Operating cash flow remains deeply negative with a 2026Q1 OCF/NI ratio of 0.02, highlighting a fundamental disconnect between accounting profitability and the company's actual cash-generating capacity.
| 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 |
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| Cash from Operations | -28.7M | -17.48M | -22.81M | 582.89K | -5.94M | -6.07M | -769.1K | 74.82K | -1.22M | 149K | -453K | 401K | -1.48M | 2.15M | 807K | 1.12M | -71K | 558K | 31K | -615K | -1.61M | -4.42M | -2.62M | 163K | 489K |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -62.31% | -622.95% | 11.77% | -170.13% | -230.34% | -33.75% | 3.14% | -20.8% | 2.2% | -3.22% | 2.73% | -20.97% | 17.21% | 6.15% | 9.31% | -0.61% | 4.88% | 0.35% | -6.59% | -15.35% | -38.2% | -27.84% | 1.77% | 5% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -3483.27% | 23.38% | -4014.05% | 109.82% | 2.2% | -689.39% | -1127.91% | 106.14% | -918.12% | 132.89% | -212.97% | 127.06% | -169.03% | 166.05% | -27.82% | 1674.65% | -112.72% | 1700% | 105.04% | 61.78% | 63.57% | -68.52% | -1707.98% | -66.67% | - |
| Net Income | -1.42B | -734.59M | -4.47M | -11.25M | -14.1M | -55.64M | -1.14M | -306.15K | -1.17M | -402K | -3.92M | -3.44M | -1.69M | 1.33M | 1.37M | 387K | 176K | -877K | -960K | -5.82M | -2.25M | -4.22M | -4.13M | 87K | 130K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 7.89K | 9K | 12.1K | 107.41K | 912.25K | 270.14K | 133.03K | 97.86K | 82K | 98K | 1.11M | 868K | 284K | 316K | 393K | 447K | 489K | 540K | 368K | 651K | 675K | 655K | 399K | 401K | 501K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 42.87M | 13.66M | 148.52K | 261.37K | 0 | 1.66M | 67.07K | 0 | 90K | 1K | 223K | 190K | 69K | 107K | 44K | 67K | 99K | 104K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | -7.16K | -6.21K | 81.32K | 1.17K | 970 | -79.87K | 35K | -20K | -514K | 41K | 25K | 400K | -340K | 2K | 2K | 5K | 104K | -18K | 3K | 10K | 33K | 23K | 29K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 1.34B | 696.06M | -17.14M | 10.11M | 7.39M | 47.03M | -46.5K | 0 | 341K | -5K | 3.55M | 4.82M | -10K | -11K | 6K | -76K | -21K | -2K | -316K | 2.81M | 86K | 289K | -156K | -153K | 0 |
| Working Capital Changes | 4.21M | 7.38M | -1.35M | 1.36M | -224.31K | 619.85K | 215.4K | 362.99K | -597K | 477K | -897K | -2.08M | -160K | 2K | -662K | 291K | -816K | 788K | 835K | 1.77M | -127K | -1.16M | 1.23M | -195K | -171K |
| Change in Receivables | -107.11K | 161K | -110.83K | 25.75K | 68.32K | 42.95K | 478.16K | -23.68K | -67K | 42K | -1.06M | 430K | 364K | 153K | -390K | 461K | -259K | -61K | 719K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12K | 22K | 69K | -35K | 72K | 43K | -3K | 15K | 47K | 82K |
| Change in Payables | 4.66M | 7.23M | 0 | 0 | 37.82K | 0 | 0 | 0 | -144K | -77K | 789K | 1.68M | 0 | -25K | -47K | 21K | -106K | -154K | -136K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -3.13B | -2.95B | -18.71M | -1.03M | 48.3M | -4.41M | -298.3K | -193K | -15K | 88K | -1.91M | -2.79M | -37K | -58K | -189K | 27K | 22K | -344K | 165K | 976K | -1.21M | 893K | -2.23M | -426K | 2.81M |
| Capital Expenditures | -11.6K | -11K | -1.72K | -286.15K | -35.8K | -260.24K | -298.3K | -193K | -14K | -53K | -129K | -108K | -41K | -62K | -188K | -87K | -87K | -130K | -454K | -95K | -107K | -251K | -293K | -171K | -166K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 5.78% | 1.03% | 9.87% | 13.09% | 8.1% | 0.24% | 0.78% | 0.92% | 0.73% | 0.58% | 0.5% | 1.43% | 0.72% | 0.75% | 1.14% | 5.19% | 1.02% | 1.02% | 2.17% | 3.11% | 1.85% | 1.7% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.49K | -6.08M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.4M | -2.26M | -1K | 4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -94.19M | 0 | -18.71M | -745.95K | 48.33M | 1.93M | 0 | 0 | -1K | 0 | -379K | -411K | 1K | -4K | 2K | 123K | 12K | -199K | 639K | -1.06M | -986K | 218K | -2.61M | 121K | 312K |
| Cash from Financing | 3.17B | 3B | -17.38M | 9.78M | 2.68M | 15.68M | 1.85M | 1.92M | 1.54M | 400K | 700K | 551K | 14K | 90K | 303K | 0 | 0 | -50K | 376K | -398K | 1.1M | 2.91M | -15K | -104K | -223K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | -12.57M | 9.31M | 2.68M | 0 | 46.5K | 71.04K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -45K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 2.77B | 3B | 869.27K | 0 | 0 | 15.84M | 2.05M | 2.56M | 1.54M | 400K | 700K | 551K | 14K | 90K | 303K | 0 | 0 | -5K | 937K | 0 | 94K | 2.91M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -653.57K | -589.33K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -33.61M | -31.69M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -750K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9K | -147K | -172K |
