a deficit of $5.8M in 2024Q1 to a deficit of $39.4M in 2026Q2, with the FCF margin worsening to -13.3%, as the collapse in lumpy revenue fails to scale with the ongoing, heavy R&D-driven cost base.
The negative FCF trajectory is a direct result of the company's cost structure remaining fixed while its milestone-dependent revenue stream has evaporated. The widening gap between net income and FCF suggests that even as reported losses may fluctuate, the underlying cash consumption to sustain operations is accelerating, demanding continued external financing.
Erratic Working Capital Swings Amplify Volatility
Working capital changes have been highly erratic, swinging from a $20.1M source of cash in 2024Q4 to a $28.5M use of cash in 2025Q1, creating significant quarter-to-quarter volatility in operating cash flow that obscures the underlying burn rate.
These large swings, particularly the major uses of cash in 2024Q2, Q3, and 2025Q1, suggest aggressive inventory builds or receivable collection issues, which are unusual for a company with minimal revenue. The lack of a stable pattern indicates poor visibility and control over its cash conversion cycle, adding a layer of unpredictability to an already uncertain financial profile.
SBC and Milestone Revenue Mask True Cost
The cash flow statement obscures the true economic cost of operations, as a significant portion of the $8.6M in Q2 2026 stock-based compensation is added back to calculate OCF, while the recognized revenue is likely non-recurring and tied to unquantifiable future obligations.
Investors must monitor that operating cash flow is not a clean measure of business performance due to the large, non-cash SBC add-back. Furthermore, the revenue recognized does not appear to generate operating cash flow, as seen in quarters like 2024Q4 where a $46.0M revenue quarter yielded only -$284K in OCF, implying the cash for such milestones may be received upfront or subject to clawbacks, making reported revenue a poor proxy for near-term cash generation.