Operating Cash Flow
Home Depot Operating Cash Flow decreased by 36.7% to $4.33B in Q1 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 21.3%, from $5.50B to $4.33B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 9.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates strong operational efficiency and cash generation, while a decrease may signal operational challenges or issues with working capital management.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total cash generated or consumed by a company's core business operations during a specific pe...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; peers in the medical device and diagnostics sector typically maintain high conversion ratios of net income to operating cash flow.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.31B | $872.00M | $2.84B | $6.55B | $3.79B | $8.42B | $4.23B | $5.61B | $5.29B | $4.23B | $6.03B | $5.50B | $3.47B | $4.01B | $6.83B | $4.33B |
| QoQ Change | — | -86.2% | +225.6% | +130.7% | -42.2% | +122.1% | -49.7% | +32.6% | -5.7% | -20.0% | +42.5% | -8.9% | -36.9% | +15.5% | +70.4% | -36.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -40.0% | +865.1% | +49.1% | +48.2% | -37.1% | -0.0% | — | -2.1% | -34.4% | -5.3% | +13.2% | -21.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Home Depot's operating cash flow?
- Home Depot (HD) reported operating cash flow of $4.33B in Q1 2025.
- How has Home Depot's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Home Depot's operating cash flow decreased by 21.3% year-over-year, from $5.50B to $4.33B.
- What is the long-term trend for Home Depot's operating cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Home Depot's operating cash flow has grown at a 9.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.57B to $19.81B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The amount of cash a company generates from its regular business activities.