Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow−$1.4M in Q3 2026 · −$5.9M over twelve months
Operating cash flow−$1.4M
Free cash flow−$1.4M
Cash conversion cycle-101 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, Aware generated −$1.4M of operating cash flow. That is $922K more than in Q3 2025 (−$2.4M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was −$5.8M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($5.8M), capital spending ($120K), taxes on employees’ shares ($3K); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($2.0M), shares issued ($101K); the cash balance fell by $3.9M.
Operating cash flow was −$1.4M against net income of −$791K. The largest differences: receivables −$2.4M, deferred revenue +$1.4M, payables +$488K.
Its cash conversion cycle was -101 days (receivables 66 + inventory 0 − payables 167): suppliers fund its working capital.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow −$1.4M, Capital spending $0.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$18.0M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($19.8M) and acquisitions ($2.5M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$2.4M
Debtnone
Net cash$2.4M
Cash runway5 months
Aware is burning cash: its operations consume cash, a free cash flow of −$5.9M a year at the current rate against $2.4M of cash and investments: a runway of about 5 months before any new financing.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 2026
66
—
167
-101
Q2 2026
61
—
112
-52
Q1 2026
72
—
239
-168
Q4 2025
91
—
197
-106
Q3 2025
78
—
159
-81
Q2 2025
62
—
214
-152
Q1 2025
72
—
427
-355
Q4 2024
67
—
4370
-4303
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Buybacks
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
−$1.4M
—
—
—
$431K
−$1.4M
Q2 2026
−$2.8M
—
—
—
$1.7M
−$2.8M
Q1 2026
−$2.7M
—
—
—
$2.7M
−$2.7M
Q4 2025
$1.0M
−$120K
—
$51K
−$977K
$926K
Q3 2025
−$2.4M
—
—
$6K
$1.0M
−$2.4M
Q2 2025
−$1.2M
—
−$62K
—
$1.2M
−$1.2M
Q1 2025
−$2.9M
−$45K
−$53K
—
$4.5M
−$3.0M
Q4 2024
$683K
—
—
$37K
−$1.7M
$683K
Aware: income statement and cash flow
Aware, Q3 2026: revenue $4.4M (-14% year over year), operating margin -21.3%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.