Financing Cash Flow
Autodesk Financing Cash Flow decreased by 10.7% to -$382.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.4%, from -$457.00M to -$382.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 68.6% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$142.10M | -$53.80M | $669.20M | -$641.90M | -$460.00M | -$273.00M | -$164.00M | -$590.00M | -$523.00M | -$142.00M | -$88.00M | -$99.00M | -$61.00M | -$160.00M | -$309.00M | -$457.00M | -$415.00M | -$219.00M | -$345.00M | -$382.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +62.1% | >999% | -195.9% | +28.3% | +40.7% | +39.9% | -259.8% | +11.4% | +72.8% | +38.0% | -12.5% | +38.4% | -162.3% | -93.1% | -47.9% | +9.2% | +47.2% | -57.5% | -10.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -223.7% | -407.4% | -124.5% | +8.1% | -13.7% | +48.0% | +46.3% | +83.2% | +88.3% | -12.7% | -251.1% | -361.6% | -580.3% | -36.9% | -11.7% | +16.4% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Autodesk's financing cash flow?
- Autodesk (ADSK) reported financing cash flow of -$382.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Autodesk's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Autodesk's financing cash flow increased by 16.4% year-over-year, from -$457.00M to -$382.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Autodesk's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Autodesk's financing cash flow has grown at a 68.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$168.60M to -$1.36B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.