| Other Financing | 408.22M | 0 | -5.68M | 474.07K | 0 | -165.89K | 408.67K | -124.56K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -561K | -398K | 1M | 0 | -15K | -104K | -223K |
| Net Change in Cash | 15.49M | 27.03M | -58.9M | 9.34M | -4.68M | 5.2M | 783.95K | 1.8M | 307K | 211K | -1.66M | -1.84M | -1.5M | 2.18M | 921K | 1.15M | -49K | 164K | 572K | -37K | -1.72M | -623K | -4.87M | -378K | 3.08M |
| Free Cash Flow | -28.71M | -17.48M | -22.82M | 296.74K | -5.95M | -6.33M | -1.07M | -118.18K | -1.23M | 99K | -582K | 293K | -1.52M | 2.08M | 619K | 1.03M | -158K | 428K | -423K | -710K | -1.72M | -4.67M | -2.91M | -8K | 323K |
| FCF Margin % | -72.92% | -62.31% | -622.99% | 5.99% | -170.5% | -240.21% | -46.84% | -4.96% | -21.04% | 1.46% | -4.14% | 1.99% | -21.55% | 16.72% | 4.72% | 8.59% | -1.36% | 3.74% | -4.83% | -7.6% | -16.37% | -40.37% | -30.96% | -0.09% | 3.3% |
| FCF Growth % | -612.18% | 23.38% | -7788.93% | 104.99% | 6.02% | -493.16% | -803.22% | 90.42% | -1345.45% | 117.01% | -298.63% | 119.24% | -173.05% | 236.83% | -39.96% | 752.53% | -136.92% | 201.18% | 40.42% | 58.62% | 63.24% | -60.19% | -36325% | -102.48% | - |
| FCF per Share | -0.14 | -0.18 | -79.52 | 1.29 | -287.02 | -53.13 | -23.84 | -5.66 | -86.15 | 7.94 | -49.58 | 29.40 | -234.78 | 318.03 | 98.36 | 166.48 | -25.51 | 69.22 | -93.30 | -177.10 | -428.89 | -1320.14 | -906.09 | -2.49 | 98.48 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.02x | 0.02x | -2.26x | -0.04x | 0.39x | 0.11x | 0.68x | -0.24x | 1.38x | -0.09x | 0.09x | -0.08x | 0.88x | 1.61x | 0.59x | 2.89x | -0.40x | -0.64x | -0.03x | 0.11x | 0.67x | 1.05x | 0.60x | -0.63x | -4.61x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 485.53K | 485.53K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 308.19K | 0 | 504.75K | 86.32K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Persistent Operating Cash Burn
As reported in recent financial filings, Sharplink's operating cash flow consistently fails to track with net income, evidenced by a 2026Q1 OCF/NI ratio of 0.02, which highlights a profound disconnect between accounting profitability and the actual cash-generating capacity of the company's core business operations.
The extreme variance between net income and operating cash flow suggests that reported earnings are heavily impacted by non-cash items or accounting adjustments rather than operational performance. Investors should monitor this persistent gap, as it indicates that the company's reported bottom-line figures may not reflect the underlying cash reality of the business.
Based on the provided quarterly data, Sharplink's free cash flow remains deeply negative, with a 2026Q1 FCF margin of -88.3%, underscoring a persistent inability to fund operations through internal cash generation despite the company's aggressive pursuit of top-line growth through recent acquisitions.
The consistent negative FCF trajectory suggests that the company is currently reliant on external financing to sustain its operations. This trend warrants further investigation into whether the company can reach a cash-flow-positive state before its current liquidity reserves are exhausted.
According to historical cash flow statements, Sharplink exhibits significant volatility in working capital changes, including a notable $2.5 million outflow in 2026Q1, which suggests that the company's cash conversion cycle is currently inefficient and potentially sensitive to the timing of its affiliate marketing revenue collections.
The erratic nature of these working capital swings may indicate challenges in managing receivables or inventory across the company's diverse business segments. Such instability complicates cash flow forecasting and may imply that the company's operational processes are not yet fully optimized for consistent cash generation.
As indicated by the financial data, Sharplink has prioritized share repurchases, such as the $33.6 million outflow in 2025Q4, despite a lack of positive operating cash flow, which appears to be a highly aggressive capital allocation strategy that may strain the company's already vulnerable balance sheet.
The decision to return capital to shareholders while simultaneously burning cash through operations warrants scrutiny, as it may limit the company's financial flexibility. This approach suggests a potential misalignment between capital deployment and the immediate need to stabilize the company's core cash-generating capabilities.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SBET stock.
Sharplink, Inc. (SBET) generated $-17.5M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Sharplink, Inc. (SBET) reported negative free cash flow of $17.5M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Sharplink, Inc. (SBET) spent $0.0M 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, Sharplink, Inc. (SBET) spent $31.7M on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.