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CuriosityStream cash flow, quarter by quarter

Latest: Q2 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC

Free cash flow−$4.2M in Q2 2026 · $5.4M over twelve months

Operating cash flow−$4.2M
Free cash flow−$4.2M
Cash / net income-0.5×

Analysis

In Q2 2026, CuriosityStream generated −$4.2M of operating cash flow. That is $6.9M less than in Q2 2025 ($2.8M).

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $5.4M; the largest uses were dividends ($19.2M), taxes on employees’ shares ($3.2M), buybacks ($871K); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($16.5M); the cash balance fell by $1.6M.

Operating cash flow was −$4.2M against net income of $8.9M — -0.5× profit, less cash than reported earnings, worth checking against working capital. The largest differences: receivables −$6.9M, accrued liabilities −$3.4M, payables −$2.1M.

Free cash flow

CuriosityStream: free cash flow by quarterCuriosityStream: free cash flow by quarter$2.3MQ3 2024$3.0MQ4 2024$1.8MQ1 2025$2.8MQ2 2025$4.4MQ3 2025$3.9MQ4 2025$1.2MQ1 2026−$4.2MQ2 2026
Operating cash flow less capital spending.
CuriosityStream: operating cash flow against capital spendingCuriosityStream: operating cash flow against capital spendingOperating cash flowCapital spending$2.3M$0Q3 2024$3.0M$0Q4 2024$1.9M$77KQ1 2025$2.8M$0Q2 2025$4.4M$0Q3 2025$4.0M$25KQ4 2025$1.2M$0Q1 2026−$4.2M$0Q2 2026
Latest (Q2 2026): Operating cash flow −$4.2M, Capital spending $0.

Capital allocation, year by year

CuriosityStream: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearCuriosityStream: where the cash came from (up) and went (down), by fiscal yearOperating cash flowShares issuedCapital spendingAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsFY2021: Operating cash flow −$73.2MFY2021: Shares issued $94.1MFY2021: Capital spending −$351KFY2021: Acquisitions −$5.4M$94.1MFY2021FY2022: Operating cash flow −$39.5MFY2022: Capital spending −$130KFY2022FY2023: Operating cash flow −$16.2MFY2023: Capital spending −$5KFY2023FY2024: Operating cash flow $8.2MFY2024: Buybacks −$251KFY2024: Dividends −$4.1M$8.2MFY2024FY2025: Operating cash flow $13.1MFY2025: Capital spending −$102KFY2025: Dividends −$22.0M$13.1MFY2025
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled −$108M; the largest uses were operating cash flow ($129M) and dividends ($26.1M). Cash-flow statements as filed.

Cash runway and the debt wall

Cash & investments$6.9M
Debtnone
Net cash$6.9M

CuriosityStream funds itself: free cash flow was $5.4M over the last twelve months, with $6.9M of cash and investments and no debt on the balance sheet.

Where the cash came from and went

CuriosityStream: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q2 2026CuriosityStream: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, Q2 2026Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)$11.5MDividends−$5.0MOperating cash flow−$4.2MOther investing−$915KTaxes on employees’ shares−$729KBuybacks−$560KOther financing−$130K
CuriosityStream: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q2 2026CuriosityStream: sources (+) and uses (−) of cash, TTM to Q2 2026Dividends−$19.2MOther investing$16.5MOperating cash flow$5.4MTaxes on employees’ shares−$3.2MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$1.6MBuybacks−$871KOther financing−$130KCapital spending−$25K

From profit to cash

CuriosityStream: net income to operating cash flow, Q2 2026CuriosityStream: net income to operating cash flow, Q2 2026Net income$8.9MDepreciation & amortization$47KStock-based pay$1.9MReceivables−$6.9MPayables−$2.1MAccrued liabilities−$3.4MDeferred revenue−$333KPrepaid and other assets−$947KOperating cash flow−$4.2M
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.

Every quarter

QuarterOperating cash flowCapital spendingBuybacksDividendsCash drawn (+) / kept (−)Free cash flow
Q2 2026−$4.2M—−$560K−$5.0M$11.5M−$4.2M
Q1 2026$1.2M—−$311K−$4.9M$1.4M$1.2M
Q4 2025$4.0M−$25K—−$4.7M−$4.2M$3.9M
Q3 2025$4.4M——−$4.6M−$7.2M$4.4M
Q2 2025$2.8M——−$10.4M$2.3M$2.8M
Q1 2025$1.9M−$77K—−$2.3M−$1.4M$1.8M
Q4 2024$3.0M—−$33K−$1.4M$1.8M$3.0M
Q3 2024$2.3M—−$192K−$1.3M$29.9M$2.3M

CuriosityStream: income statement and cash flow

CuriosityStream, Q2 2026: revenue $23.2M (+22% year over year), operating margin 39.5%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.

CuriosityStream: every quarter, Q/Q and Y/Y → Open in the app

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.