Cash flow generation is highly inconsistent, with OCF/NI ratios swinging from -8.81 in 2025Q2 to 25.50 in 2025Q4, indicating poor earnings quality.
| 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 |
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| Cash from Operations | 12.38M | 7.2M | 33.52M | 5.96M | -33.29M | -25.21M | 20.05M | -18M | -1.76M | -14.64M | -6.58M | -25.94M | -16.02M | -26.63M | -29.92M | -1.53M | 6.21M | 36.66M | 25.8M | 50.84M | 8.62M | 12.51M | 5.64M | -357K | -28.71M | -55.28M | -41.04M | -5.19M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 4.33% | 17.53% | 3.56% | -13.57% | -9.61% | 6.39% | -8.2% | -0.87% | -6.67% | -2.7% | -11.74% | -8.65% | -7.95% | -8.69% | -0.38% | 1.83% | 10.87% | 8.04% | 11.83% | 3.95% | 7.73% | 5.44% | -1.06% | -99.45% | -126.68% | -67.11% | -54.27% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 155.57% | -78.53% | 462.68% | 117.89% | -32.04% | -225.75% | 211.4% | -919.77% | 87.94% | -122.48% | 74.64% | -61.93% | 39.83% | 11.01% | -1854.47% | -124.65% | -83.06% | 42.1% | -49.26% | 490.11% | -31.11% | 121.62% | 1680.67% | 98.76% | 48.06% | -34.71% | -691.38% | - |
| Net Income | -2.13M | -2.74M | 4.57M | -46.19M | -67.97M | -47.91M | -111.19M | -40.11M | -8.14M | -45.84M | -60.57M | -52.29M | -39.67M | -43.41M | -89.27M | -24.89M | -33.06M | 3.91M | -1.24M | 38.76M | 443K | 11.12M | 13.82M | -11.64M | -28.32M | -90.88M | -46.92M | -18.47M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 8.13M | 8.45M | 12.53M | 18.71M | 27.21M | 25.33M | 27.95M | 18.43M | 13.73M | 14.27M | 14.05M | 8.32M | 7.41M | 8.95M | 12.34M | 17.87M | 11.77M | 12.99M | 11.56M | 10.95M | 8.04M | 4.47M | 3.8M | 4.43M | 4.94M | 4.74M | 1.85M | 672K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 3.5M | 7.44M | 3.82M | 6.97M | 17.88M | 16.65M | 10.42M | 7.3M | 4.88M | 3.75M | 4.59M | 6.35M | 2.29M | 3.44M | 7.5M | 5.98M | 6.47M | 6.88M | 6.18M | 9.85M | 10.01M | 0 | 142M | 738M | 3.56B | 10.36B | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 9K | 12K | 62K | 9K | -570K | -53K | 659K | -598K | 14K | 319K | 196K | 106K | 87K | 220K | 1.13M | -9.19M | 12.54M | -1.8M | -4.58M | -4.84M | -4.74M | 0 | -142M | -738M | -3.56B | -10.36B | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -1.78M | 2.59M | -1.78M | 19.02M | 9.57M | -3.48M | 84.09M | 12.31M | -3.79M | 16.98M | 33.65M | 17.42M | 6.75M | 21.02M | 52.94M | 4.55M | -235K | 2.14M | 10.16M | -6.08M | 2.84M | 4.07M | 560K | 5.59M | 6.97M | 28.85M | 15.19M | 3.48M |
| Working Capital Changes | 4.64M | -8.56M | 14.31M | 7.43M | -19.4M | -15.75M | 8.12M | -15.33M | -8.46M | -4.12M | 1.5M | -5.84M | 7.12M | -16.85M | -14.56M | 4.14M | 8.72M | 12.53M | 3.71M | 2.2M | -7.97M | -7.15M | -12.53M | 1.26M | -12.31M | 2M | -11.16M | 9.13M |
| Change in Receivables | -3.94M | -11.62M | 4.67M | 3.07M | 2.44M | -1.15M | -10.8M | 377K | -6.88M | 5.64M | 11.62M | 4.76M | 15.69M | 730K | -6.24M | 26.44M | -20.6M | 3.74M | 30.61M | -24.48M | -20.29M | 0 | -5.08B | -2.2B | -270M | 1.35B | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 4.54M | 7.45M | 6.92M | 4.27M | -3.06M | -12.49M | -13.34M | -3.08M | -11.44M | 3.02M | -3.16M | -3.96M | -13.39M | 6.88M | 420K | 122K | -9.55M | -5.51M | -6.85M | -3.01M | -5.45M | -16.41M | -7.43M | -59K | -286K | -9.56M | -3.08M | -4.05M |
| Change in Payables | 10.82M | 3.68M | -6.95M | -802K | -26.31M | -3.11M | 27.09M | -13M | 9.65M | -730K | -7.83M | -11.19M | 10.04M | -19.24M | -10.37M | -24.29M | 46.02M | 3.93M | -15.55M | -799K | 5.12M | 0 | -778M | -189M | -5.4B | -11.51B | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -11.5M | -8.57M | 43.03M | -10.17M | -13.32M | 6.08M | -34.71M | -28.21M | -4.23M | -4.38M | 5.04M | -97.09M | 18.32M | 11.62M | -2.16M | 31.66M | -87.57M | -17.4M | -6.99M | -35.09M | -4.16M | 3.88M | -69.24M | -299K | -300K | -10.34M | -11.43M | -584K |
