Free cash flow margin declined to 7.9% in 2026Q2 from 22.5% in 2025Q4, while dividends of $58.7M in 2025Q4 far exceeded operating cash flow of $20.6M, suggesting distributions may not be supported by recurring cash generation.
GDEV Inc. (GDEV) cash flow statement — 7-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 |
|---|
| Cash from Operations | 50.31M | 29.45M | 28.52M | 17.95M | 116.08M | 105.52M | 120.62M | 14.95M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 7.28% | 6.78% | 3.86% | 24.2% | 24.31% | 46.24% | 15.94% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 535.48% | 3.23% | 58.88% | -84.53% | 10.01% | -12.52% | 706.63% | - |
| Net Income | 75.06M | 69.33M | 25.53M | 46.12M | 7.41M | -117.44M | -751K | -35.53M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 4.83M | 6.85M | 6.18M | 6.28M | 6.9M | 2.54M | 561K | 286K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 83K | 609K | 1.28M | 2.03M | 3.75M | 3.76M | 2.28M | 6.46M |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 5.37M | 4.51M | 3.88M | 3.76M | 1.13M | 862K | 7K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -49.03M | -8.64M | 5.46M | -7.61M | 104.87M | 117.66M | -5.91M | -527K |
| Working Capital Changes | 17.82M | -44.07M | -14.43M | -32.74M | -10.61M | 97.87M | 123.59M | 44.25M |
| Change in Receivables | 6.29M | -375K | 6.01M | -9.88M | -4.5M | -12.68M | -7.49M | -20.44M |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.22M | 3.08M | 8.55M | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 0 | -1.76M | -10.39M | -632K | 2.28M | 9.6M | -1.06M | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -10.44M | -22.4M | 55.9M | -32.46M | -171.78M | -2.72M | 361K | -345K |
| Capital Expenditures | -184.93K | -311K | -343K | -755K | -1.06M | -1.44M | -147K | -102K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0.05% | 0.08% | 0.08% | 0.16% | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.06% | 0.11% |
| Acquisitions | -9.87K | -2.31M | -7.52M | -515K | -72.08M | -1.16M | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 760.87K | 509K | 1.48M | 482K | -30.85M | -123K | 250.51M | -243K |
| Cash from Financing | -102.65K | -57.4M | -44.94M | -1.95M | -1.9M | -42.98M | -56.05M | -156K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -986K | -1.33M | -1.59M | -1.89M | -2.01M | -2.18M | -4.32M | 4.05M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | -33.11M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 1.61M | -55.99M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -160.37M | -51.68M | -4.12M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | -33.11M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -725.39K | -84K | -10.23M | -56K | 109K | 119.57M | -43K | -85K |
| Net Change in Cash | -41.55M | -48.14M | 39.25M | -14.98M | -56.03M | 58.24M | 66.99M | 14.49M |
| Free Cash Flow | 50.13M | 29.13M | 28.09M | 17.2M | 115.02M | 104.08M | 120.48M | 14.85M |
| FCF Margin % | 13.19% | 7.2% | 6.67% | 3.7% | 23.98% | 23.98% | 46.18% | 15.83% |
| FCF Growth % | 282.82% | 3.72% | 63.31% | -85.05% | 10.52% | -13.61% | 711.18% | - |
| FCF per Share | 2.71 | 1.61 | 1.52 | 0.86 | 5.81 | 5.67 | 6.82 | 0.76 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.67x | 0.42x | 1.12x | 0.39x | 15.90x | -0.90x | -160.62x | -0.42x |
| Interest Paid | 23K | 84K | 76K | 56K | 115K | 90K | 43K | 85K |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying GDEV stock.
GDEV Inc. (GDEV) generated $29.4M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
GDEV Inc. (GDEV) generated $29.1M 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.
