Free cash flow remains consistently negative, reaching -$21.3M in 2026Q3, as the company prioritizes inorganic growth and development over operational self-funding.
| Metric | TTM | Jul'25 | Jul'24 | Jul'23 | Jul'22 | Jul'21 | Jul'20 | Jul'19 | Jul'18 | Jul'17 | Jul'16 | Jul'15 | Jul'14 | Jul'13 | Jul'12 | Jul'11 | Jul'10 | Jul'09 | Jul'08 | Jul'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 |
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| Cash from Operations | -113.51M | -64.46M | -106.49M | 72.57M | -52.99M | -41.47M | -12.87M | -12.57M | -12.51M | -10.42M | -13.08M | -12.28M | -21.27M | -19.31M | -19.21M | -23.68M | -5.04M | -10M | -14.26M | -5.84M | -6.06M | -952.88K | -100.9K |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | -96.44% | -47538.84% | 44.15% | -228.78% | - | - | - | - | - | - | -398.55% | -235.62% | -213.94% | -139.62% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -60780.72% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -603.31% | 39.47% | -246.73% | 236.96% | -27.77% | -222.2% | -2.36% | -0.5% | -20.08% | 20.34% | -6.56% | 42.28% | -10.13% | -0.53% | 18.87% | -369.94% | 49.63% | 29.87% | -144.24% | 3.66% | -536.03% | -844.42% | - |
| Net Income | -104.26M | -87.66M | -29.22M | -3.31M | 5.25M | -14.81M | -14.61M | -17.15M | -17.83M | -17.97M | -17.33M | -23.36M | -25.98M | -21.86M | -25.08M | -27.36M | -23.01M | -13.5M | -19.24M | -14.82M | -14.82M | -2M | -128.17K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 6.43M | 4.49M | 2.18M | 2.01M | 1.38M | 393.17K | 310.22K | 347.44K | 354.62K | 497.73K | 875.72K | 3.55M | 4.05M | 2.78M | 2.35M | 0 | 794.5K | 526.25K | 372.89K | 19.74K | 19.74K | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 7.34M | 6.01M | 5.17M | 5.52M | 4.68M | 5.47M | 3.49M | 2.95M | 3.5M | 3.77M | 3.08M | 5.62M | 1.31M | 1.02M | 2.91M | 6.34M | 7.03M | 1.74M | 3.81M | 6.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -1.71M | -2.78M | -5.03M | 868K | -5K | -4.01K | -5.55K | -14.37K | -707.51K | -34.35K | -32.24K | -35.41K | -69.71K | -10.75K | -61.79K | 0 | -794.5K | 14.37K | 195.17K | 0 | -200K | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -28M | 19.8M | -20.27M | 10.45M | -28.8M | -4.11M | -1.3M | 699.44K | 1.24M | 1.38M | 1.08M | 352.87K | 984.11K | -79.32K | -619.77K | -383.06K | 8.52M | 1.21M | 255.62K | 0 | -2.71B | 959.01K | 0 |
| Working Capital Changes | 6.1M | -4.32M | -59.32M | 57.03M | -35.49M | -28.4M | -757.67K | 598.77K | 922.13K | 1.94M | -761.87K | 1.6M | -1.57M | -1.15M | 1.29M | -2.28M | 2.43M | 9.01K | 343.73K | 0 | -65.8K | 86.91K | 27.27K |
| Change in Receivables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.26M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.82M | 0 | 1.32M | 30.52K | 228K | -166.63K | -44.43K | -19.55K | 21.85K | -44.33K | -20.02K | 15.61M | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | -9.02M | -2.31M | 60.36M | 60.36M | -37.21M | -28.96M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.96K | -23.32K | 1.32M | -700.68K | 900.38K | 899.85K | -2.06M | -2.46M | 106.07K | -479.41K | 0 | -101.76M | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -6.21M | 0 | -4.36M | -4.35M | 3.26M | 699.62K | -1.24M | 679.52K | 681.29K | 1.82M | -622.71K | -1.32M | -10.16M | -13.15M | -21.91M | -30.19M | 2.48M | -127.92K | 479.41K | 192.01K | 72.69M | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -101.73M | -157.03M | -24.64M | -124.78M | -110.84M | -3.62M | 11.67M | -12.11M | 6.26M | -11.04M | -64.2K | 3.87M | 37.8K | -947.01K | -6.69M | -3.48M | 9.19M | 44.23K | -3.43M | -600.01K | -361.2K | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Expenditures | -6.72M | -5.7M | -3.43M | -656K | -1.21M | -227.7K | -163.84K | -292.29K | -3.6M | -56.41K | -18.93K | -101.67K | -325.08K | -454.14K | -5.51M | -2.17M | -508.55K | -139.56K | -3.56M | -224.74K | -224.74K | 0 | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 33.27% | 8.52% | 1530.36% | 0.4% | 5.22% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.3% | 3.6% | 5.03% | 40.02% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -538K | 0 | -81.55M | -113.59M | -3.4M | 3.13K | 16.59K | 215.06K | -151.68K | -45.27K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.08M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -80.18M | -179.54M | -22.81M | 26K | 9.19M | -3.4M | 3.13K | 16.59K | -141.31K | -829.84K | -45.27K | 3.98M | 362.88K | -492.87K | -1.19M | -1.34M | 10.78M | 183.79K | -159.88K | -375.27K | -136.46K | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 624.56M | 284.84M | 173.08M | 65.42M | 157.27M | 84.46M | 307.09K | 23.84M | 604.25K | 26.89M | 10.19M | 9.65M | 15.9M | 9.41M | 20.19M | 36.81M | 1.18M | 21.09M | 21.75M | 19.91M | 19.9M | 653.77K | 506.82K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -66K | -10.19M | -10.14M | 307.09K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.55M | 9.41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.94K | 119.14K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 565.26M | 287.51M | 176.71M | 66.53M | 168.01M | 95.44M | 0 | 23.84M | 604.21K | 26.89M | 10.21M | 9.65M | 6.34M | 46.46K | 21.52M | 37.11M | 1.14M | 21.04M | 21.64M | 3.94M | 20.23M | 452.5K | 498.2K |
