Free cash flow
Ameriprise Financial Free cash flow decreased by 83.6% to $430.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 73.9%, from $1.65B to $430.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows an upward trend with a 26.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
free_cash_flowHistorical 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 | $1.90B | $812.00M | $1.52B | $365.00M | $1.37B | $1.33B | $1.16B | $1.02B | $518.00M | $875.00M | $2.09B | $1.39B | $1.70B | $3.00B | $325.00M | $1.65B | $1.73B | $2.16B | $2.63B | $430.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -57.2% | +86.8% | -75.9% | +275.1% | -2.8% | -12.7% | -12.6% | -49.0% | +68.9% | +139.2% | -33.5% | +22.3% | +76.1% | -89.2% | +407.7% | +4.6% | +25.1% | +21.5% | -83.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -27.9% | +63.8% | -23.5% | +178.1% | -62.2% | -34.2% | +80.3% | +37.1% | +228.8% | +242.7% | -84.5% | +18.5% | +1.4% | -28.0% | +707.7% | -73.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ameriprise Financial's free cash flow?
- Ameriprise Financial (AMP) reported free cash flow of $430.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ameriprise Financial's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Ameriprise Financial's free cash flow decreased by 73.9% year-over-year, from $1.65B to $430.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ameriprise Financial's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ameriprise Financial's free cash flow has grown at a 26.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.21B to $8.16B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.