Operating Cash Flow
Halliburton Operating Cash Flow decreased by 76.6% to $273.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 27.6%, from $377.00M to $273.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 11.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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 | $409.00M | $617.00M | $682.00M | -$50.00M | $376.00M | $753.00M | $1.16B | $122.00M | $1.05B | $874.00M | $1.41B | $487.00M | $1.08B | $841.00M | $1.46B | $377.00M | $896.00M | $488.00M | $1.17B | $273.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +50.9% | +10.5% | -107.3% | +852.0% | +100.3% | +54.4% | -89.5% | +762.3% | -16.9% | +61.3% | -65.5% | +122.0% | -22.2% | +73.1% | -74.1% | +137.7% | -45.5% | +138.7% | -76.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -8.1% | +22.0% | +70.5% | +344.0% | +179.8% | +16.1% | +21.2% | +299.2% | +2.8% | -3.8% | +3.3% | -22.6% | -17.1% | -42.0% | -20.0% | -27.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Halliburton's operating cash flow?
- Halliburton (HAL) reported operating cash flow of $273.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Halliburton's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Halliburton's operating cash flow decreased by 27.6% year-over-year, from $377.00M to $273.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Halliburton's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Halliburton's operating cash flow has grown at a 11.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.91B to $2.93B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.