Financing Cash Flow
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Financing Cash Flow decreased by 175.5% to -$22.04B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 134.5%, from -$9.40B to -$22.04B. Over 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -33.3% 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
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '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 | $11.18B | -$1.52B | $12.71B | -$16.30B | $6.68B | $3.94B | -$9.99B | -$1.90B | $5.72B | $5.87B | -$11.12B | -$6.49B | $13.97B | -$9.40B | -$5.06B | $164.10M | $29.18B | -$22.04B |
| QoQ Change | — | -113.6% | +936.4% | -228.2% | +141.0% | -41.0% | -353.8% | +81.0% | +400.5% | +2.6% | -289.4% | +41.6% | +315.3% | -167.3% | +46.2% | +103.2% | >999% | -175.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -245.8% | +539.3% | -69.0% | — | +88.3% | -14.4% | +49.0% | -11.2% | -241.0% | +144.3% | -260.2% | +54.5% | +102.5% | +108.8% | -134.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) reported financing cash flow of -$22.04B in Q1 2026.
- How has Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s financing cash flow decreased by 134.5% year-over-year, from -$9.40B to -$22.04B.
- What is the long-term trend for Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Automatic Data Processing, Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a -33.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$15.68B to -$6.97B.
- 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.