The company exhibits a structural cash burn, evidenced by a $3.9M negative free cash flow in 2026Q3, which necessitates ongoing external capital to fund its $1.1M in quarterly capital expenditures.
| Metric | TTM | Apr'25 | Apr'24 | Apr'23 | Apr'22 | Apr'21 | Apr'20 | Apr'19 | Apr'18 | Apr'17 | Apr'16 | Apr'15 | Apr'14 | Apr'13 | Apr'12 | Apr'11 | Apr'10 | Apr'09 | Apr'08 | Apr'07 | Apr'06 | Apr'05 | Apr'04 | Apr'03 | Apr'02 | Apr'01 | Apr'00 | Apr'99 | Apr'98 | Apr'97 | Apr'96 |
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| Cash from Operations | -14.85M | -9.87M | -7.08M | -8.69M | -12.58M | -8.59M | -3.9M | -5.67M | -6.99M | -218K | -489K | -2.58M | -1.55M | -3.88M | -1.22M | -2.43M | -8.84M | -3.59M | 3.72M | 1.71M | 5.53M | 3.72M | 4.33M | 3.42M | 5.22M | 13.77M | 9.35M | 4.4M | 5.7M | 4.6M | 7.8M |
| Operating CF Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -280.5% | - | -1.25% | -1.94% | -9.13% | -5.11% | -14.06% | -3.38% | -5.19% | -20.08% | -13.85% | 12.04% | 4.44% | 13.24% | 5.66% | 6.99% | 6.39% | 6.43% | 10.55% | 8.57% | 5.8% | 7.37% | 6.67% | 7.25% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -263.65% | -39.51% | 18.58% | 30.89% | -46.39% | -120.4% | 31.24% | 18.86% | -3104.77% | 55.42% | 81.05% | -66.09% | 59.97% | -218.72% | 49.88% | 72.5% | -146.29% | -196.5% | 118.06% | -69.19% | 48.92% | -14.28% | 26.72% | -34.45% | -62.1% | 47.28% | 112.52% | -22.81% | 23.91% | -41.03% | 609.09% |
| Net Income | -19.61M | -20.56M | -6.9M | -7.61M | -13.93M | -12.39M | -5.25M | -8.05M | -13.66M | -1.92M | -1.22M | -3.83M | -2.61M | -4.63M | -3.26M | -4.63M | -10.74M | -3.13M | 1.61M | 770K | 2.77M | 6.71M | 2.27M | -15.6M | -8.1M | 8.6M | 7.85M | 5.6M | 3.7M | 3.8M | 1.5M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 111.63K | 120.64K | 88.17K | 88.96K | 74.83K | 22.89K | 10.73K | 6.96K | 5.75M | 87K | 131K | 127K | 300K | 443K | 660K | 1.04M | 1.19M | 456K | 312K | 383K | 787K | 1.11M | 1.85M | 3.92M | 10.45M | 1.78M | 1.31M | 1.1M | 800K | 600K | 700K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 639.71K | 2.17M | 593.56K | 1.57M | 1.67M | 3.6M | 1.27M | 2.28M | 1.32M | 476K | 746K | 14K | 43K | 231K | 451K | 610K | 918K | 654K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.32M | 0 | 56.33K | 0 | 435.35K | -438.14K | 11K | 144K | 50K | 0 | 0 | 1.58M | 4.58M | 3.58M | -2.04M | 691K | 269K | 1.35M | -3.17M | 7K | -1.29M | 125K | 33K | -138K | 0 | 0 | 100K | 700K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 3.79M | 7.71M | 1.53K | 392.82K | -659.74K | 57.58K | 170.85K | 52.11K | 287.35K | -72K | -72K | 679K | 47K | 495K | -3.26M | -4.63M | 22K | -240K | 198K | 356K | 117K | 20K | 0 | 12.69M | -65K | 163K | 58K | 100K | 400K | 300K | 500K |
| Working Capital Changes | 224.03K | 682.46K | -862.12K | -805.93K | 270.4K | 57.17K | -96.15K | -392.1K | -246.36K | 1.2M | -217K | 378K | 665K | -426K | 2.61M | 608K | -3.81M | 717K | 909K | -73K | 2.49M | -1M | 210K | 3.7M | 2.81M | 3.2M | 278K | -2.3M | 800K | -200K | 4.4M |
| Change in Receivables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -219.07K | 0 | 0 | 919K | -741K | 733K | -443K | -337K | 2.01M | 720K | -1.99M | 940K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219.07K | 0 | 0 | 391K | 753K | 202K | 612K | 29K | 2.53M | 1.41M | -4.67M | -223K | 144K | 67K | 180K | 168K | 318K | 2.58M | 490K | 1.86M | -1.36M | -400K | 1.5M | -2.1M | 5.7M |
| Change in Payables | 638.06K | 326.43K | 0 | 0 | 466.37K | 352.55K | -95.77K | -92.03K | 222.1K | 266K | -71K | -558K | 491K | -69K | -1.93M | -578K | 2.14M | -594K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -1.92M | -6.16K | 0 | 2.57M | -178.97K | 2.46M | 159.06K | 0 | 305.93K | -538.92K | -21K | -394K | 500K | -349K | 2.73M | -2.4M | -2.3M | -1.53M | 1.32M | -320K | 773K | -303K | -141K | -673K | -358K | -29.51M | -2.82M | -1.2M | -2M | -700K | -300K |
