Operating Cash Flow
Loews Operating Cash Flow decreased by 88.3% to $72.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 90.2%, from $736.00M to $72.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 5.7% 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
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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
| 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 | $1.13B | $947.00M | $423.00M | $1.02B | $1.25B | $622.00M | $719.00M | $1.43B | $1.28B | $477.00M | $198.00M | $952.00M | $934.00M | $941.00M | $736.00M | $1.01B | $920.00M | $617.00M | $72.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +177.0% | -16.4% | -55.3% | +141.8% | +21.8% | -50.1% | +15.6% | +99.4% | -10.9% | -62.6% | -58.5% | +380.8% | -1.9% | +0.7% | -21.8% | +36.7% | -8.5% | -32.9% | -88.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +150.1% | +10.0% | -34.3% | +70.0% | +40.2% | +2.5% | -23.3% | -72.5% | -33.6% | -26.9% | +97.3% | +271.7% | +5.7% | -1.5% | -34.4% | -90.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Loews's operating cash flow?
- Loews (L) reported operating cash flow of $72.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Loews's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Loews's operating cash flow decreased by 90.2% year-over-year, from $736.00M to $72.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Loews's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Loews's operating cash flow has grown at a 5.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.62B to $3.28B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The amount of cash a company generates from its regular business activities.