Free cash flow generation appears volatile but operational cash conversion is strong, evidenced by a 2026Q1 operating cash flow of $46.3M that was 1.90 times net income, though the sustainability of shareholder returns is now tied to this cash generation given the new debt load.
TaskUs, Inc. (TASK) cash flow statement — 8-year operating, investing & financing cash flows
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 |
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| Cash from Operations | 149.76M | 137.22M | 138.89M | 143.67M | 147.09M | -32.67M | 58.87M | 43.79M | -8.16M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | 11.59% | 13.96% | 15.54% | 15.31% | -4.3% | 12.32% | 12.17% | -3.21% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 110.59% | -1.2% | -3.33% | -2.33% | 550.19% | -155.5% | 34.45% | 636.83% | - |
| Net Income | 102.22M | 102.28M | 45.87M | 45.69M | 40.42M | -58.7M | 34.53M | 33.94M | 32.22M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 65.89M | 61.51M | 60.16M | 60.74M | 57.8M | 47.88M | 39M | 35.17M | 16.97M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 20.77M | 29.66M | 41.82M | 52.76M | 68.98M | 46.19M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -4.64M | -7.47M | -10.89M | -7.96M | -11.76M | -11.48M | -6.5M | -8.84M | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -15.51M | 2.14M | -188K | 4.51M | -2.24M | 6.21M | 3.88M | 3.75M | -821K |
| Working Capital Changes | -18.97M | -50.89M | 2.12M | -12.06M | -6.11M | -62.78M | -12.04M | -20.23M | -56.53M |
| Change in Receivables | -29.26M | -55.12M | -22.76M | 1.86M | -15.05M | -76.2M | -35.77M | -13.05M | -19.82M |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.22M | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -7.85M | -12.79M | 23.53M | -9.82M | 1.82M | 4.49M | 13.54M | -2.06M | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -49.11M | -63.5M | -39.1M | -32M | -67.99M | -59.36M | -28.88M | -20.05M | -324.53M |
| Capital Expenditures | -49.11M | -63.5M | -39.1M | -31M | -43.76M | -59.36M | -28.88M | -20.05M | -25.66M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 3.95% | 5.37% | 3.93% | 3.35% | 4.56% | 7.8% | 6.04% | 5.57% | 10.09% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -150K | 0 | 0 | -23.23M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -298.89M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 150K | 0 | -1M | -1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13K |
| Cash from Financing | -100.9M | -44.21M | -25.18M | -119.08M | -4.04M | 54.39M | 36.99M | -12.81M | 350.49M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 501.94M | -15.19M | -8.44M | -3.71M | 29.42M | -6.56M | 36.99M | 124.47M | 83.89M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 14K | -19.19M | -18.6M | -111.96M | -30.97M | 120.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | -998.36M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -50M | 0 | -135M | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 1K | -27.78M | -18.6M | -111.96M | -30.97M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 395.5M | -9.83M | 1.86M | -3.41M | -2.49M | -9.74M | 0 | -2.29M | 266.6M |
| Net Change in Cash | -20.29M | 19.51M | 66.39M | -8.22M | 70.41M | -44.14M | 70.19M | 12.26M | 6.01M |
| Free Cash Flow | 100.65M | 73.72M | 99.78M | 112.67M | 103.34M | -92.04M | 29.99M | 23.74M | -33.81M |
| FCF Margin % | 8.1% | 6.23% | 10.03% | 12.19% | 10.76% | -12.1% | 6.27% | 6.6% | -13.3% |
| FCF Growth % | 19.58% | -26.13% | -11.44% | 9.04% | 212.28% | -406.89% | 26.31% | 170.22% | - |
| FCF per Share | 1.08 | 0.79 | 1.08 | 1.17 | 1.01 | -0.94 | 0.31 | 0.24 | -0.32 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.98x | 1.34x | 3.03x | 3.14x | 3.64x | 0.56x | 1.70x | 1.29x | -0.25x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 21.09M | 21.56M | 9.95M | 5.91M | 6.96M | 6.82M | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 34.2M | 31.75M | 31.8M | 7.49M | 15.52M | 8M | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying TASK stock.
