Operating Cash Flow
Realty Income Operating Cash Flow decreased by 27.3% to $874.50M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.0%, from $787.52M to $874.50M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 31.8% 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.
cf_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 | $314.68M | $388.93M | $352.12M | $513.48M | $743.08M | $676.81M | $630.49M | $731.23M | $734.88M | $732.00M | $760.66M | $778.67M | $981.17M | $841.47M | $971.96M | $787.52M | $1.06B | $943.14M | $1.20B | $874.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +23.6% | -9.5% | +45.8% | +44.7% | -8.9% | -6.8% | +16.0% | +0.5% | -0.4% | +3.9% | +2.4% | +26.0% | -14.2% | +15.5% | -19.0% | +34.7% | -11.1% | +27.6% | -27.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +136.1% | +74.0% | +79.1% | +42.4% | -1.1% | +8.2% | +20.6% | +6.5% | +33.5% | +15.0% | +27.8% | +1.1% | +8.1% | +12.1% | +23.8% | +11.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Realty Income's operating cash flow?
- Realty Income (O) reported operating cash flow of $874.50M in Q1 2026.
- How has Realty Income's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Realty Income's operating cash flow increased by 11.0% year-over-year, from $787.52M to $874.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for Realty Income's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Realty Income's operating cash flow has grown at a 31.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.32B to $3.99B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.