| Capital Expenditures | -7.07M | -661K | -100K | -224K | -13.32M | -4.93M | -35.1M | -6.62M | -4.38M | -4.63M | -4.35M | -3.13M | -2.18M | -5.01M | -4.64M | -6.27M | -10.89M | -6.84M | -9.9M | -16.44M | -8.13M | -6.75M | -2.38M | -225K | -198K | -5.89M | -9.17M | -880K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 4.19% | 0.4% | 0.05% | 0.13% | 5.43% | 1.88% | 11.19% | 3.02% | 2.16% | 2.11% | 1.79% | 1.42% | 1.18% | 1.5% | 1.35% | 1.56% | 3.21% | 2.03% | 3.08% | 3.82% | 3.73% | 4.17% | 2.29% | 0.67% | 0.69% | 13.49% | 14.99% | 9.21% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.57M | 392K | 0 | 144K | 253K | -3.75M | -85.99M | 431K | -11.62M | 104K | 284K | -72.25M | 1.07M | 1.29M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -4.43M | -7.91M | 43.13M | -9.95M | 0 | -22.57M | 0 | -21.59M | 144K | 253K | 14.21M | -7.12M | -431K | 11.62M | -104K | -284K | 174.18M | -1.07M | -1.29M | 125K | -500K | -390K | -1.82M | -74K | -102K | -4.45M | -2.26M | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | -16.81M | -13.43M | -38.78M | 2.21M | 5.43M | 29.92M | 42.08M | 27.47M | 17.67M | 30.37M | -1.29M | 118.17M | 10.66M | 2.01M | 1.12M | -305K | -1.12M | 2.75M | -24.58M | 34.23M | -6.5M | 3.78M | 76.14M | 3.03M | 1.46M | 28.03M | 93.84M | 27.73M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -14.95M | -14.95M | -38.8M | -3.94M | 6.09M | -2.94M | 48.22M | -2.07M | -1.79M | 31.78M | -1.14M | 116.08M | 2.59M | 2.57M | -46K | -109K | -2.72M | -197K | -133K | -51K | -8.89M | 2.21M | -1.07M | -1.3M | 515K | 1.5M | -123K | 3.07M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -1.81M | 1.52M | 19.37M | 6.06M | 900K | 29.37M | 29.57M | 10M | 0 | -506K | 692K | 0 | 14.16M | 0 | 0 | -196K | 0 | 0 | -25M | 24.99M | 1.67M | 1.03M | 77.13M | 4.32M | 1.17M | 26.52M | 93.97M | 24.66M |
| 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 |
| Share Repurchases | -3.33M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.35M | 0 | 0 | -506K | 692K | 0 | -821K | -552K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -25M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -42K | 0 | -19.35M | 97K | -1.57M | 3.49M | -35.71M | 19.54M | 19.46M | -905K | -840K | 3.09M | -5.85M | -552K | 1.17M | 0 | 1.6M | 2.95M | 552K | 9.29M | 716K | 546K | 89K | 15K | -232K | 28B | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -15.85M | -14.71M | 37.19M | -832K | -42.67M | 9.8M | 27.94M | -19M | 9.82M | 11.3M | -2.68M | -5.28M | 12.83M | -13.13M | -31.02M | 29.69M | -82.65M | 22.29M | -6.87M | 49.99M | -2.04M | 20.17M | 12.54M | 2.37M | -27.56M | -37.6M | 41.37M | 21.96M |
| Free Cash Flow | 11.62M | 6.53M | 33.42M | -2.38M | -46.61M | -54.05M | -15.05M | -46.73M | -6.14M | -19.27M | -10.93M | -29.07M | -18.2M | -31.64M | -34.56M | -7.8M | -4.68M | 29.82M | 15.9M | 34.4M | 491K | 5.75M | 3.27M | -582K | -28.91M | -61.17M | -50.21M | -6.07M |
| FCF Margin % | 6.88% | 3.93% | 17.47% | -1.42% | -19% | -20.6% | -4.8% | -21.29% | -3.03% | -8.78% | -4.49% | -13.16% | -9.83% | -9.44% | -10.04% | -1.94% | -1.38% | 8.84% | 4.95% | 8% | 0.23% | 3.56% | 3.15% | -1.72% | -100.14% | -140.16% | -82.11% | -63.48% |
| FCF Growth % | -54.92% | -80.45% | 1504.75% | 94.9% | 13.76% | -258.98% | 67.78% | -660.69% | 68.11% | -76.21% | 62.4% | -59.71% | 42.46% | 8.46% | -342.99% | -66.6% | -115.7% | 87.56% | -53.77% | 6906.11% | -91.47% | 76.23% | 661% | 97.99% | 52.74% | -21.83% | -727.74% | - |
