Net Change in Cash
Block Net Change in Cash increased by 169.2% to $1.01B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 816.9%, from -$141.34M to $1.01B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows a downward trend with a -23.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
net_change_in_cashHistorical 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 | $1.30B | -$234.45M | $189.35M | $390.53M | -$211.09M | $479.97M | $801.41M | $910.28M | -$637.71M | -$37.74M | $338.36M | $1.52B | $1.49B | $915.57M | $296.08M | -$141.34M | -$946.60M | $1.80B | -$1.46B | $1.01B |
| QoQ Change | — | -118.0% | +180.8% | +106.2% | -154.1% | +327.4% | +67.0% | +13.6% | -170.1% | +94.1% | +996.6% | +349.9% | -2.3% | -38.4% | -67.7% | -147.7% | -569.7% | +290.4% | -181.2% | +169.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -116.2% | +304.7% | +323.2% | +133.1% | -202.1% | -107.9% | -57.8% | +67.3% | +333.2% | >999% | -12.5% | -109.3% | -163.6% | +96.9% | -594.4% | +816.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Block's net change in cash?
- Block (XYZ) reported net change in cash of $1.01B in Q1 2026.
- How has Block's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Block's net change in cash increased by 816.9% year-over-year, from -$141.34M to $1.01B.
- What is the long-term trend for Block's net change in cash?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Block's net change in cash has grown at a -23.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.18B to -$749.24M.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.