Financing

Financing Cash Flow

Year-over-year, this metric declined by 69.0%, from -$690.00M to -$1.17B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -23.7% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025

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.

Metric ID: net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q1 '21Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value-$693.00M$376.00M$2.05B$1.73B$735.00M$754.00M$360.00M$111.00M-$1.66B-$2.68B-$860.00M$237.00M-$1.42B-$770.00M-$631.00M-$690.00M-$521.00M-$1.14B$0.00-$1.17B
QoQ Change+154.3%+445.2%-15.7%-57.5%+2.6%-52.3%-69.2%<-999%-61.0%+67.9%+127.6%-699.2%+45.8%+18.1%-9.4%+24.5%-119.6%+100.0%
YoY Change+206.1%+100.5%-82.4%-93.6%-326.3%-455.0%-338.9%+113.5%+14.6%+71.2%+26.6%-391.1%+63.3%-48.6%+100.0%-69.0%
Range-$2.68B$2.05B
CAGR+11.6%
Avg YoY Growth-69.3%
Median YoY Growth-17.0%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Carnival Corporation's financing cash flow?
Carnival Corporation (CCL) reported financing cash flow of -$1.17B in Q4 2025.
How has Carnival Corporation's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
Carnival Corporation's financing cash flow decreased by 69.0% year-over-year, from -$690.00M to -$1.17B.
What is the long-term trend for Carnival Corporation's financing cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Carnival Corporation's financing cash flow has grown at a -23.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.95B to -$2.36B.
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.