Operational efficiency is highlighted by a 29.9% FCF margin in 2026Q1, supported by a lean capital expenditure profile where CapEx/Revenue remains below 2.2%.
| 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 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Cash from Operations | 24.18M | 19.44M | 11.44M | 1.66M | -9M | -6.3M | 4.44M | -2.49M | 5.29M | -2.29M | 10.72M | -2.94M | 3.97M | 1.99M | 4.6M | -142K | -3.1M | 5.57M | -4.06M | 2.62M | 7.98M | 3.29M | 2.31M | 278K | 1.53M | 292K | -427K | -2.3M | -1.1M | 3.2M | 200K |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 22.57% | 14.94% | 2.23% | -17.66% | -13.89% | 10.07% | -6.2% | 10.71% | -5.8% | 21.15% | -9.88% | 12.82% | 7.36% | 16.7% | -0.59% | -11.96% | 19.9% | -21.16% | 9.72% | 24.59% | 11.52% | 11.21% | 1.41% | 9.6% | 1.28% | -2.03% | -10.27% | -3.73% | 7.05% | 0.29% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 326.58% | 69.88% | 591.48% | 118.39% | -42.81% | -241.81% | 278.76% | -147.01% | 331.32% | -121.32% | 465.16% | -173.94% | 99.55% | -56.78% | 3342.25% | 95.42% | -155.72% | 237.27% | -254.67% | -67.12% | 142.79% | 41.94% | 732.73% | -81.88% | 425.34% | 168.38% | 81.43% | -109.09% | -134.38% | 1500% | 122.22% |
| Net Income | 14.17M | 13.54M | 8.36M | -2.23M | -11.63M | -1.7M | 194K | -2.64M | -195K | -3.63M | 2.69M | 1.04M | 1.62M | 1.14M | 2.06M | -493K | -660K | 2.36M | -1.63M | 1.85M | 3.43M | 10.29M | 7.88M | 868K | -3.63M | 122K | -1.43M | -2.3M | -5.6M | -14.8M | -200K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.07M | 1.78M | 1.69M | 1.64M | 1.42M | 1.39M | 1.34M | 1.22M | 921K | 942K | 942K | 914K | 1.19M | 1.48M | 1.35M | 1.41M | 811K | 672K | 384K | 390K | 531K | 548K | 678K | 675K | 787K | 0 | 1.43M | 1.5M | 1.3M | 1.8M | 2.8M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 1.44M | 1.03M | 494K | 1.14M | 404K | 559K | 142K | 253K | 248K | 131K | 49K | 57K | 46K | 42K | 27K | 172K | 281K | 55K | 64K | 222K | 0 | 731K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 2.62M | 1.56M | -2.67M | 0 | 0 | 184K | 73K | -878K | -178K | -1.16M | 1.12M | 328K | 875K | 500K | 763K | -368K | 12K | 1.41M | -1.3M | 946K | 2.34M | -4.93M | -6.26M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9M | -700K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 4.1M | 1.84M | 939K | 1.68M | 834K | 879K | 943K | -522K | 2.63M | -1.59M | 589K | -18K | -26K | 173K | 62K | 148K | 268K | 250K | 359K | 384K | 1.13M | -540K | -296K | 227K | 218K | 1.06M | -984K | -100K | 200K | 2.3M | -500K |
| Working Capital Changes | -227K | -306K | 2.63M | -574K | -28K | -7.62M | 1.75M | 78K | 1.86M | 3.02M | 5.33M | -5.26M | 268K | -1.34M | 332K | -1.01M | -3.81M | 823K | -1.94M | -1.17M | 547K | -2.82M | 318K | -1.49M | 4.16M | -886K | 556K | -1.4M | 3M | 7.5M | -900K |
| Change in Receivables | 2.95M | 69K | 431K | 2.71M | -2.56M | -1.76M | -2.5M | 1.76M | -197K | -2.08M | 657K | -856K | -387K | -827K | 2.1M | -255K | -150K | -2M | 195K | 1.59M | 0 | -1.84M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 112K | 884K | 5.95M | -2.44M | -5.21M | -7.13M | 3.93M | -2.24M | 2.93M | -508K | 2.1M | -4.15M | -546K | 1.64M | -1.26M | -354K | -5.59M | 2.91M | -1.21M | -1.81M | -667K | -2.52M | 1.29M | 1.96M | 816K | -21K | 3.39M | 100K | 900K | 3.5M | 2.3M |
| Change in Payables | -1.52M | -1.55M | -3.5M | -3.08M | 7.01M | 764K | -191K | -285K | -376K | 4M | -312K | 882K | 453K | -182K | -624K | -997K | 1.5M | -599K | 688K | -11K | 0 | 1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -3.34M | -3.13M | -1.24M | -2.12M | -1.75M | -2.34M | -946K | -2.46M | 3.2M | 2.01M | -1.88M | -3.85M | -697K | -678K | -739K | -215K | -1.61M | -1.88M | -432K | -862K | -224K | -515K | -315K | -163K | -271K | -72K | 4.39M | 1.1M | -900K | 4.9M | 300K |
