Financing Cash Flow
Fortinet Financing Cash Flow decreased by 1747.2% to -$1.34B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4006.7%, from -$32.70M to -$1.34B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 3.6% 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 | 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 | -$120.90M | -$118.70M | -$746.00M | -$830.30M | -$526.60M | -$27.40M | -$13.70M | -$17.70M | -$628.90M | -$910.10M | -$30.30M | -$14.00M | $3.00M | -$8.80M | -$32.70M | -$414.20M | -$1.85B | -$72.70M | -$1.34B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.8% | -528.5% | -11.3% | +36.6% | +94.8% | +50.0% | -29.2% | <-999% | -44.7% | +96.7% | +53.8% | +121.4% | -393.3% | -271.6% | <-999% | -347.1% | +96.1% | <-999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -586.8% | -343.6% | — | +98.2% | +97.9% | -19.4% | <-999% | -121.2% | +20.9% | +100.5% | +99.0% | -7.9% | <-999% | <-999% | -726.1% | <-999% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fortinet's financing cash flow?
- Fortinet (FTNT) reported financing cash flow of -$1.34B in Q1 2026.
- How has Fortinet's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Fortinet's financing cash flow decreased by 4006.7% year-over-year, from -$32.70M to -$1.34B.
- What is the long-term trend for Fortinet's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Fortinet's financing cash flow has grown at a 3.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.13B to -$2.37B.
- 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.