Bloom Energy Operating Cash Flow decreased by 82.4% to $73.61M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 166.5%, from -$110.68M to $73.61M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -22.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
cf_net_cash_from_operating| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $53.73M | -$72.61M | -$92.44M | -$6.07M | -$69.94M | -$23.27M | -$314.71M | -$46.49M | -$133.17M | -$147.27M | -$175.50M | -$69.47M | $484.23M | -$110.68M | -$213.11M | $19.67M | $418.07M | $73.61M |
| QoQ Change | — | -235.1% | -27.3% | +93.4% | <-999% | +66.7% | <-999% | +85.2% | -186.5% | -10.6% | -19.2% | +60.4% | +797.0% | -122.9% | -92.5% | +109.2% | >999% | -82.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -111.3% | +3.7% | — | -240.4% | -665.7% | -90.4% | +53.2% | -277.5% | +47.8% | — | +24.8% | -21.4% | +128.3% | -13.7% | +166.5% |