TaskUs, Inc. (TASK) generated $137.2M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
TaskUs, Inc. (TASK) generated $73.7M 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.
TaskUs, Inc. (TASK) spent $63.5M 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, TaskUs, Inc. (TASK) spent $27.8M on share repurchases. This shows the company's commitment to returning capital to its equity investors.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Leveraged buyback funded by debt
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Earnings Quality Strong but Volatile
Operating cash flow consistently exceeds net income, with the OCF/NI ratio averaging 1.90 over the past four quarters, suggesting high-quality, cash-generative earnings before considering major capital allocation shifts like the 2026 dividend.
The persistent premium of operating cash flow over net income indicates strong cash conversion, driven by non-cash charges like depreciation and stock-based compensation being added back. However, the ratio's volatility, ranging from 0.85 in 2025Q2 to 4.59 in 2024Q4, points to significant quarterly swings in working capital that can obscure underlying trends. This high conversion rate provides the fundamental cushion that allowed the company to undertake its substantial dividend payment in 2026 without immediately straining its operational cash generation.
FCF Volatility Follows Capex & Working Capital
Free cash flow margins have swung dramatically, from a high of 20.9% in 2024Q1 to near-zero in 2025Q2, before recovering to 11.8% in 2026Q1, indicating FCF is highly sensitive to quarterly capex timing and working capital movements.
The FCF trajectory is not a smooth trend but a series of sharp pivots. The 2025Q2 near-zero margin was driven by a large working capital outflow and elevated capex, demonstrating how operational cash flow can be temporarily consumed. While the recent recovery to double-digit margins is encouraging, the underlying net income has stagnated around $22-25M, meaning FCF growth is coming from cash flow mechanics rather than core profit expansion. This makes the sustainability of the FCF trajectory dependent on maintaining capex discipline and normalizing working capital.
Rising Capex Intensity Amid Margin Pressure
Capital expenditures have surged as a percentage of revenue, jumping from 1.6% in 2024Q1 to 6.3% in 2025Q4, a trend that warrants monitoring as it coincides with the gross margin compression identified in the income statement analysis.
The increased capital intensity suggests a shift in investment focus, possibly towards growth-oriented projects or platform upgrades. However, this comes at a challenging time. The surge in capex, peaking at $20.3M in 2024Q4 and $19.7M in 2025Q4, directly consumed cash that could have buffered the balance sheet ahead of the major dividend. The fact that this capex increase aligns with falling gross margins raises questions about the near-term return on these investments and whether they are defensive or growth-driven.
Dividend Payout Transforms Capital Structure
The company executed a massive, one-time capital return of $665.6M in dividends across 2026Q1 and Q2, completely altering its cash position and signaling a fundamental shift in shareholder remuneration strategy from share repurchases to direct cash returns.
This dividend action is the dominant cash flow event in the dataset, dwarfing all prior share repurchases and acquisitions. The $332.8M quarterly payments are multiples larger than the company's net income, indicating the payout was funded largely from existing cash reserves or external financing, not from current-period earnings alone. This move effectively concluded the earlier, modest buyback program and suggests management's priority has shifted to returning capital, but the scale relative to free cash flow generation raises sustainability questions and necessitates scrutiny of the balance sheet impact.
Dividend Sustainability Obscured by Volatility
The massive 2026 dividend payout, exceeding six months of trailing net income, appears to be funded by a combination of cash reserves and likely external financing, a fact that is not visible from the cash flow statement alone but is implied by the scale of the payment relative to earnings.
The cash flow statement shows the dividend outflow but not its funding source. Given that TaskUs's cumulative free cash flow over the prior ten quarters was approximately $240M, the $665.6M total dividend clearly required tapping the balance sheet. This introduces a key risk: the company may have taken on debt or depleted cash reserves to execute a one-time return, which could constrain future financial flexibility, especially as revenue growth decelerates and margins contract. Investors should monitor the balance sheet and debt covenants closely in subsequent filings.