Financing Cash Flow
Rockwell Automation Financing Cash Flow decreased by 85.0% to -$283.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 48.2%, from -$191.00M to -$283.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 0.7% 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 | -$163.70M | $1.80B | -$52.00M | -$90.50M | -$336.00M | -$455.70M | -$105.30M | -$191.20M | -$412.70M | -$966.40M | $134.20M | -$25.60M | -$295.60M | -$315.80M | -$254.00M | -$191.00M | -$459.00M | -$431.00M | -$153.00M | -$283.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | -102.9% | -74.0% | -271.3% | -35.6% | +76.9% | -81.6% | -115.8% | -134.2% | +113.9% | -119.1% | <-999% | -6.8% | +19.6% | +24.8% | -140.3% | +6.1% | +64.5% | -85.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -105.3% | -125.3% | -102.5% | -111.3% | -22.8% | -112.1% | +227.4% | +86.6% | +28.4% | +67.3% | -289.3% | -646.1% | -55.3% | -36.5% | +39.8% | -48.2% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Rockwell Automation's financing cash flow?
- Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported financing cash flow of -$283.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Rockwell Automation's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Rockwell Automation's financing cash flow decreased by 48.2% year-over-year, from -$191.00M to -$283.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Rockwell Automation's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Rockwell Automation's financing cash flow has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.30B to -$1.34B.
- 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.