Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

AppLovin Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

3 months ended:	Jun 30, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2025	Sep 30, 2025	Jun 30, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021
Net income (loss)	1,266,538)	1,205,613)	1,102,256)	835,545)	819,531)	576,419)	599,204)	434,420)	309,969)	236,183)	172,233)	108,639)	80,357)	(4,518)	(79,512)	23,662)	(21,799)	(115,298)	31,407)	142)	14,364)	(10,575)
Amortization, depreciation and write-offs	32,563)	33,665)	32,736)	35,102)	47,053)	79,887)	127,837)	99,635)	108,541)	112,667)	119,111)	121,797)	119,892)	128,208)	101,577)	163,830)	152,688)	128,989)	115,654)	119,436)	107,156)	88,817)
Goodwill impairment	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	188,943)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Stock-based compensation, excluding cash-settled awards	85,609)	83,372)	80,254)	33,141)	35,745)	61,281)	93,833)	81,557)	98,724)	95,253)	88,049)	110,839)	81,253)	82,966)	47,669)	42,147)	57,156)	44,640)	41,349)	34,725)	27,144)	29,959)
Gain on divestiture, net of transaction costs	—)	—)	—)	—)	(106,229)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Impairment of investments	—)	—)	50,000)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	27,953)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Other	(25,652)	(16,478)	(59,379)	39,270)	33,531)	8,086)	33,498)	6,929)	1,760)	8,540)	11,579)	9,367)	3,320)	9,139)	133,920)	7,687)	8,359)	9,497)	16,153)	3,820)	12,164)	14,432)
Accounts receivable	(214,459)	(138,098)	(215,472)	(35,196)	(124,169)	(167,382)	(229,498)	(112,345)	(40,349)	(84,836)	(114,483)	(180,067)	(32,343)	65,614)	(35,479)	24,066)	6,834)	(170,250)	(101,949)	(30,118)	(25,964)	(43,917)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(47,063)	(9,827)	50,184)	63,783)	72,552)	(51,861)	(218,530)	7,038)	(652)	26,813)	(104,484)	(24,356)	12,421)	(17,549)	(6,210)	(48,898)	27,403)	(53,363)	(43,530)	(12,150)	(69,279)	(18,303)
Accounts payable	79,173)	(49,556)	230,417)	(36,971)	6,495)	32,545)	134,010)	40,122)	(2,603)	18,056)	90,619)	20,220)	(21,987)	9,722)	11,360)	(21,654)	(97,831)	111,604)	49,267)	15,409)	24,566)	9,370)
Accrued and other liabilities	(307,669)	182,702)	42,738)	118,748)	(12,283)	103,794)	160,649)	(6,654)	(20,863)	(19,897)	53,411)	32,627)	(13,119)	15,080)	(10,126)	(16,358)	(25,999)	12,462)	(23,336)	(6,704)	306)	(7,964)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	(490,018)	(14,779)	107,867)	110,364)	(57,405)	(82,904)	(153,369)	(71,839)	(64,467)	(59,864)	(74,937)	(151,576)	(55,028)	72,867)	(40,455)	(62,844)	(89,593)	(99,547)	(119,548)	(33,563)	(70,371)	(60,814)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(397,498)	85,780)	211,478)	217,877)	(47,305)	255,293)	101,799)	116,282)	144,558)	156,596)	171,755)	90,427)	149,437)	293,180)	242,711)	150,820)	128,610)	83,579)	53,608)	124,418)	76,093)	72,394)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	869,040)	1,291,393)	1,313,734)	1,053,422)	772,226)	831,712)	701,003)	550,702)	454,527)	392,779)	343,988)	199,066)	229,794)	288,662)	163,199)	174,482)	106,811)	(31,719)	85,015)	124,560)	90,457)	61,819)
Proceeds from divestiture, net of cash divested	—)	—)	—)	(17,405)	424,702)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Purchase of non-marketable equity securities	—)	—)	—)	(1,500)	—)	(18,678)	—)	(650)	(48,000)	(28,333)	(1,000)	(100)	—)	(16,834)	(9,796)	—)	(42,400)	(14,146)	—)	(1,000)	—)	(14,000)
Acquisitions of intangible assets	—)	—)	(28,318)	—)	—)	—)	(7,264)	(3,200)	(15,089)	—)	(5,560)	(15,550)	(38,468)	(4,321)	(5,532)	(43,284)	(249,486)	(1,047,474)	(8,901)	(183,119)	(1,014,377)	(4,152)
Other investing activities	(2,441)	(5,247)	27,490)	(723)	(23,154)	(3,986)	6,897)	(2,546)	(5,267)	(3,302)	(244)	(183)	(3,749)	8,180)	37,614)	1,274)	(115)	1,877)	223)	1,049)	9,468)	(121)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,441)	(5,247)	(828)	(19,628)	401,548)	(22,664)	(367)	(6,396)	(68,356)	(31,635)	(6,804)	(15,833)	(42,217)	(12,975)	22,286)	(42,010)	(292,001)	(1,059,743)	(8,678)	(183,070)	(1,004,909)	(18,273)
Repurchases of common stock	(551,229)	(981,723)	(417,615)	(501,900)	(271,518)	(1,000,911)	(625)	(228,448)	—)	(752,224)	—)	(581,492)	(507,204)	(64,897)	—)	(94,865)	(200,318)	(43,697)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Payments of withholding taxes related to net share settlement	(19,577)	(26,874)	(75,528)	(60,232)	(70,983)	(185,667)	(499,083)	(207,962)	(356,336)	(80,144)	(130,589)	(59,243)	(37,436)	(19,167)	(27,535)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Principal repayments of debt	—)	—)	—)	—)	(200,000)	—)	(3,538,469)	(8,891)	(8,891)	(668,972)	(7,500)	(473,838)	(8,329)	(8,327)	(8,328)	(8,327)	(4,578)	(4,577)	(8,328)	(4,577)	(404,578)	(302,327)
Payments of licensed asset obligation	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(13,532)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(11,856)	—)	—)	(15,254)	—)	—)	—)	(17,374)	(17,970)	—)	—)	—)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	200,000)	3,542,511)	—)	—)	1,072,330)	—)	395,281)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	1,484,330)	—)	—)	844,729)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options and purchase of ESPP shares	—)	—)	4,315)	6,190)	9,495)	5,329)	12,998)	9,702)	9,316)	9,782)	5,910)	11,272)	5,700)	2,906)	5,622)	5,860)	11,426)	8,110)	8,547)	7,598)	5,006)	12,882)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock in initial public offering, net of issuance costs as adjusted for cost reimbursement	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	988)	1,746,065)	(1,825)
Payments of related party notes	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(11,655)	—)	—)	—)
Other financing activities	387)	(3,635)	(4,387)	(4,318)	(4,371)	(7,436)	(40,489)	(5,476)	(5,089)	(5,384)	(26,489)	(16,134)	(9,429)	(6,676)	(25,170)	(39,059)	(76,152)	(7,886)	(7,985)	(79,168)	(9,101)	(153,085)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(570,419)	(1,012,232)	(493,215)	(560,260)	(537,377)	(1,002,217)	(523,157)	(441,075)	(361,000)	(424,612)	(170,524)	(724,154)	(556,698)	(111,415)	(55,411)	(136,391)	(269,622)	(65,424)	1,446,939)	(75,159)	1,337,392)	400,374)
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents	(1,545)	(2,339)	506)	757)	5,187)	2,782)	(3,664)	3,916)	(1,058)	(2,348)	3,001)	(2,815)	(545)	1,137)	6,902)	(4,133)	(6,884)	(362)	(2,389)	(457)	(272)	(80)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash from discontinued operations	294,635)	271,575)	820,197)	474,291)	641,584)	(190,387)	173,815)	107,147)	24,113)	(65,816)	169,661)	(543,736)	(369,666)	165,409)	136,976)	(8,052)	(461,696)	(1,157,248)	1,520,887)	(134,126)	422,668)	443,840)
Net decrease in cash from discontinued operations	—)	—)	—)	—)	8,508)	35,873)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	294,635)	271,575)	820,197)	474,291)	650,092)	(154,514)	173,815)	107,147)	24,113)	(65,816)	169,661)	(543,736)	(369,666)	165,409)	136,976)	(8,052)	(461,696)	(1,157,248)	1,520,887)	(134,126)	422,668)	443,840)

