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FLNT logoFluent, Inc.(FLNT)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

FLNT•NASDAQ
$2.92
$86M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorCommunication ServicesIndustryAdvertising & MarketingSub-IndustryPerformance and commerce marketing
AboutFluent, Inc. provides data-driven digital marketing services primarily in the United States. The company operates through Fluent and All Other segments. It offers customer acquisition services by operating digital marketing campaigns, through which the company connects its advertiser clients with consumers. The company also delivers data and performance-based marketing executions to approximately 500 consumer brands, direct marketers, and agencies across a range of industries, including financial products and services, media and entertainment, health and wellness, retail and consumer, and staffing and recruitment. Fluent, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.Show more
  • Revenue$209M-18.0%
  • EBITDA-$11M+23.0%
  • Net Income-$27M+7.2%
  • EPS (Diluted)-1.05+41.7%
  • Gross Margin24.54%+2.8%
  • EBITDA Margin-5.06%+6.1%
  • Operating Margin-9.73%-4.8%
  • Net Margin-13.01%-13.2%
  • ROE-125.87%-27.6%
  • ROIC-31.79%+5.0%
  • Debt/Equity2.07+37.9%
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FLNT Key Insights

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 82 (top 18%)
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 2.3x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.1x
  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Sales declining 7.6% over 5 years
  • ✗Shares diluted 59.7% in last year

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

FLNT Price & Volume

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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FLNT Growth Metrics

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years30.94%
5 Years-7.65%
3 Years-16.7%
TTM-18.01%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM7.21%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM41.71%

Return on Capital

10 Years-26.23%
5 Years-50.41%
3 Years-63.18%
Last Year-76.64%

FLNT Recent Earnings

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 2/12 qtrs (17%)●Beat Revenue 2/12 qtrs (17%)
Q2 2026Latest
Mar 9, 2026
EPS
$0.09
Est $0.04
-125.0%
Revenue
$62M
Est $63M
-1.2%
Q4 2025
Nov 13, 2025
EPS
$0.23
Est $0.14
-64.3%
Revenue
$47M
Est $63M
-25.2%
Q3 2025
Aug 19, 2025
EPS
$0.24
Est $0.23
-4.3%
Revenue
$45M
Est $66M
-32.2%
Q2 2025
May 15, 2025
EPS
$0.31
Est $0.38
+18.4%
Revenue
$55M
Est $53M
+4.8%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMar 9, 2026
$0.09vs $0.04-125.0%
$62Mvs $63M-1.2%
Q4 2025Nov 13, 2025
$0.23vs $0.14-64.3%
$47Mvs $63M-25.2%
Q3 2025Aug 19, 2025
$0.24vs $0.23-4.3%
$45Mvs $66M-32.2%
Q2 2025May 15, 2025
$0.31vs $0.38+18.4%
$55Mvs $53M+4.8%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

FLNT Peer Comparison

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) competitors in Performance and commerce marketing — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
ACMR logoACMRACM Research, Inc.Direct Competitor3.67B55.3840.4215.24%10.44%6.11%0.16
PERI logoPERIPerion Network Ltd.Direct Competitor477.39M10.65-56.05-11.71%-1.8%-1.17%0.06
CDLX logoCDLXCardlytics, Inc.Direct Competitor43.78M0.80-0.41-16.18%-44.36%-370.98%
MGNI logoMGNIMagnite, Inc.Product Competitor1.92B13.3914.096.85%21.96%18.57%0.30
TPVG logoTPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.Product Competitor225.54M5.574.5736.55%13.09%1.33
APPS logoAPPSDigital Turbine, Inc.Product Competitor476.06M3.98-4.47-9.91%-7.88%-21.55%2.72
BMBL logoBMBLBumble Inc.Product Competitor377.76M3.43-0.51-9.89%-71.04%-76.76%0.88
QNST logoQNSTQuinStreet, Inc.Product Competitor742.06M13.02161.3478.27%5.64%24.45%0.04

