Operating Cash Flow
eBay Operating Cash Flow increased by 66.2% to $969.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 23.1%, from $787.00M to $969.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -7.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.07B | $255.00M | $293.00M | $613.00M | $228.00M | $729.00M | $684.00M | $841.00M | $601.00M | $862.00M | $122.00M | $615.00M | $367.00M | $755.00M | $677.00M | $787.00M | -$307.00M | $896.00M | $583.00M | $969.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -76.1% | +14.9% | +109.2% | -62.8% | +219.7% | -6.2% | +23.0% | -28.5% | +43.4% | -85.8% | +404.1% | -40.3% | +105.7% | -10.3% | +16.2% | -139.0% | +391.9% | -34.9% | +66.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -78.6% | +185.9% | +133.4% | +37.2% | +163.6% | +18.2% | -82.2% | -26.9% | -38.9% | -12.4% | +454.9% | +28.0% | -183.7% | +18.7% | -13.9% | +23.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is eBay's operating cash flow?
- eBay (EBAY) reported operating cash flow of $969.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has eBay's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- eBay's operating cash flow increased by 23.1% year-over-year, from $787.00M to $969.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for eBay's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), eBay's operating cash flow has grown at a -7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.66B to $1.96B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.