What is Alcoa's operating cash flow?

Alcoa (AA) reported operating cash flow of -$179M in Q1 2026.

How has Alcoa's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Alcoa's operating cash flow decreased by 338.7% year-over-year, from $75M to -$179M.

What is the long-term trend for Alcoa's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Alcoa's operating cash flow has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $920M to $1.19B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Alcoa AA Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.2B-5.2%

Gross profit$681.0M-26.9%

Net income$425.0M-22.4%

EPS (diluted)$1.60-22.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4B+12.6%

Total debt$2.6B-2.6%

Total equity$5.2B+21.3%

Total assets$16.6B+14.2%

Cash flow

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CapEx$119.0M+28.0%

Free cash flow-$298.0M-1,556%

Valuation

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Market cap$14.01B+94.2%

Enterprise value$15.2B+76.2%

P/E13.6×+5.2×

P/S1.1×+0.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin15.2%-5.2pp

Net margin8.2%+1.4pp

FCF margin4.6%+3.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1.3%+0.7pp

Debt / equity0.5×+0.1×

Current ratio1.5×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Alcoa in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Alcoa’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Alcoa's operating cash flow?: Alcoa (AA) reported operating cash flow of -$179M in Q1 2026.
How has Alcoa's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Alcoa's operating cash flow decreased by 338.7% year-over-year, from $75M to -$179M.
What is the long-term trend for Alcoa's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Alcoa's operating cash flow has grown at a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $920M to $1.19B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.