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Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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FLNT Income Statement

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Sales/Revenue211.69M250.28M281.68M310.72M329.25M361.13M298.4M254.62M208.76M
Revenue Growth %13.3%18.23%12.55%10.31%5.96%9.68%-17.37%-14.67%-18.01%
Cost of Goods Sold147.41M161.56M194.44M215.13M243.72M267.49M219.88M193.82M157.52M
COGS % of Revenue69.63%64.55%69.03%69.24%74.02%74.07%73.69%76.12%75.46%
Gross Profit
65.31M▲ 0%
88.72M▲ 35.8%
87.25M▼ 1.7%
95.58M▲ 9.6%
85.53M▼ 10.5%
93.65M▲ 9.5%
78.52M▼ 16.2%
60.8M▼ 22.6%
51.24M▼ 15.7%
Gross Margin %30.85%35.45%30.97%30.76%25.98%25.93%26.31%23.88%24.54%
Gross Profit Growth %23.13%35.85%-1.66%9.55%-10.51%9.49%-16.16%-22.56%-15.72%
Operating Expenses86.33M77.35M82.03M87.2M90.2M213.24M138.65M84.46M71.56M
OpEx % of Revenue40.78%30.9%29.12%28.07%27.4%59.05%46.46%33.17%34.28%
Selling, General & Admin67.07M49.67M59.61M58.48M60.89M54.89M54.51M55.01M49.19M
SG&A % of Revenue31.68%19.85%21.16%18.82%18.49%15.2%18.27%21.61%23.56%
Research & Development2.58M5.28M8.05M12.6M15.79M18.16M18.45M17.28M11.84M
R&D % of Revenue1.22%2.11%2.86%4.06%4.8%5.03%6.18%6.79%5.67%
Other Operating Expenses16.68M13.17M14.37M16.12M13.52M140.19M65.68M12.17M10.53M
Operating Income
-21.02M▲ 0%
11.37M▲ 154.1%
5.22M▼ 54.1%
8.38M▲ 60.5%
-4.67M▼ 155.7%
-119.59M▼ 2463.6%
-60.13M▲ 49.7%
-23.66M▲ 60.7%
-20.32M▲ 14.1%
Operating Margin %-9.93%4.54%1.85%2.7%-1.42%-33.12%-20.15%-9.29%-9.73%
Operating Income Growth %38.25%154.11%-54.11%60.55%-155.67%-2463.58%49.72%60.65%14.11%
EBITDA-7.96M24.55M19.16M23.68M8.51M-106.38M-49.25M-13.73M-10.57M