| Capital Expenditures | 0 | -6.16K | 0 | -177.51K | -178.97K | -42.99K | 0 | 0 | -20.48K | -288.92K | -21K | -394K | 0 | -6K | -1.14M | -1.96M | -573K | -617K | -235K | -320K | -480K | -316K | -160K | -673K | -358K | -2.18M | -2.82M | -1.2M | -2M | -700K | -300K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.66% | 0.08% | 1.39% | - | 0.02% | 3.16% | 4.18% | 1.3% | 2.38% | 0.76% | 0.83% | 1.15% | 0.48% | 0.26% | 1.26% | 0.44% | 1.67% | 2.59% | 1.58% | 2.59% | 1.01% | 0.28% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75M | 0 | 2.5K | 159 | 0 | 326.4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -68K | -211K | -488K | -1.74M | -912K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -27.33M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -1.92M | 0 | 0 | 2.75M | 0 | 2.5M | 158.9K | 0 | 306 | -250K | 0 | -1.59K | 500K | -275K | 4.08M | 47K | 10K | 0 | 1.56M | 0 | 1.25M | 13K | 19K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 43.73M | 12.47M | 4.83M | 4.83M | 8.22M | 17.03M | 4.29M | 219.8K | 7.51K | 317K | 239K | 3.04M | 988K | 1.28M | 1.42M | 2.67M | 1.12M | 0 | -1.54M | -1.29M | -1.54M | -938K | 112K | -3.9M | -11.44M | 12.32M | -971K | -2.6M | -3M | -5.6M | 200K |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -285K | -361K | -153K | -573K | 1.42M | -1.53M | 2.65M | 1M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.8M | -11.31M | 10M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 2M | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 219.8K | 1000K | 1000K | 600K | 0 | 1000K | -142K | 1000K | 0 | 118K | 0 | 496K | 651K | 229K | -938K | 112K | -104K | -130K | 1000K | -971K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 200K |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.11M | -2.06M | -1.77M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -142K | -45K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -230K | -1.5M | 0 | -524K | -650K | -1.17M | -3.21M | -2.6M | -3.3M | -5.7M | 0 |
| Other Financing | 34.83M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1M | 2.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -123.62K | 0 | 3.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13K | 0 | 0 | 81K | 113K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | 26.95M | 2.59M | -2.25M | -1.29M | -4.53M | 10.9M | 552.78K | -5.45M | 825.66K | 99K | -271K | 69K | -66K | -2.95M | 2.93M | -2.16M | -10.02M | -5.12M | 3.5M | 94K | 4.76M | 2.48M | 4.31M | -1.16M | -6.58M | -3.41M | 5.56M | -2.6M | -3M | -5.6M | 200K |
| Free Cash Flow | -14.85M | -9.88M | -7.08M | -8.87M | -12.75M | -8.63M | -3.9M | -5.67M | -7.01M | -506.92K | -510K | -2.98M | -1.55M | -3.89M | -2.36M | -4.39M | -9.41M | -4.21M | 3.48M | 1.39M | 5.05M | 3.4M | 4.17M | 2.75M | 4.86M | 11.59M | 6.53M | 3.2M | 3.7M | 3.9M | 7.5M |
| FCF Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -280.5% | - | -2.91% | -2.03% | -10.53% | -5.11% | -14.08% | -6.53% | -9.37% | -21.38% | -16.24% | 11.27% | 3.61% | 12.09% | 5.18% | 6.74% | 5.13% | 5.99% | 8.87% | 5.98% | 4.22% | 4.79% | 5.65% | 6.97% |
| FCF Growth % | -64.13% | -39.6% | 20.21% | 30.47% | -47.73% | -121.5% | 31.24% | 19.1% | -1282.25% | 0.6% | 82.86% | -91.44% | 60.03% | -64.96% | 46.29% | 53.37% | -123.78% | -220.73% | 151.48% | -72.6% | 48.65% | -18.56% | 51.93% | -43.47% | -58.05% | 77.51% | 104% | -13.51% | -5.13% | -48% | 1400% |