| Capital Expenditures | -1.25M | -1.04M | -1.24M | -2.12M | -1.75M | -2.42M | -946K | -2.46M | -1.4M | -628K | -1.39M | -1.09M | -697K | -678K | -739K | -215K | -1.61M | -1.88M | -432K | -862K | -224K | -515K | -330K | -170K | -157K | -87K | -251K | -700K | -1.4M | -2.7M | -1.4M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.41% | 1.21% | 1.61% | 2.86% | 3.43% | 5.33% | 2.14% | 6.12% | 2.83% | 1.59% | 2.75% | 3.66% | 2.25% | 2.51% | 2.68% | 0.89% | 6.22% | 6.73% | 2.25% | 3.2% | 0.69% | 1.81% | 1.6% | 0.86% | 0.98% | 0.38% | 1.19% | 3.13% | 4.75% | 5.95% | 2.04% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72K | 0 | 0 | 3.74M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -2.09M | -2.09M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.74M | 2.64M | -481K | -2.76M | 0 | -340K | -364K | 0 | -1.15M | -1.53M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15K | 7K | -114K | 15K | 6.65M | 1M | 500K | 7.6M | 1.7M |
| Cash from Financing | -774K | -595K | -6.59M | 2M | 2.09M | 12.4M | -1.35M | -1.65M | -4.37M | -3.49M | -2.6M | 92K | 144K | 52K | 23K | -2M | 2.11M | -1.5M | 1.51M | -6.58M | 229K | -628K | -153K | -453K | 33K | -93K | -3.75M | 800K | 1.1M | -8.5M | -100K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | -6.62M | -63K | 4.12M | 2.01M | -77K | 406K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2M | 2M | -1.5M | 1.5M | 0 | 0 | -700K | -3.52M | -698K | -1.99M | -93K | -3.75M | 800K | 1.1M | -8.5M | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -888K | -595K | 32K | 1.06M | 0 | 11.56M | -269K | -1.04M | -3.28M | -465K | -132K | 92K | 144K | 52K | 23K | 0 | 87K | 0 | 12K | 123K | 229K | 72K | 3.37M | 318K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.03M | -1.17M | -1M | -1.02M | -1.08M | -3.03M | -2.47M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -1.42M | -1.19M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -269K | -1.04M | -3.28M | -648K | -162K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 114K | 0 | 0 | 1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -73K | 2.02M | 0 | -4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -100K |
| Net Change in Cash | 20.06M | 15.71M | 3.62M | 1.54M | -8.66M | 3.75M | 2.15M | -6.59M | 4.12M | -3.76M | 6.24M | -6.69M | 3.42M | 1.36M | 3.89M | -2.36M | -2.61M | 2.19M | -2.98M | -4.81M | 7.98M | 2.14M | 1.85M | -338K | 1.3M | 127K | 207K | -400K | -900K | -400K | 400K |
| Free Cash Flow | 22.93M | 18.4M | 10.21M | -462K | -10.75M | -8.72M | 3.5M | -4.94M | 3.89M | -2.91M | 9.33M | -4.03M | 3.27M | 1.31M | 3.87M | -357K | -4.72M | 3.69M | -4.49M | 1.76M | 7.75M | 2.77M | 1.99M | 108K | 1.38M | 205K | -678K | -3M | -2.5M | 500K | -1.2M |
| FCF Margin % | 25.94% | 21.36% | 13.33% | -0.62% | -21.1% | -19.22% | 7.92% | -12.32% | 7.88% | -7.4% | 18.4% | -13.54% | 10.57% | 4.86% | 14.02% | -1.48% | -18.17% | 13.17% | -23.41% | 6.53% | 23.9% | 9.72% | 9.61% | 0.55% | 8.62% | 0.9% | -3.22% | -13.39% | -8.47% | 1.1% | -1.75% |
| FCF Growth % | 70.2% | 80.25% | 2309.74% | 95.7% | -23.31% | -349.23% | 170.8% | -226.95% | 233.56% | -131.24% | 331.73% | -222.94% | 149.54% | -66.05% | 1182.63% | 92.43% | -228.01% | 182.09% | -354.91% | -77.29% | 179.83% | 39.6% | 1737.96% | -92.16% | 571.71% | 130.24% | 77.4% | -20% | -600% | 141.67% | 25% |