EBITDA Margin %-3.76%9.81%6.8%7.62%2.58%-29.46%-16.51%-5.39%-5.06%
EBITDA Growth %62.8%408.25%-21.95%23.6%-64.09%-1350.76%53.7%72.12%23.04%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)13.05M13.17M13.94M15.3M13.17M13.21M10.88M9.93M9.75M
EBIT-22.02M11.37M5.22M8.38M-7.63M-119.59M-60.13M-26.34M0
Net Interest Income-9.68M-8.13M-6.89M-5.35M-2.18M-1.97M-3.2M-4.75M0
Interest Income000000000
Interest Expense9.68M8.13M6.89M5.35M2.18M1.97M3.2M4.75M-3.07M
Other Income/Expense-10.69M-8.13M-6.89M-5.35M-5.15M-1.97M-3.2M-7.43M-6.85M
Pretax Income
-31.71M▲ 0%
3.24M▲ 110.2%
-1.67M▼ 151.7%
3.03M▲ 281.1%
-9.81M▼ 424.0%
-121.56M▼ 1138.7%
-63.33M▲ 47.9%
-31.09M▲ 50.9%
-27.17M▲ 12.6%
Pretax Margin %-14.98%1.29%-0.59%0.97%-2.98%-33.66%-21.22%-12.21%-13.01%
Income Tax046K74K822K246K1.78M-116K-1.81M-2K
Effective Tax Rate %0%1.42%-4.42%27.14%-2.51%-1.46%0.18%5.83%0.01%
Net Income
-53.21M▲ 0%
-17.93M▲ 66.3%
-1.75M▲ 90.3%
2.21M▲ 226.3%
-10.06M▼ 555.8%
-123.33M▼ 1126.1%
-63.22M▲ 48.7%
-29.28M▲ 53.7%
-27.17M▲ 7.2%
Net Margin %-25.13%-7.16%-0.62%0.71%-3.06%-34.15%-21.19%-11.5%-13.01%
Net Income Growth %-82.93%66.3%90.26%226.33%-555.78%-1126.09%48.74%53.69%7.21%
Net Income (Continuing)-31.71M3.19M-1.75M2.21M-10.06M-123.33M-63.22M-29.28M-27.17M
Discontinued Operations000000000
Minority Interest000000000
EPS (Diluted)
-5.22▲ 0%
-1.40▲ 73.2%
-0.13▲ 90.7%
0.17▲ 230.8%
-0.75▼ 541.2%
-9.09▼ 1112.0%
-4.59▲ 49.5%
-1.80▲ 60.8%
-1.05▲ 41.7%
EPS Growth %-33.16%73.18%90.71%230.77%-541.18%-1112%49.5%60.78%41.67%
EPS (Basic)-5.22-1.38-0.130.17-0.75-9.09-4.59-1.80-1.05
Diluted Shares Outstanding9.28M12.78M13.23M13.25M13.33M13.57M13.77M16.26M25.97M
Basic Shares Outstanding9.28M12.78M13.23M13.1M13.33M13.57M13.77M16.26M25.97M
Dividend Payout Ratio---------

