Cash generation is highly inconsistent, with free cash flow margins plummeting to -138.8% in 2026Q1 as the company continues to pay dividends despite significant operational cash burn.
| 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 | 27.75M | 43.47M | 48.76M | 94.8M | 41.61M | 11.49M | 71.52M | -18.2M | 68.87M | -8.16M | -115.59M | 11.11M | 14.18M | 58.44M | -20.22M | 25.57M | -10.83M | -8.47M | -7.2M | -5.45M | -4.44M | -1.39M | -4.89M | -5.33M | -2.65M | -2.94M | -3.94M | -3.1M | -4.7M | -1.6M | -2.1M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 45.95% | 35.15% | 67.75% | 37.56% | 8.6% | 57.23% | -68.07% | 14.44% | -66.5% | -771.24% | 135.88% | 451.51% | 1058.77% | -225.43% | 200.96% | -56.34% | -61.33% | -89.24% | -81.33% | -61.15% | -16.43% | -265.88% | -728.69% | -768.84% | -253.94% | -815.2% | -620% | -940% | -228.57% | -2100% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 574.09% | -10.85% | -48.56% | 127.82% | 262% | -83.93% | 492.87% | -126.43% | 944.19% | 92.94% | -1140.48% | -21.64% | -75.74% | 388.96% | -179.08% | 336.24% | -27.8% | -17.69% | -32.12% | -22.75% | -218.72% | 71.52% | 8.29% | -101.34% | 10.06% | 25.24% | -27.04% | 34.04% | -193.75% | 23.81% | - |
| Net Income | 20.26M | 23.28M | 59.21M | 68.07M | 33.9M | 69.45M | 56.34M | -7.24M | 421.81M | -36.24M | -39.7M | -39.45M | -265.46M | -17.18M | -14.53M | 13.59M | -28.2M | -17.62M | -8.6M | -5.64M | -9.9M | -2.29M | -9.37M | -5.28M | -3.33M | -3.73M | -7.79M | -3.6M | -6.6M | -2.2M | -2.3M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 577.25K | 562.61K | 538.42K | 538.29K | 517.64K | 522.37K | 529.81K | 527K | 69.63K | 132.19K | 174.28K | 247.36K | 351.56K | 463.14K | 419.36K | 568.29K | 625.34K | 475.09K | 459.88K | 1.25M | 1.56M | 1.33M | 1.05M | 739.56K | 317.03K | 556.86K | 945.4K | 400K | 200K | 100K | 0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 3.53M | 3.68M | 3.64M | 2.05M | 1.78M | 1.27M | 1.35M | 2.11M | 2.27M | 1.1M | 775.54K | 1.57M | 2.44M | 2.26M | 1.78M | 12.46M | 1.48M | 2.14M | 1.04M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 6.43M | 193.42K | -4.8M | -3.83M | 121.45K | 11.61M | -2.42M | -9.3M | -2.72M | 2.66M | 243.71K | -659.08K | 73.76K | 0 | -13.59M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 13.31M | 1.26M | -10.13M | 579.24K | -199.19K | 501K | 9.39M | -593.99K | -348.87M | 21.23M | 1.79M | 10.05K | -546.73K | 48.77K | -335.9K | 4.66M | 15.95M | 5.74M | -43.48K | -859.38K | 3.72M | -92.79K | 2.73M | 164.13K | 121.04K | 841.85K | 2.18M | 905.77K | 1.6M | 100K | 400K |
| Working Capital Changes | -9.91M | 8.26M | -4.69M | 28.36M | 9.44M | -60.37M | -7.7M | -10.59M | 2.89M | 8.34M | -81.29M | 48.49M | 278.06M | 72.76M | -7.56M | 7.88M | -686.35K | 789.8K | -56.2K | -198.84K | 187.84K | -339.49K | 695.06K | -959.21K | 244.67K | -613.55K | 725.26K | -805.77K | 100K | 400K | -200K |
| Change in Receivables | 2.68M | 17.9M | -35.18K | 24.28M | 38.24M | -80.31M | 827.73K | -2.21M | -49.72K | 1.35M | 522.36K | -3.19M | 490.39K | 3.76M | -2.1M | 365.04K | -596.28K | -446.25K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 1.21M | -846.31K | 15.34M | -25.52M | -19.96M | 136.37K | -8.01M | -6.74M | 39 | 22.69M | -13.76M | 6.6M | 1.47M | -2.87M | -17.64M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -3.71M | -578.64K | -5.74M | 2M | 2.07M | 1.47M | -2.2M | 936.84K | 1.62M | -1.85M | -177.34K | 1.86M | -3.86M | -4.57M | 7.55M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -330.12K | -355.01K | -42.45K | -21.69K | 0 | -50.62K | -15.5K | -29.09K | 78.24M | -100.12K | 1.19M | 3.89M | -3.46M | -857.34K | -1.94M | 14.76M | -10.54M | -5.34M | -340.22K | -1.24M | -884.18K | -861.94K | -1.38M | -273.56K | -46.23K | 0 | -268.13K | 100K | -2M | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Expenditures | -330.12K | -355.01K | -42.45K | -21.69K | 0 | -50.62K | -15.5K | -29.09K | -102.26K | -100.12K | -23.93K | -108.95K | -28.05K | -857.34K | -588.24K | -237.02K | -549.94K | -340.73K | -340.22K | -1.24M | -884.18K | -861.94K | -350.69K | -273.56K | -46.23K | 0 | -98.13K | -100K | -1.9M | 0 | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 0.35% | 0.38% | 0.03% | 0.02% | - | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.11% | 0.02% | 0.82% | 0.16% | 1.33% | 0.89% | 15.53% | 6.56% | 1.86% | 2.86% | 2.47% | 4.22% | 18.56% | 12.18% | 10.17% | 19.07% | 37.38% | 13.42% | - | 20.31% | 20% | 380% | - | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237.02K | 549.94K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.03M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.34M | 0 | 1.21M | 4M | -3.43M | 0 | -1.35M | -237.02K | -549.94K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -170K | 0 | -100K | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | -44.12M | -43.55M | -43.46M | -43.42M | -45.96M | -26.2M | -114.6M | -1.18M | -3.81M | -585.57K | 30.39M | -2M | -2.31M | 1.71M | 4.92M | 2.59M | 13.2M | 25.99M | 3.03M | 2.88M | 14.19M | 2.01M | 6.85M | 4.98M | 1.62M | 4.39M | 4.16M | -200K | 1M | 12.3M | 2.2M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -85.91M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.69M | -2M | -2M | -1M | 4.91M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -130.33K | -107.52K | 214.22K | 0 | -11.21K | -180.99K | -328.23K | 1.17M | -200K | -100K | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -267.57K | 0 | 0 | -11.07M | -13.01M | -26.02M | -28.5M | 0 | 0 | -591.07K | 34.6M | 0 | -415.94K | -178.95K | 0 | -1.35M | 0 | 18.57M | 3.19M | 3.01M | 14.3M | 1.79M | 6.85M | 4.99M | 1.8M | 4.71M | 2.99M | 0 | 0 | 12.2M | 2.3M |
| Dividends Paid | -43.28M | -43.12M | -42.67M | -32.14M | -32.94M | 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 | -267.57K | 0 | 0 | -11.07M | -13.01M | -26.02M | -28.5M | 0 | -4.07M | -591.07K | -428.01K | 0 | -415.94K | -178.95K | 0 | -1.35M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -581K | -433.76K | -799.89K | -214.79K | -12.53K | -173.92K | -184.02K | -1.18M | -3.81M | 5.5K | -32.9M | -3.33K | 102.03K | 2.89M | 9.58K | 3.95M | 13.2M | 7.42M | -159.03K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1M | 100K | -100K |
| Net Change in Cash | -16.71M | -433.85K | 5.25M | 51.36M | -4.35M | -14.75M | -43.1M | -19.41M | 143.3M | -8.84M | -84.01M | 13M | 8.4M | 59.29M | -17.24M | 42.92M | -8.16M | 12.17M | -4.51M | -3.81M | 8.87M | -248.45K | 580.21K | -628.28K | -1.08M | 1.44M | -51.16K | -3.2M | -5.7M | 10.7M | 100K |
| Free Cash Flow | 27.42M | 43.12M | 48.72M | 94.78M | 41.61M | 11.44M | 71.5M | -18.23M | 68.77M | -8.26M | -115.61M | 11M | 14.15M | 57.58M | -20.81M | 25.34M | -11.38M | -8.81M | -7.54M | -6.69M | -5.32M | -2.25M | -5.24M | -5.61M | -2.69M | -2.94M | -4.04M | -3.2M | -6.6M | -1.6M | -2.1M |
| FCF Margin % | 29.23% | 45.58% | 35.12% | 67.74% | 37.56% | 8.56% | 57.22% | -68.18% | 14.42% | -67.31% | -771.4% | 134.55% | 450.61% | 1043.23% | -231.99% | 199.1% | -59.2% | -63.8% | -93.46% | -99.88% | -73.33% | -26.6% | -284.95% | -766.08% | -782.27% | -253.94% | -835.51% | -640% | -1320% | -228.57% | -2100% |
| FCF Growth % | -55.69% | -11.5% | -48.6% | 127.77% | 263.61% | -84% | 492.16% | -126.51% | 932.71% | 92.86% | -1151% | -22.25% | -75.43% | 376.68% | -182.14% | 322.74% | -29.1% | -16.89% | -12.66% | -25.72% | -136.08% | 56.98% | 6.51% | -108.04% | 8.49% | 27.05% | -26.14% | 51.52% | -312.5% | 23.81% | - |
