Financing Cash Flow
Digital Realty Financing Cash Flow decreased by 131.8% to -$176.50M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 137.2%, from $474.35M to -$176.50M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 51.7% 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.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $141.32M | $198.18M | -$513.46M | $478.30M | $154.80M | $1.93B | $401.62M | $390.91M | $93.42M | -$592.61M | $1.07B | -$809.71M | $857.30M | $474.35M | $1.54B | -$1.02B | $555.83M | -$176.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +40.2% | -359.1% | +193.2% | -67.6% | >999% | -79.2% | -2.7% | -76.1% | -734.3% | +280.9% | -175.6% | +205.9% | -44.7% | +225.0% | -166.0% | +154.6% | -131.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.5% | +876.1% | +178.2% | -18.3% | -39.6% | -130.6% | +166.9% | -307.1% | +817.6% | +180.0% | +43.8% | -25.7% | -35.2% | -137.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Digital Realty's financing cash flow?
- Digital Realty (DLR) reported financing cash flow of -$176.50M in Q3 2025.
- How has Digital Realty's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Digital Realty's financing cash flow decreased by 137.2% year-over-year, from $474.35M to -$176.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for Digital Realty's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Digital Realty's financing cash flow has grown at a 51.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$590.63M to $2.06B.
- 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.