The financial trajectory of the entity is characterized by a transition from volatile early-stage earnings to a period of substantial and accelerating cash generation. While early quarters exhibited fluctuations in profitability, there is a pronounced upward trend in both net income and net cash provided by operating activities beginning in 2023, culminating in significant quarterly cash flows exceeding 1 billion US dollars by late 2025.

Operating Cash Flow and Profitability: Net income demonstrated significant volatility between 2021 and 2022, including substantial losses in early 2022. However, from March 2023 onward, a consistent and rapid expansion in profitability is observed, with net income growing from approximately 236 million US dollars in December 2023 to over 1.2 billion US dollars by June 2026. This growth is mirrored in the net cash provided by operating activities, which shifted from periodic deficits or low gains to a steady upward climb, peaking at 1.31 billion US dollars in December 2025.; Non-cash adjustments, particularly amortization, depreciation, and stock-based compensation, provided consistent support to operating cash flows during periods of net losses. A notable decrease in amortization and depreciation expenses is evident starting in 2024, suggesting a shift in the asset base or the completion of the depreciation cycle for major prior acquisitions.
Investing Activities and Asset Strategy: The entity engaged in aggressive capital deployment during 2021 and early 2022, specifically regarding the acquisition of intangible assets, with peak expenditures exceeding 1 billion US dollars in June 2021 and March 2022. Subsequent periods show a marked reduction in acquisition spending, indicating a shift from an aggressive growth-by-acquisition strategy to an organic growth or optimization phase.; A significant liquidity event occurred in June 2025, characterized by proceeds from a divestiture totaling approximately 424 million US dollars, reflecting a strategic realignment of the asset portfolio.
Financing and Capital Allocation: Capital structure management shifted from debt reliance to aggressive shareholder returns. Early periods were marked by large proceeds from debt issuance to fund operations and acquisitions. However, a strategic pivot toward share repurchases became dominant from 2023 onward, with quarterly buybacks frequently exceeding 500 million US dollars, including a peak of over 1 billion US dollars in March 2025.; Debt management reached a critical inflection point in December 2024, with a massive principal repayment of approximately 3.54 billion US dollars, largely offset by simultaneous debt issuance of 3.54 billion US dollars, suggesting a significant refinancing operation.

Overall, the data indicates a company that has successfully scaled its operations to generate massive internal cash flow, allowing it to pivot from external funding and aggressive acquisition to a strategy focused on debt restructuring and substantial return of capital to shareholders.

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