Financing Cash Flow
Accenture Financing Cash Flow increased by 17.1% to -$2.41B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.4%, from -$2.21B to -$2.41B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -12.0% 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
| Q1 '21 | 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 | -$1.01B | -$1.37B | -$1.07B | -$2.04B | -$1.10B | -$1.10B | -$1.68B | -$1.52B | -$972.82M | -$1.48B | -$1.55B | -$1.87B | -$216.90M | -$2.43B | $2.75B | -$2.21B | -$2.22B | -$1.28B | -$2.91B | -$2.41B |
| QoQ Change | — | -35.1% | +21.8% | -90.4% | +45.8% | +0.2% | -52.2% | +9.6% | +35.8% | -52.2% | -4.8% | -20.2% | +88.4% | <-999% | +213.3% | -180.1% | -0.7% | +42.6% | -128.3% | +17.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.0% | +19.5% | -56.8% | +25.6% | +11.8% | -34.4% | +7.5% | -23.1% | +77.7% | -64.1% | +277.3% | -18.2% | -923.5% | +47.5% | -205.8% | -9.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Accenture's financing cash flow?
- Accenture (ACN) reported financing cash flow of -$2.41B in Q4 2025.
- How has Accenture's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Accenture's financing cash flow decreased by 9.4% year-over-year, from -$2.21B to -$2.41B.
- What is the long-term trend for Accenture's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Accenture's financing cash flow has grown at a -12.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.93B to -$2.95B.
- 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.