Financing Cash Flow
Public Storage Financing Cash Flow decreased by 110.3% to -$730.96M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 26.3%, from -$578.79M to -$730.96M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -17.4% 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.
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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.02B | $264.89M | $1.42B | -$161.25M | -$416.61M | -$3.21B | -$410.38M | -$563.97M | -$591.12M | $1.60B | -$561.45M | -$577.20M | -$432.93M | -$559.89M | -$508.56M | -$578.79M | $283.00M | -$987.25M | -$347.64M | -$730.96M |
| QoQ Change | — | -86.9% | +436.2% | -111.4% | -158.4% | -669.3% | +87.2% | -37.4% | -4.8% | +371.3% | -135.0% | -2.8% | +25.0% | -29.3% | +9.2% | -13.8% | +148.9% | -448.9% | +64.8% | -110.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -120.7% | <-999% | -128.9% | -249.7% | -41.9% | +150.0% | -36.8% | -2.3% | +26.8% | -134.9% | +9.4% | -0.3% | +165.4% | -76.3% | +31.6% | -26.3% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Public Storage's financing cash flow?
- Public Storage (PSA) reported financing cash flow of -$730.96M in Q1 2026.
- How has Public Storage's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Public Storage's financing cash flow decreased by 26.3% year-over-year, from -$578.79M to -$730.96M.
- What is the long-term trend for Public Storage's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Public Storage's financing cash flow has grown at a -17.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.50B to -$1.63B.
- 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.