Operating Cash Flow
WEC Energy Group Operating Cash Flow increased by 187.0% to $1.22B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.8%, from $1.16B to $1.22B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 13.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
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.
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 | $831.00M | $780.50M | $26.00M | $1.08B | $685.80M | $296.90M | $1.20M | $796.10M | $958.20M | $784.10M | $480.00M | $863.60M | $1.04B | $729.00M | $581.80M | $1.16B | $853.30M | $938.90M | $424.60M | $1.22B |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.1% | -96.7% | >999% | -36.3% | -56.7% | -99.6% | >999% | +20.4% | -18.2% | -38.8% | +79.9% | +20.1% | -29.7% | -20.2% | +99.8% | -26.6% | +10.0% | -54.8% | +187.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -17.5% | -62.0% | -95.4% | -26.1% | +39.7% | +164.1% | >999% | +8.5% | +8.3% | -7.0% | +21.2% | +34.6% | -17.7% | +28.8% | -27.0% | +4.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is WEC Energy Group's operating cash flow?
- WEC Energy Group (WEC) reported operating cash flow of $1.22B in Q1 2026.
- How has WEC Energy Group's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- WEC Energy Group's operating cash flow increased by 4.8% year-over-year, from $1.16B to $1.22B.
- What is the long-term trend for WEC Energy Group's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), WEC Energy Group's operating cash flow has grown at a 13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.03B to $3.38B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.