GDEV Inc. (GDEV) spent $0.3M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2025, GDEV Inc. (GDEV) returned $56.0M to shareholders via cash dividends. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Volatile operating cash conversion
Cash Conversion Swings Widely Quarter to Quarter
Based on GDEV's reported figures, operating cash flow to net income ranged from negative 2.08 in 2024Q4 to 1.47 in 2025Q4, indicating earnings quality that is highly uneven across recent periods.
The 2026Q2 ratio of 0.37 means only about 37 cents of each reported net income dollar converted to operating cash, following a 1.47 ratio in 2025Q4 that was likely flattered by working capital inflows. Such swings suggest net income is strongly influenced by timing items, and investors should monitor whether conversion stabilizes above 0.8 over the next several quarters. The pattern warrants further investigation into accruals rather than being read as a durable improvement in cash generation.
Free Cash Flow Margins Remain Thin and Erratic
Based on GDEV's reported quarterly figures, free cash flow margin peaked at 22.5% in 2025Q4 but fell to 7.9% in 2026Q2, with a negative 8.3% reading in 2025Q2 showing how fragile the cash profile is.
Free cash flow has been positive in most recent quarters but has not sustained a consistent margin profile, which limits the reliability of any trend extrapolation. The swing from negative cash flow in 2025Q2 to a strong 2025Q4 suggests that working capital movements, rather than underlying operating improvement, are dominating the result. Analysts should treat the most recent 7.9% margin as a tentative recovery rather than a confirmed base level.
Minimal Capital Intensity Limits Reinvestment Signal
According to reported cash flow statements, GDEV's capital expenditures stayed below 0.5% of revenue across all ten quarters, with the largest outlay of $360.4K in 2023Q4 representing a very light asset base.
Capital spending near 0.1% of revenue indicates an asset-light model where depreciation of roughly $1.6M per quarter is well above reinvestment, which may point to a shrinking productive asset base over time. Low capex is consistent with a platform or content business, but it also means growth is not being funded through physical investment. Investors should monitor whether management eventually steps up spending, since sustained underinvestment could weigh on future competitiveness.
Large Distributions Outpace Recent Cash Generation
Based on GDEV's reported figures, dividends paid totaled $58.7M in 2025Q4 and $60.3M in 2025Q3, substantially exceeding operating cash flow of $20.6M and $14.9M in those same quarters.
Distributions in late 2025 were funded at a level well above the cash those periods generated, which suggests either balance sheet drawdown or prior cash accumulation was used to support payouts. This pattern may not be sustainable if operating cash flow does not rise to match, and investors should monitor the cash balance trajectory. The buyback of $33.1M in 2024Q1 adds to the picture of capital returns that have not been consistently covered by operations.
Net Income Persistently Overstates Cash Reality
As reported in financial statements, GDEV recorded cumulative net income of roughly $82.8M across the ten quarters against cumulative operating cash flow of about $76.8M, a gap that appears modest in aggregate but is concentrated in specific quarters.
The aggregate gap looks manageable, but the quarterly divergence is large, including a net loss in 2024Q4 that coexisted with $4.9M of operating cash flow. Working capital changes, such as the $33.8M outflow in 2025Q2, appear to explain much of the mismatch rather than non-cash charges alone. This suggests the cash picture is more reliable on a multi-quarter basis than any single period implies.
Reported Cash Strength May Mask Timing Effects
Based on GDEV's reported figures, the strongest cash quarters in 2025Q3 and 2025Q4 coincided with large working capital and distribution flows, so the apparent recovery may reflect timing rather than durable cash generation.
The cash flow statement shows no stock-based compensation in most recent quarters, so non-cash cost adjustments do not appear to explain the gap, but the reported figures alone cannot confirm whether capitalized costs or other items are being shifted between periods. Interpreting the 1.47 conversion ratio as proof of strong earnings quality would be premature given the sharp reversal in 2025Q2. Investors should monitor whether operating cash flow holds above net income across several consecutive quarters before treating the recovery as established.