| 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 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -557K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 59.31M | -2.67M | -3.63M | -1.04M | -557K | -833.84K | 0 | 0 | 39 | 768 | -14.66K | 3.43K | 1.66K | -37.87K | -1.33M | -291.71K | 37.36K | 0 | -10.16K | 15.97M | -329.7K | 201.27K | 8.62K |
| Net Change in Cash | 409.33M | 63.35M | 41.92M | 13.08M | -6.56M | 39.36M | -892.66K | -836.84K | -5.65M | 5.43M | -2.95M | 1.25M | -5.33M | -10.84M | -5.71M | 9.66M | -3.2M | 11.13M | 4.05M | 13.47M | 13.47M | -299.11K | 405.92K |
| Free Cash Flow | -120.23M | -70.15M | -109.92M | 71.92M | -54.2M | -41.7M | -13.03M | -12.87M | -16.11M | -10.48M | -13.1M | -12.38M | -21.59M | -19.77M | -24.71M | -25.85M | -5.55M | -10.14M | -17.82M | -6.06M | -6.29M | -952.88K | -100.9K |
| FCF Margin % | -595.22% | -104.96% | -49069.2% | 43.75% | -234% | - | - | - | - | - | - | -401.85% | -239.22% | -218.97% | -179.64% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -60780.72% |
| FCF Growth % | -103.64% | 36.18% | -252.84% | 232.7% | -29.98% | -219.9% | -1.31% | 20.15% | -53.81% | 20.03% | -5.84% | 42.68% | -9.25% | 20.03% | 4.39% | -366.03% | 45.3% | 43.08% | -193.82% | 3.53% | -559.61% | -844.42% | - |
| FCF per Share | -0.25 | -0.16 | -0.28 | 0.20 | -0.20 | -0.20 | -0.07 | -0.07 | -0.10 | -0.08 | -0.12 | -0.13 | -0.24 | -0.23 | -0.32 | -0.38 | -0.09 | -0.21 | -0.45 | -0.18 | -0.24 | -0.06 | -0.00 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.15x | 0.74x | 3.64x | -21.95x | -10.09x | 2.80x | 0.88x | 0.73x | 0.70x | 0.58x | 0.75x | 0.53x | 0.82x | 0.88x | 0.77x | 0.87x | 0.32x | 0.74x | 0.74x | 0.39x | 0.41x | 0.48x | 0.79x |
| Interest Paid | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Production restart execution risk
As reported in financial statements, UEC's operating cash flow consistently trails net income, with the OCF/NI ratio fluctuating wildly, including a 0.33 reading in 2026Q3, which suggests that the company's accounting losses are not being mitigated by meaningful cash generation from core operational activities.
The recurring gap between net income and operating cash flow indicates that the company's reported losses are exacerbated by cash-intensive operational requirements. Investors should monitor this divergence, as it suggests that the business model remains heavily reliant on external financing rather than self-sustaining cash flow.
Based on UEC's reported figures, the company has consistently burned cash, with free cash flow reaching -$21.3M in 2026Q3, reflecting a structural inability to cover development costs through current revenue streams while maintaining its aggressive expansion strategy across its U.S. ISR project portfolio.
The persistent negative free cash flow trajectory underscores the capital-intensive nature of the company's current development phase. This trend appears to confirm that UEC is prioritizing resource acquisition and facility preparation over immediate cash flow positivity, which may necessitate further capital raises.
According to recent SEC filings, UEC's working capital changes have been highly erratic, swinging from a $31.5M inflow in 2026Q3 to a $25.6M outflow in 2024Q2, which suggests that inventory management and timing of payments are significantly impacting the company's short-term liquidity position.
The volatility in working capital changes likely reflects the company's opportunistic approach to uranium inventory sales and the timing of project-related expenditures. This instability warrants further investigation into whether these fluctuations are indicative of operational inefficiencies or merely the result of strategic inventory management.
As evidenced by the $177.3M acquisition outflow in 2025Q3, UEC's capital deployment strategy is heavily skewed toward inorganic growth, which has effectively consumed the company's liquidity and delayed the transition toward a self-funding operational model in the competitive domestic uranium market.
The heavy reliance on acquisitions to drive growth suggests that management is prioritizing the expansion of its resource base over immediate shareholder returns. Investors should monitor whether these capital outlays will eventually yield the expected production efficiencies or if they will continue to drain available cash reserves.
Based on the provided cash flow data, stock-based compensation consistently adds back to the cash flow statement, with $2.2M recorded in 2026Q3, which obscures the true economic cost of management and employee retention during this capital-intensive phase of the company's development.
The consistent use of stock-based compensation suggests that the company is preserving cash by diluting shareholders to fund its operational overhead. This practice may mask the true cash burn rate and should be carefully considered when evaluating the company's long-term sustainability.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying UEC stock.
Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) generated $-64.5M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) reported negative free cash flow of $70.2M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) spent $5.7M on capital expenditures in 2025. CapEx represents the cash invested in physical assets like property, plant, and equipment to maintain or grow the business.