Operating Cash Flow
Advanced Micro Devices Operating Cash Flow increased by 13.7% to $2.96B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 214.7%, from $939.00M to $2.96B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 21.6% 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 | $952.00M | $849.00M | $822.00M | $995.00M | $1.04B | $965.00M | $567.00M | $486.00M | $379.00M | $421.00M | $381.00M | $521.00M | $593.00M | $628.00M | $1.30B | $939.00M | $2.01B | $2.16B | $2.60B | $2.96B |
| QoQ Change | — | -10.8% | -3.2% | +21.0% | +4.3% | -7.0% | -41.2% | -14.3% | -22.0% | +11.1% | -9.5% | +36.7% | +13.8% | +5.9% | +106.8% | -27.7% | +114.2% | +7.4% | +20.4% | +13.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.0% | +13.7% | -31.0% | -51.2% | -63.5% | -56.4% | -32.8% | +7.2% | +56.5% | +49.2% | +240.9% | +80.2% | +239.1% | +243.8% | +100.2% | +214.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Advanced Micro Devices's operating cash flow?
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported operating cash flow of $2.96B in Q1 2026.
- How has Advanced Micro Devices's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Advanced Micro Devices's operating cash flow increased by 214.7% year-over-year, from $939.00M to $2.96B.
- What is the long-term trend for Advanced Micro Devices's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Advanced Micro Devices's operating cash flow has grown at a 21.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.52B to $7.71B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.