| FCF per Share | 0.71 | 0.43 | 2.67 | -0.21 | -4.34 | -5.23 | -1.57 | -5.97 | -0.93 | -3.28 | -2.03 | -5.51 | -4.80 | -9.32 | -10.52 | -2.43 | -1.49 | 9.55 | 5.10 | 10.75 | 0.16 | 1.90 | 1.13 | -0.74 | -56.61 | -252.91 | -48.09 | -50.15 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -5.46x | 8.59x | 7.33x | -0.13x | 0.49x | 0.52x | -0.18x | 0.45x | 0.22x | 0.32x | 0.11x | 0.50x | 0.40x | 0.61x | 0.34x | 0.06x | -0.19x | 9.37x | -20.94x | 1.31x | 19.45x | 1.13x | 0.41x | 0.03x | 1.01x | 0.61x | 0.87x | 0.28x |
| Interest Paid | 2.1M | 0 | 6.25M | 6.01M | 5.54M | 5.39M | 3.21M | 9.3M | 10.64M | 9.07M | 7.14M | 3.64M | 119K | 65K | 17K | 8K | 181K | 12K | 20K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 1.36M | 0 | 196K | 142K | 168K | 523K | 142K | 939K | 672K | 440K | 115K | 139K | 108K | 121K | 104K | 112K | 299K | 294K | 5.34M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carrier procurement cycle volatility
As reported in recent financial statements, the relationship between net income and operating cash flow is erratic, with OCF/NI ratios swinging from -8.81 in 2025Q2 to 25.50 in 2025Q4, indicating that reported earnings are frequently decoupled from actual cash generation capabilities.
The extreme variance in the conversion ratio suggests that net income is heavily influenced by non-cash items or timing differences rather than core operational performance. Investors should monitor whether this disconnect persists, as it complicates the assessment of the company's true underlying profitability.
Based on the provided cash flow data, Inseego's free cash flow trajectory is highly inconsistent, oscillating between a peak of $27.6 million in 2024Q2 and a trough of -$18.9 million in 2023Q4, reflecting the company's struggle to maintain stable cash generation.
The lack of a sustained positive FCF trend suggests that the business model remains sensitive to external procurement cycles rather than internal operational efficiency. This volatility may indicate that the company is not yet generating the self-sustaining cash flow required to fund its own growth initiatives.
According to historical filings, working capital changes are the primary driver of cash flow volatility, with quarterly fluctuations ranging from a $23.7 million inflow in 2024Q2 to an $18.2 million outflow in 2023Q4, highlighting the company's reliance on inventory and receivable management.
These dramatic swings in working capital appear to be tied to carrier-driven order patterns, which force the company to absorb significant inventory risk. This dynamic suggests that liquidity is highly susceptible to the procurement timing of major telecommunications partners, creating a persistent risk to cash stability.
As evidenced by the recent $3.3 million share repurchase in 2026Q1, capital deployment appears opportunistic rather than strategic, especially given the company's history of inconsistent cash flow and the absence of consistent dividend payments or significant debt reduction efforts in the provided data.
The decision to allocate cash toward share repurchases while operating margins remain thin warrants further investigation into management's capital allocation priorities. It may suggest a focus on supporting the stock price rather than reinvesting in the core business or strengthening the balance sheet.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying INSG stock.
Inseego Corp. (INSG) generated $7.2M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Inseego Corp. (INSG) generated $6.5M 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.
Inseego Corp. (INSG) spent $0.7M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.