Operating Cash Flow
Airbnb Operating Cash Flow increased by 224.7% to $1.71B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.5%, from $1.79B to $1.71B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 20.7% 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 | $791.30M | $523.18M | $380.85M | $1.20B | $799.75M | $965.56M | $462.70M | $1.59B | $909.00M | $1.33B | $63.00M | $1.92B | $1.05B | $1.08B | $466.00M | $1.79B | $975.00M | $1.36B | $526.00M | $1.71B |
| QoQ Change | — | -33.9% | -27.2% | +215.6% | -33.5% | +20.7% | -52.1% | +243.0% | -42.7% | +45.8% | -95.2% | >999% | -45.3% | +2.6% | -56.8% | +283.9% | -45.5% | +39.1% | -61.2% | +224.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.1% | +84.6% | +21.5% | +32.0% | +13.7% | +37.2% | -86.4% | +21.2% | +15.6% | -18.6% | +639.7% | -7.0% | -7.2% | +25.8% | +12.9% | -4.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Airbnb's operating cash flow?
- Airbnb (ABNB) reported operating cash flow of $1.71B in Q1 2026.
- How has Airbnb's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Airbnb's operating cash flow decreased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $1.79B to $1.71B.
- What is the long-term trend for Airbnb's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Airbnb's operating cash flow has grown at a 20.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.19B to $4.65B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.