Financing Cash Flow
Imperial Oil Financing Cash Flow decreased by 12.8% to -$2.08B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.5%, from -$1.90B to -$2.08B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 10.8% 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 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -1.3B | -589M | -955M | -639M | -2.7B | -2.7B | -2.2B | -271M | -263M | -1.6B | -2.8B | -283M | -329M | -1.5B | -1.9B | -365M | -371M | -1.8B | -2.1B |
| QoQ Change | — | +55.9% | -62.1% | +33.1% | -327.9% | -0.4% | +21.6% | +87.4% | +3.0% | -523.2% | -67.9% | +89.7% | -16.3% | -366.0% | -23.7% | +80.7% | -1.6% | -396.2% | -12.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -104.6% | -365.9% | -125.2% | +57.6% | +90.4% | +40.3% | -27.9% | -4.4% | -25.1% | +6.5% | +31.1% | -29.0% | -12.8% | -20.1% | -9.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Imperial Oil's financing cash flow?
- Imperial Oil (IMO) reported financing cash flow of -$2.08B in Q4 2025.
- How has Imperial Oil's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Imperial Oil's financing cash flow decreased by 9.5% year-over-year, from -$1.90B to -$2.08B.
- What is the long-term trend for Imperial Oil's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Imperial Oil's financing cash flow has grown at a 10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.08B to -$4.65B.
- 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.