| FCF per Share | 0.38 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 1.32 | 0.57 | 0.15 | 0.90 | -0.22 | 0.83 | -0.10 | -2.02 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 1.10 | -0.40 | 0.47 | -0.25 | -0.24 | -0.22 | -0.20 | -0.19 | -0.09 | -0.22 | -0.36 | -0.26 | -0.35 | -0.56 | -0.49 | -1.01 | -0.41 | -0.68 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.35x | 1.87x | 0.82x | 1.39x | 1.23x | 0.17x | 1.27x | 2.51x | 0.16x | 0.23x | 2.91x | -0.28x | -0.05x | -3.40x | 1.39x | 1.88x | 0.38x | 0.48x | 0.84x | 0.97x | 0.45x | 0.61x | 0.52x | 1.01x | 0.80x | 0.79x | 0.51x | 0.86x | 0.71x | 0.73x | 0.91x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.29M | 11.67M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 8.2M | 30.36M | 3.5M | 31.37M | 1.06M | 3.72M | 0 | 251.96K | 325K | 500.98K | 0 | 728.44K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lumpy government procurement dependency
As reported in recent financial statements, SIGA's operating cash flow to net income ratio has fluctuated wildly, reaching a negative 17.30 in 2025Q1, which suggests that accounting earnings are currently poor proxies for the actual cash generation capabilities of the underlying biodefense business model.
The extreme divergence between net income and operating cash flow highlights the impact of non-cash accruals and the timing of government contract milestones. Investors should monitor this disconnect, as it implies that reported profitability may be disconnected from the actual liquidity available to the firm during periods of low procurement activity.
Based on the provided cash flow data, SIGA's free cash flow trajectory has turned sharply negative, with margins plummeting to negative 138.8% in 2026Q1, reflecting the inherent difficulty in maintaining positive cash generation when government procurement cycles experience prolonged gaps in delivery milestones.
The transition from positive FCF margins in 2025Q2 to consistent outflows in subsequent quarters indicates a deterioration in cash-generating efficiency. This trend suggests that the company's current cost structure may be misaligned with the episodic nature of its revenue, warranting further investigation into the sustainability of its operating expenses.
According to the company's cash flow statements, working capital changes have been the primary driver of liquidity, with a significant negative impact of $19.6 million in 2025Q4, illustrating how the timing of government payments and inventory management creates massive, unpredictable swings in quarterly cash flow.
The high sensitivity of cash flow to working capital movements suggests that SIGA's liquidity is heavily dependent on the administrative efficiency of government procurement processes. This volatility may indicate that the company lacks the ability to smooth its cash inflows, leaving it vulnerable to delays in contract fulfillment.
As evidenced by recent filings, SIGA has continued to return capital through dividends and buybacks despite experiencing negative free cash flow, with $159.4K in dividends paid in 2026Q1, which may indicate a management preference for shareholder returns over preserving liquidity during revenue troughs.
While the company maintains a strong cash position, the decision to continue capital returns while operating cash flow is negative warrants scrutiny. Investors should monitor whether this allocation strategy remains prudent if the current period of revenue contraction persists beyond the near term.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SIGA stock.
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) generated $43.5M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) generated $43.1M 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.
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) spent $0.4M 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, SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) returned $43.1M to shareholders via cash dividends. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.