Free cash flow generation remains highly erratic, with margins fluctuating from a peak of 14.3% in 2024Q3 to a negative 1.3% in 2025Q1, complicating the company's capital deployment strategy.
| 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 | 82.12M | 64.03M | 354.52M | 189.53M | -82.79M | 136.95M | 154.58M | 251.8M | 369.44M | 416.7M | 120.85M | 405.67M | 423.9M | 409.1M | 351.1M | 364M | 333.2M | 323.8M | 118.9M | 870.8M | 827.4M | 681.4M | 1.24B | 1.19B | 308.9M | 691.6M | 173.6M | 335.3M | 236.4M | 47.7M | 12M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 2.68% | 9.31% | 4.34% | -1.58% | 3.7% | 5.59% | 10.03% | 14.58% | 12.6% | 6.92% | 12.56% | 13.63% | 13.53% | 12.54% | 17.68% | 20.36% | 24.04% | 8.43% | 65.35% | 82.69% | 13.56% | 31.71% | 31.08% | 10.2% | 20.14% | 5.86% | 9.94% | 8.57% | 3.78% | 15.98% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 435.09% | -81.94% | 87.05% | 328.92% | -160.45% | -11.4% | -38.61% | -31.84% | -11.34% | 244.81% | -70.21% | -4.3% | 3.62% | 16.52% | -3.54% | 9.24% | 2.9% | 172.33% | -86.35% | 5.25% | 21.43% | -45.06% | 4.38% | 284.69% | -55.34% | 298.39% | -48.23% | 41.84% | 395.6% | 297.5% | - |
| Net Income | 40.89M | -104.03M | -533.33M | 258.32M | -1.2B | 596.58M | 289.87M | 22.89M | 292.37M | 358.01M | -182.94M | 119.47M | 414.9M | 285.8M | 159.3M | 174.2M | 99.4M | -978.8M | -156.2M | -144.1M | 187.1M | 869.7M | 164.9M | 167.4M | 1.95B | 383.6M | -148M | -27.6M | 76.9M | 13.1M | -6.5M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 121.5M | 130.63M | 271.4M | 471.07M | 438.7M | 149.85M | 195.66M | 129.69M | 149.47M | 116.41M | 93.89M | 202.16M | 119.1M | 118.7M | 88.3M | 78.8M | 91.4M | 218.4M | 110.8M | 95.6M | 95.1M | 312.2M | 312.2M | 336.8M | 253.7M | 416.7M | 420.1M | 893.6M | 724.1M | 77.7M | 18.7M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 36.47M | 32.31M | 112.52M | 117.18M | 123.48M | 79.49M | 189M | 130.23M | 148.41M | 264.62M | 50.66M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -15.12M | 27.6M | -181.04M | 88.79M | -337.76M | 135.22M | -18.36M | 0 | 8.77M | -285.28M | -119.18M | -59.79M | 76.9M | -9.1M | 37.1M | -35.5M | -6.1M | 27.7M | -153.5M | -4.4M | 77.1M | -1.08B | -5.1M | -113.2M | -37.5M | 11.8M | 21.4M | 9.5M | 77.2M | 22.5M | 400K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -91.23M | 118.59M | 727.32M | -518.97M | 1.28B | -712.81M | -389.02M | 70.24M | -223.97M | 57.9M | 162.64M | -276.09M | -220.63M | -395.31M | 73.78M | 619.91M | 587.22M | 1.18B | 18.26M | 817.09M | 620.76M | 726.66M | 639.57M | 1.4B | -3.56B | -1.15B | -93.9M | -478.2M | -1.02B | -150.6M | 30.4M |
| Working Capital Changes | -78.81M | -141.06M | -42.35M | -226.86M | -387.3M | -111.38M | -112.57M | -101.25M | -5.61M | -94.96M | -3.4M | 314.46M | -26M | 356M | -93M | -562M | -523M | -195M | 213M | 1M | -245M | -288M | -113M | -732M | 1.69B | 1.03B | -26M | -62M | 382M | 85M | -31M |
| Change in Receivables | 21.41M | 14.17M | -51.78M | -37.3M | -66.71M | -156.97M | -131.7M | -72.11M | -52.13M | -115.17M | 7.78M | -29.68M | -19.92M | 10.42M | -30.99M | -58.31M | -32.9M | -16.3M | 7.65M | -68.48M | -69.32M | -60.56M | -70.43M | -73.3M | 70.91M | 382M | -204M | -70M | -275M | -40M | -53M |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -61.19M | -547K | 0 | -29.8M | 5.69M | -1.13B | -841.31M | -873.29M | -541.65M | -579.63M | -1.19B | -1.73B | -1.91B | -1.62B | -14.75M | -26.07M | 1.82M | -23.08M | -6.08M | 4.24M | 207M | 58M | -40M | -271M | -50M | -101M |
| Change in Payables | -50.54M | -58.59M | -9.33M | -120.26M | -247.91M | 78.03M | 6.12M | 0 | 35.61M | -25.29M | -52.36M | 8.99M | 5.21M | -766K | -14.38M | 57.23M | 54.19M | 17.41M | -80.64M | 3.48M | -1.5M | 606.57M | 151.76M | 409.49M | -58.22M | -38M | -76M | -27M | -73M | -90M | -95M |
