Financing Cash Flow
Apple Financing Cash Flow increased by 43.8% to -$22.28B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 23.2%, from -$29.01B to -$22.28B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 6.6% 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 | -$29.40B | -$20.38B | -$28.16B | -$28.35B | -$27.45B | -$26.79B | -$35.56B | -$25.72B | -$24.05B | -$23.15B | -$30.59B | -$30.43B | -$36.02B | -$24.95B | -$39.37B | -$29.01B | -$24.83B | -$27.48B | -$39.66B | -$22.28B |
| QoQ Change | — | +30.7% | -38.2% | -0.7% | +3.2% | +2.4% | -32.7% | +27.7% | +6.5% | +3.7% | -32.1% | +0.5% | -18.3% | +30.7% | -57.8% | +26.3% | +14.4% | -10.6% | -44.3% | +43.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.6% | -31.5% | -26.3% | +9.3% | +12.4% | +13.6% | +14.0% | -18.3% | -49.8% | -7.8% | -28.7% | +4.7% | +31.1% | -10.1% | -0.7% | +23.2% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Apple's financing cash flow?
- Apple (AAPL) reported financing cash flow of -$22.28B in Q1 2026.
- How has Apple's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Apple's financing cash flow increased by 23.2% year-over-year, from -$29.01B to -$22.28B.
- What is the long-term trend for Apple's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Apple's financing cash flow has grown at a 6.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$93.35B to -$120.69B.
- 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.