Financing
Financing Cash Flow
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 23.1%, from -$173.00M to -$213.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -18.1% CAGR.
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_financingHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$236.97M | -$135.72M | -$254.37M | -$227.41M | -$82.77M | -$88.01M | -$111.45M | -$159.21M | $1.16B | -$113.53M | -$292.18M | -$34.04M | -$176.88M | -$193.58M | -$173.00M | -$1.28M | -$66.27M | $0.00 | -$213.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +42.7% | -87.4% | +10.6% | +63.6% | -6.3% | -26.6% | -42.9% | +827.4% | -109.8% | -157.4% | +88.4% | -419.7% | -9.4% | +10.6% | +99.3% | <-999% | +100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +65.1% | +35.2% | +56.2% | +30.0% | >999% | -29.0% | -83.5% | -102.9% | -55.8% | — | +40.8% | +96.3% | +62.5% | +100.0% | -23.1% |
Range-$292.18M – $1.16B
CAGR-2.3%
Avg YoY Growth+120.8%
Median YoY Growth+38.0%
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Waters Corporation's financing cash flow?
- Waters Corporation (WAT) reported financing cash flow of -$213.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Waters Corporation's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Waters Corporation's financing cash flow decreased by 23.1% year-over-year, from -$173.00M to -$213.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Waters Corporation's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Waters Corporation's financing cash flow has grown at a -18.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$438.28M to -$240.54M.
- 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.