| Cash from Investing | 244.21M | -404.62M | 276.82M | -87.47M | -494.81M | -2.9B | -1.87B | -421.87M | -44.68M | 42.05M | 34.81M | -582.72M | -439.8M | -79.8M | -341.3M | -25.2M | -118.1M | -422.6M | 934M | 71.8M | 481.1M | 2.08B | -751.6M | -1.77B | 670.8M | -521.9M | -408M | -414M | -1.2B | -82.3M | -2.6M |
| Capital Expenditures | -22.51M | -19.2M | -65.51M | -141.36M | -139.75M | -90.21M | -60.73M | -95.1M | -54.68M | -75.52M | -26.27M | -62.05M | -57.23M | -80.31M | -51.2M | -39.95M | -39.83M | -33.9M | -59M | -112.9M | -144.9M | -216.7M | -156M | -138.5M | -114.1M | -127.4M | -160.4M | -108.9M | -76.5M | -45.9M | -1.1M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1% | 0.8% | 1.72% | 3.24% | 2.67% | 2.44% | 2.2% | 3.79% | 2.16% | 2.28% | 1.5% | 1.92% | 1.84% | 2.66% | 1.83% | 1.94% | 2.43% | 2.52% | 4.18% | 8.47% | 14.48% | 4.31% | 3.99% | 3.62% | 3.77% | 3.71% | 5.41% | 3.23% | 2.77% | 3.64% | 1.46% |
| Acquisitions | 263.22M | 0 | 173.98M | 11.86M | 90.77M | -2.68B | -1.68B | -28.44M | 70.68M | 39.23M | -16.72M | -617.4M | -259.39M | -40.69M | -411.04M | -278.47M | -17.33M | -85.53M | -148.63M | -191.88M | -117.58M | -693.39M | -486.03M | -1.09B | -560.47M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 40.72M | -428.38M | 28.84M | 51M | -16.41M | -327.21M | 43.33M | -298.33M | 13.17M | 2.99M | 77.8M | 171.4M | 31.01M | 292.91M | 671.22M | 420.02M | -284.67M | 53.52M | 955.34M | -206.81M | 134.53M | 2.03B | 3.26B | -41.95M | 2.07B | -394.5M | -247.6M | -305.1M | -1.13B | -36.4M | -1.5M |
| Cash from Financing | -343.81M | -451M | -129.1M | -223.01M | -112.65M | 1.41B | 4.35B | 124.09M | -197.74M | -196.87M | 68.39M | 678.39M | -81M | 17.7M | 33.5M | -372.2M | -717.2M | -405.8M | -674.1M | -808.7M | -899.3M | -2.75B | -254.1M | -567.6M | 612.2M | 7M | 58.2M | 55.9M | 1.3B | 108.1M | 14.1M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -1.42B | -43.07M | -60M | -30M | -30M | 1.38B | 472.5M | -16.25M | -11.25M | 275M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -281.15M | -315.04M | -28.61M | -176.55M | -58.77M | -131.39M | 1.34B | -35.28M | 0 | -56.42M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -281.15M | -315.04M | -28.61M | -176.55M | -93.47M | -35.4M | -63.67M | -35.28M | 0 | -56.42M | -243.75M | 256.11M | 0 | -264.2M | -691.8M | -507.8M | -539.6M | -393.6M | -156.2M | -607.1M | -889.4M | -2.52B | -283M | -397.1M | 145.4M | 79M | 80.7M | 413.6M | 831.7M | 7.2M | 1.2M |
| Other Financing | 1.36B | -92.89M | -40.49M | -16.46M | -23.88M | 160.7M | 2.53B | 175.62M | -186.49M | -415.44M | 68.39M | 678.39M | -81M | 17.7M | 33.5M | -372.2M | -717.2M | -405.8M | -674.1M | -808.7M | -899.3M | -2.75B | -254.1M | -567.6M | 612.2M | 7M | 58.2M | 55.9M | 1.3B | 108.1M | 14.1M |
| Net Change in Cash | -66.92M | -846.93M | 501.01M | -119.83M | -695.79M | -1.36B | 2.64B | -46.1M | 126.9M | 273.48M | -949.28M | 491.04M | -110M | 350.5M | 45.8M | -37.9M | -503.9M | -499M | 355.8M | 157.2M | 441.1M | -12.6M | 240.1M | -1.13B | 1.6B | 173.1M | -179M | -22.8M | 330.7M | 73.4M | 23.5M |
| Free Cash Flow | 59.61M | 44.83M | 289.01M | 48.16M | -222.54M | 46.74M | 93.86M | 156.7M | 314.75M | 341.18M | 94.58M | 343.62M | 366.67M | 328.79M | 299.9M | 324.05M | 293.37M | 289.9M | 59.9M | 757.9M | 682.5M | 464.7M | 1.08B | 1.05B | 194.8M | 564.2M | 13.2M | 226.4M | 159.9M | 1.8M | 10.9M |
| FCF Margin % | 2.65% | 1.87% | 7.59% | 1.1% | -4.25% | 1.26% | 3.4% | 6.24% | 12.43% | 10.32% | 5.42% | 10.64% | 11.79% | 10.88% | 10.71% | 15.73% | 17.92% | 21.53% | 4.25% | 56.87% | 68.21% | 9.25% | 27.72% | 27.46% | 6.43% | 16.43% | 0.45% | 6.71% | 5.79% | 0.14% | 14.51% |
| FCF Growth % | -76.9% | -84.49% | 500.06% | 121.64% | -576.1% | -50.2% | -40.11% | -50.21% | -7.74% | 260.72% | -72.47% | -6.29% | 11.52% | 9.63% | -7.45% | 10.46% | 1.2% | 383.97% | -92.1% | 11.05% | 46.87% | -57.14% | 3.29% | 438.91% | -65.47% | 4174.24% | -94.17% | 41.59% | 8783.33% | -83.49% | - |