| FCF per Share | 5.72 | 4.67 | 2.75 | -0.13 | -3.18 | -2.92 | 1.39 | -1.94 | 1.45 | -1.07 | 3.30 | -1.45 | 1.19 | 0.46 | 1.40 | -0.13 | -1.75 | 1.35 | -1.67 | 0.63 | 2.73 | 1.01 | 0.82 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 0.17 | -0.64 | -2.93 | -2.48 | 0.49 | -1.17 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.62x | 1.44x | 1.37x | -0.74x | 0.77x | 3.70x | 22.91x | 0.94x | -27.12x | 0.63x | 3.99x | -2.82x | 2.45x | 1.74x | 2.23x | 0.29x | 4.70x | 2.36x | 2.50x | 1.42x | 2.33x | 0.32x | 0.29x | 0.32x | -0.42x | 2.39x | 0.30x | 1.00x | 0.20x | -0.22x | -0.05x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 357K | 660K | 190K | 0 | 22K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4K | 0 | 30K | 47K | 7K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50K | 25K | 0 | 0 | 92K | 0 | 11K | 50K | 38K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Supply chain component dependency
Based on reported financial statements, BKTI's operating cash flow frequently exceeds net income, as evidenced by the 2025Q3 OCF/NI ratio of 3.04, which suggests that the company's reported earnings are supported by high-quality cash inflows rather than aggressive accounting accruals or non-cash adjustments.
The consistent divergence where operating cash flow outpaces net income indicates that the company's earnings are conservative and likely reflect actual cash-generative operations. Investors should monitor whether this trend persists as the company attempts to transition toward a SaaS-based revenue model, which may alter the timing of cash recognition.
As reported in recent filings, BKTI has successfully transitioned from negative free cash flow in early 2024 to a robust 29.9% FCF margin in 2026Q1, reflecting a significant improvement in the company's ability to convert top-line revenue into discretionary cash after accounting for capital expenditures.
This trajectory suggests that the BKR 9000 product line is achieving the necessary scale to drive meaningful cash generation. The shift from negative FCF in 2023Q4 to consistent positive territory appears to validate the company's current operational strategy and disciplined cost management.
According to historical data, BKTI maintains a lean capital expenditure profile, with CapEx/Revenue ratios consistently remaining below 2.2% over the last ten quarters, indicating that the company's business model does not require heavy, recurring investments in physical infrastructure to maintain its current market position.
This low capital intensity provides the company with significant financial flexibility to navigate potential supply chain disruptions or invest in R&D for new product iterations. The minimal spending on fixed assets suggests that the company's competitive moat is built on intellectual property and specialized certifications rather than capital-heavy manufacturing facilities.
Based on the provided cash flow data, working capital changes have been highly volatile, swinging from a $4.0 million outflow in 2023Q4 to a $2.3 million inflow in 2026Q1, which highlights the company's sensitivity to inventory procurement cycles and the timing of large government contract payments.
The significant fluctuations in working capital suggest that the company must maintain substantial inventory buffers to mitigate supply chain risks, which can temporarily suppress cash flow. Analysts should interpret these swings as a byproduct of the company's reliance on long-lead-time components and the lumpy nature of public safety procurement cycles.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying BKTI stock.
BK Technologies Corporation (BKTI) generated $19.4M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
BK Technologies Corporation (BKTI) generated $18.4M in free cash flow in 2025. Free cash flow is the cash left over after capital expenditures, which can be used to pay dividends, repurchase shares, or pay down debt.
BK Technologies Corporation (BKTI) spent $1.0M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2025, BK Technologies Corporation (BKTI) spent $1.2M on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.