What is Medline, Inc. 's financing cash flow?

Medline, Inc. (MDLN) reported financing cash flow of -$13.00M in Q1 2026.

How has Medline, Inc. 's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?

Medline, Inc. 's financing cash flow decreased by 44.4% year-over-year, from -$9.00M to -$13.00M.

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.

Financing Cash Flow

Medline, Inc. Financing Cash Flow decreased by 44.4% to -$13.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 44.4%, from -$9.00M to -$13.00M.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement

SectionFinancing

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ4 2016

Last reportedQ4 2025

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.

Metric ID: net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

10 periods

	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q3 '23	Q4 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q1 '26
Value	-$47.75M	-$47.75M	-$47.75M	-$47.75M	-$403.25M	-$403.25M	-$403.25M	-$403.25M	-$9.00M	-$13.00M
QoQ Change	—	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	-744.5%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+97.8%	-44.4%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-744.5%	-744.5%	-744.5%	-744.5%	+97.8%	-44.4%

Range-$403.25M – -$9.00M

CAGR-43.9%

Avg YoY Growth-487.4%

Median YoY Growth-744.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Medline, Inc. 's financing cash flow?: Medline, Inc. (MDLN) reported financing cash flow of -$13.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Medline, Inc. 's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?: Medline, Inc. 's financing cash flow decreased by 44.4% year-over-year, from -$9.00M to -$13.00M.
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.