Financing Cash Flow
Applied Materials Financing Cash Flow decreased by 12.0% to -$931.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 47.9%, from -$1.79B to -$931.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 21.9% 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$883.00M | -$1.73B | -$1.63B | -$2.25B | -$1.94B | -$1.23B | -$1.63B | -$418.00M | -$928.00M | -$720.00M | -$966.00M | -$1.16B | -$1.02B | -$522.00M | -$1.77B | -$1.79B | -$1.90B | -$1.46B | -$831.00M | -$931.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -96.0% | +5.6% | -37.8% | +14.0% | +36.6% | -32.5% | +74.3% | -122.0% | +22.4% | -34.2% | -19.8% | +11.7% | +48.9% | -238.9% | -1.0% | -6.6% | +23.4% | +43.0% | -12.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -119.3% | +29.1% | +0.4% | +81.4% | +52.1% | +41.4% | +40.6% | -176.8% | -10.1% | +27.5% | -83.1% | -54.4% | -86.2% | -179.1% | +53.0% | +47.9% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Applied Materials's financing cash flow?
- Applied Materials (AMAT) reported financing cash flow of -$931.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Applied Materials's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Applied Materials's financing cash flow increased by 47.9% year-over-year, from -$1.79B to -$931.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Applied Materials's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Applied Materials's financing cash flow has grown at a 21.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.13B to -$6.92B.
- 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.