| FCF per Share | -0.97 | -0.86 | -0.76 | -1.05 | -1.76 | -1.83 | -1.68 | -3.07 | -5.24 | -0.52 | -16.25 | -140.64 | -93.25 | -262.60 | -159.72 | -354.07 | -762.07 | -341.37 | 280.73 | 116.55 | 406.96 | 269.78 | 330.90 | 233.32 | 410.42 | 854.26 | 485.24 | 293.28 | 319.32 | 268.48 | 456.01 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.76x | 0.48x | 1.03x | 1.14x | 1.08x | 0.69x | 0.74x | 0.70x | 0.51x | 0.11x | 0.40x | 0.67x | 0.60x | 0.84x | 0.37x | 0.52x | 0.82x | 1.14x | 2.31x | 2.21x | 2.00x | 0.55x | 1.91x | -0.22x | -0.64x | 1.60x | 1.19x | 0.79x | 1.54x | 1.21x | 5.20x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199K | 251K | 0 | 226K | 365K | 275K | 54K | 6K | 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 | 3K | 3K | 0 | 5K | 5K | 5K | 35K | 20K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-revenue capital exhaustion
According to recent quarterly filings, U.S. Gold Corp. consistently reports operating cash outflows that mirror net losses, with the most recent quarter showing a $5.0M cash burn against a $5.3M net loss, confirming the absence of any meaningful non-cash accrual buffers to mitigate operational depletion.
The tight correlation between net income and operating cash flow suggests that the company lacks the operational scale or working capital flexibility to decouple accounting losses from actual cash consumption. Investors should monitor this trend as it indicates that every dollar of reported loss translates directly into a reduction of the company's limited liquidity reserves.
As reported in financial statements, the company's free cash flow remains deeply negative, with a $3.9M outflow in 2026Q3, reflecting a structural inability to generate internal funding while the business remains entirely dependent on external capital to finance its ongoing exploration and development activities.
The persistent negative free cash flow trajectory underscores the high-risk nature of the pre-production phase, where capital expenditures are mandatory for project advancement. This trend implies that the company will likely remain a net consumer of cash until the CK Gold project reaches a commercial production milestone.
Based on the provided financial data, U.S. Gold Corp. has begun deploying capital toward project development, evidenced by a $1.1M expenditure in 2026Q3, which represents a shift toward tangible asset investment despite the company's lack of any offsetting revenue streams to support such capital intensity.
This capital allocation suggests management is prioritizing the advancement of the CK Gold project to reach a final investment decision. However, the lack of revenue means these investments are currently funded entirely by equity dilution, which warrants further investigation into the long-term sustainability of this funding model.
As indicated by quarterly reports, the company utilizes stock-based compensation, such as the $211.7K charge in 2026Q3, to preserve cash, a practice that effectively masks the true economic cost of operations while simultaneously diluting existing shareholders to sustain the company's ongoing exploration and administrative burn.
The reliance on equity-based incentives suggests that management is attempting to conserve cash for critical permitting and engineering milestones. Analysts should interpret this as a signal that the company's reported cash burn may understate the total economic cost of operations when accounting for the dilutive impact on equity holders.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying USAU stock.
U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU) generated $-9.9M in net cash from operating activities in 2025. This reflects the cash generated directly from core business operations.
U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU) reported negative free cash flow of $9.9M in 2025, indicating capital requirements exceeded cash from operations.
U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU) 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.