| FCF per Share | 0.77 | 0.58 | 3.47 | 0.56 | -2.58 | 0.49 | 1.03 | 1.84 | 3.70 | 3.86 | 1.17 | 4.17 | 4.11 | 3.88 | 3.18 | 3.48 | 3.08 | 2.06 | 0.43 | 5.40 | 4.86 | 3.31 | 6.68 | 7.48 | 2.08 | 6.03 | 0.15 | 2.46 | 1.08 | 0.03 | 1.01 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.46x | -0.62x | -0.66x | 0.71x | 0.07x | 0.23x | 0.57x | 11.00x | 1.50x | 1.37x | -0.66x | 3.40x | 1.02x | 1.43x | 2.20x | 2.09x | 3.35x | -0.33x | -0.76x | -6.04x | 4.42x | 0.78x | 7.52x | 7.10x | 0.16x | 1.80x | -1.17x | -12.15x | 3.07x | 3.64x | -1.85x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 150.61M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.04M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 30.64M | 18.78M | 16.41M | 9.88M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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As reported in recent financial statements, IAC exhibits a persistent disconnect between net income and operating cash flow, evidenced by an OCF/NI ratio that frequently swings into negative territory, such as the -0.21 reading observed in 2026Q1 despite significant non-cash depreciation and amortization charges.
The recurring gap between accounting losses and positive operating cash flow suggests that non-cash expenses are masking the underlying cash-generative capacity of the business. Investors should monitor whether this divergence is a result of structural accounting adjustments or a genuine inability of the core operations to convert revenue into realized cash.
Based on the provided cash flow data, IAC's free cash flow trajectory remains highly erratic, with margins fluctuating from a peak of 14.3% in 2024Q3 to a negative 1.3% in 2025Q1, reflecting the inherent instability in the company's diverse and seasonally sensitive digital business units.
The lack of a consistent FCF growth trend indicates that the company's cash-generating engines are struggling to offset the capital requirements of its various segments. This volatility warrants further investigation into whether the current cash flow profile is sufficient to support ongoing reinvestment needs without relying on balance sheet liquidity.
According to historical cash flow records, IAC has prioritized significant capital deployment toward share repurchases and acquisitions, including a notable $123.6 million spent on buybacks in 2026Q1, even as the company navigates periods of negative net income and inconsistent free cash flow generation.
This aggressive deployment strategy appears to reflect management's confidence in the long-term value of the stub, yet it may also signal a reliance on cash reserves rather than organic cash flow to fund shareholder returns. Such a capital allocation approach may indicate a preference for financial engineering over operational reinvestment during periods of revenue contraction.
As indicated by the quarterly cash flow data, IAC's working capital management is characterized by significant swings, such as the $94.2 million outflow in 2025Q4 followed by an $11.1 million inflow in 2026Q1, suggesting inconsistent efficiency in managing receivables and payables across its diverse portfolio.
These sharp movements in working capital suggest that the company's cash conversion cycle is highly sensitive to the timing of advertising payments and marketplace transaction settlements. Investors should monitor whether these fluctuations are merely seasonal or if they represent a deeper challenge in maintaining liquidity within the Angi and Dotdash Meredith segments.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying IAC stock.
IAC InterActive Corp. (IAC) generated $64.0M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
IAC InterActive Corp. (IAC) generated $44.8M 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.
IAC InterActive Corp. (IAC) spent $19.2M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.
In 2025, IAC InterActive Corp. (IAC) spent $315.0M on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.