FLNT Balance Sheet

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Total Current Assets56.98M68.39M81.52M86.19M107.2M92.22M78.41M65.95M67.47M
Cash & Short-Term Investments16.63M17.77M18.68M21.09M34.47M25.55M15.8M9.44M12.94M
Cash Only16.63M17.77M18.68M21.09M34.47M25.55M15.8M9.44M12.94M
Short-Term Investments000000000
Accounts Receivable36.28M48.65M60.91M62.67M70.23M63.16M56.53M46.53M46.73M
Days Sales Outstanding62.5570.9578.9373.6277.8563.8469.1566.781.71
Inventory000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding---------
Other Current Assets2.27M1.97M0003.51M6.07M9.98M7.8M
Total Non-Current Assets260.02M224.88M235.58M224.03M210.98M91.75M33.46M27.66M21.66M
Property, Plant & Equipment1.78M1.38M12.73M10.48M8.26M6.17M3.99M1.87M2.96M
Fixed Asset Turnover119.06x181.36x22.13x29.63x39.85x58.57x74.86x135.87x70.46x
Goodwill166.26M159.79M164.77M165.09M165.09M55.11M1.26M00
Intangible Assets89.71M61.81M55.6M45.42M35.75M28.75M26.81M21.8M17.28M
Long-Term Investments01.48M1.48M1.48M00000
Other Non-Current Assets2.28M1.89M2.47M1.56M1.89M1.73M1.41M3.99M1.43M
Total Assets
317M▲ 0%
293.27M▼ 7.5%
317.09M▲ 8.1%
310.22M▼ 2.2%
318.18M▲ 2.6%
183.97M▼ 42.2%
111.87M▼ 39.2%
93.62M▼ 16.3%
89.13M▼ 4.8%
Asset Turnover0.67x0.85x0.89x1.00x1.03x1.96x2.67x2.72x2.34x
Asset Growth %1.63%-7.49%8.12%-2.17%2.57%-42.18%-39.19%-16.31%-4.79%
Total Current Liabilities32.78M33.37M52.23M50.22M57.94M50.22M49.21M64.68M65.03M
Accounts Payable7.41M7.86M21.57M7.69M16.13M6.19M10.95M8.78M7.2M
Days Payables Outstanding18.3417.7540.513.0524.168.4518.1816.5316.68
Short-Term Debt2.75M3.5M9.15M7.29M5M5M5M31.61M31.95M
Deferred Revenue (Current)298K444K1.14M1.37M651K1.01M430K556K721K
Other Current Liabilities13.35M0-2.28M0000032.36M
Current Ratio1.74x2.05x1.56x1.72x1.85x1.84x1.59x1.02x1.04x
Quick Ratio1.74x2.05x1.56x1.72x1.85x1.84x1.59x1.02x1.04x
Cash Conversion Cycle---------
Total Non-Current Liabilities60.21M52.74M53.93M43.12M46.83M39.8M28.25M3.98M5.89M
Long-Term Debt60.21M51.97M44.1M33.28M40.33M35.59M25.49M3.97M5.72M
Capital Lease Obligations009.06M7.29M5.69M3.74M1.7M9K0
Deferred Tax Liabilities000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities0766K775K2.54M811K458K1.06M1K168K
Total Liabilities92.99M86.1M106.16M93.33M104.77M90.01M77.46M68.66M70.92M
Total Debt62.96M55.47M64.59M50.16M53.25M46.73M34.48M37.42M37.67M
Net Debt46.33M37.7M45.91M29.07M18.78M21.18M18.68M27.98M24.73M
Debt / Equity0.28x0.27x0.31x0.23x0.25x0.50x1.00x1.50x2.07x
Debt / EBITDA-2.26x3.37x2.12x6.26x----
Net Debt / EBITDA-1.54x2.40x1.23x2.21x----
Interest Coverage-2.17x1.40x0.76x1.57x-2.14x-60.86x-18.77x-4.98x-
Total Equity
224.01M▲ 0%
207.17M▼ 7.5%
210.94M▲ 1.8%
216.88M▲ 2.8%
213.41M▼ 1.6%
93.95M▼ 56.0%
34.4M▼ 63.4%
24.95M▼ 27.5%
18.21M▼ 27.0%
Equity Growth %-2.46%-7.52%1.82%2.82%-1.6%-55.97%-63.38%-27.46%-27.02%
Book Value per Share24.1516.2115.9516.3616.016.922.501.530.70
Total Shareholders' Equity224.01M207.17M210.94M216.88M213.41M93.95M34.4M24.95M18.21M
Common Stock31K38K39K40K42K42K43K47K53K
Retained Earnings-167.44M-185.37M-187.12M-184.91M-194.97M-318.3M-381.52M-410.8M-437.96M
Treasury Stock-1.27M-3.27M-8.18M-10M-10.72M-11.17M-11.41M-11.41M0
Accumulated OCI-1.38M-1.23M0000000
Minority Interest000000000

