Financing Cash Flow
Abbott Financing Cash Flow increased by 20.6% to -$1.40B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 24.9%, from -$1.86B to -$1.40B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 3.5% 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.
cf_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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.26B | -$1.38B | -$1.89B | -$3.82B | -$813.00M | -$1.54B | -$1.46B | -$1.41B | -$1.29B | -$2.34B | -$2.05B | -$1.18B | -$791.00M | -$1.58B | -$1.86B | -$2.06B | -$1.10B | -$1.76B | -$1.40B |
| QoQ Change | — | -8.9% | -37.0% | -102.7% | +78.7% | -89.8% | +5.6% | +3.2% | +8.6% | -81.5% | +12.3% | +42.7% | +32.7% | -99.2% | -18.1% | -10.4% | +46.6% | -60.4% | +20.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +35.7% | -12.1% | +22.7% | +63.1% | -58.5% | -51.7% | -40.8% | +16.6% | +38.6% | +32.6% | +9.3% | -74.7% | -38.7% | -11.7% | +24.9% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Abbott's financing cash flow?
- Abbott (ABT) reported financing cash flow of -$1.40B in Q4 2025.
- How has Abbott's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Abbott's financing cash flow increased by 24.9% year-over-year, from -$1.86B to -$1.40B.
- What is the long-term trend for Abbott's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Abbott's financing cash flow has grown at a 3.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.49B to -$6.31B.
- 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.