Financing Cash Flow
Ametek Financing Cash Flow increased by 63.1% to -$187.96M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 32.3%, from -$277.69M to -$187.96M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 6.0% 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
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $575.60M | -$320.40M | -$187.44M | -$182.95M | -$130.80M | -$74.51M | -$214.97M | -$102.13M | -$47.68M | $1.06B | -$417.55M | -$334.10M | -$476.76M | -$374.04M | -$277.69M | -$131.72M | $232.74M | -$509.66M | -$187.96M |
| QoQ Change | — | -155.7% | +41.5% | +2.4% | +28.5% | +43.0% | -188.5% | +52.5% | +53.3% | >999% | -139.3% | +20.0% | -42.7% | +21.5% | +25.8% | +52.6% | +276.7% | -319.0% | +63.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -131.8% | +59.2% | — | -14.7% | +44.2% | +63.5% | >999% | -94.2% | -227.1% | -899.9% | -135.2% | +33.5% | +60.6% | +148.8% | -36.3% | +32.3% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ametek's financing cash flow?
- Ametek (AME) reported financing cash flow of -$187.96M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ametek's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Ametek's financing cash flow increased by 32.3% year-over-year, from -$277.69M to -$187.96M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ametek's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Ametek's financing cash flow has grown at a 6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$575.70M to -$686.32M.
- 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.