FLNT Cash Flow Statement

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Cash from Operations2.35M23.48M26.02M20.3M12.42M1.96M8.14M-14.1M-1.47M
Operating CF Margin %1.11%9.38%9.24%6.53%3.77%0.54%2.73%-5.54%-0.7%
Operating CF Growth %12.05%898.47%10.79%-21.98%-38.79%-84.19%314.36%-273.31%89.59%
Net Income-53.21M3.19M-1.75M2.21M-10.06M-123.33M-63.22M-29.28M-27.17M
Depreciation & Amortization14.19M13.17M13.94M15.3M13.17M13.21M10.88M9.93M9.75M
Stock-Based Compensation34M14.68M10.34M5.39M4.76M4.09M3.76M1.97M2.25M
Deferred Taxes6.65M46K35K120K198K-225K-145K-276K140K
Other Non-Cash Items3.03M-2.35M4.36M4.27M5.66M111.99M55.95M6.44M13.56M
Working Capital Changes-2.31M-5.26M-913K-6.99M-1.3M-3.77M914K-2.89M0
Change in Receivables-8.99M-12.84M-6.98M-1.99M-7.65M6.62M6.51M9.47M-256K
Change in Inventory9.84M7.15M-2.07M0-1.03M0000
Change in Payables-3.14M249K6.03M-13.88M8.44M-9.94M4.76M-2.18M-1.58M
Cash from Investing-8.13M-22.59M-11.96M-4.27M-2.99M-5.44M-7.11M-6.21M-6.37M
Capital Expenditures-8.13M-1.47M-4.71M-64K-2.99M-4.4M-5.86M-6.21M0
CapEx % of Revenue3.84%0.59%1.67%0.02%0.91%1.22%1.96%2.44%-
Acquisitions0-19.73M-7.25M-1.43M0-1.04M-1.25M00
Investments---------
Other Investing-6.47M-1.39M0-2.78M0000-6.37M
Cash from Financing12.31M1.79M-13.15M-13.62M2.47M-5.45M-10.77M15.21M10.79M
Debt Issued (Net)9.57M-9.61M-8.03M-11.8M2.12M-5M-10M-738K0
Equity Issued (Net)01000K-1000K-1000K136K001000K0
Dividends Paid000000000
Share Repurchases0-9K-1.79M-1.3M00000
Other Financing2.74M-1.99M-3.32M-515K210K-448K-768K10.19M10.79M
Net Change in Cash
6.54M▲ 0%
2.69M▼ 58.9%
910K▼ 66.1%
2.41M▲ 164.6%
11.9M▲ 394.2%
-8.92M▼ 175.0%
-9.74M▼ 9.2%
-5.11M▲ 47.6%
2.95M▲ 157.7%
Free Cash Flow
-5.78M▲ 0%
22.01M▲ 481.1%
21.31M▼ 3.2%
17.45M▼ 18.1%
9.43M▼ 46.0%
-2.44M▼ 125.8%
2.27M▲ 193.4%
-20.32M▼ 993.0%
-1.47M▲ 92.8%
FCF Margin %-2.73%8.79%7.56%5.62%2.86%-0.67%0.76%-7.98%-0.7%
FCF Growth %34.58%481.13%-3.2%-18.09%-45.96%-125.83%193.39%-992.97%92.77%
FCF per Share-0.621.721.611.320.71-0.180.17-1.25-0.06
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.04x-1.31x-14.89x9.20x-1.24x-0.02x-0.13x0.48x0.05x
Interest Paid005.39M3.8M1.72M1.76M000
Taxes Paid00135K843K356K1.01M000

FLNT Key Ratios

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)-13.36%-23.46%-8.32%-0.84%1.03%-4.68%-80.25%-98.5%-98.64%-125.87%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-9.95%-5.84%3.31%1.56%2.5%-1.46%-51.65%-53.62%-33.47%-31.79%
Gross Margin28.39%30.85%35.45%30.97%30.76%25.98%25.93%26.31%23.88%24.54%
Net Margin-15.57%-25.13%-7.16%-0.62%0.71%-3.06%-34.15%-21.19%-11.5%-13.01%
Debt / Equity0.22x0.28x0.27x0.31x0.23x0.25x0.50x1.00x1.50x2.07x
Interest Coverage-4.48x-2.17x1.40x0.76x1.57x-2.14x-60.86x-18.77x-4.98x-
FCF Conversion-0.07x-0.04x-1.31x-14.89x9.20x-1.24x-0.02x-0.13x0.48x0.05x
Revenue Growth1225.92%13.3%18.23%12.55%10.31%5.96%9.68%-17.37%-14.67%-18.01%

FLNT Frequently Asked Questions

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) reported $208.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2025.

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) saw revenue decline by 18.0% over the past year.

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) reported a net loss of $27.2M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) has a return on equity (ROE) of -125.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) had negative free cash flow of $4.9M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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