Operating Cash Flow
Arista Networks Operating Cash Flow increased by 34.2% to $1.69B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 163.9%, from $641.70M to $1.69B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 44.0% 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 | $263.37M | $272.58M | $225.24M | $217.14M | $101.10M | $134.11M | $40.47M | $374.48M | $434.09M | $698.98M | $526.46M | $513.81M | $989.01M | $1.17B | $1.03B | $641.70M | $1.20B | $1.27B | $1.26B | $1.69B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.5% | -17.4% | -3.6% | -53.4% | +32.6% | -69.8% | +825.3% | +15.9% | +61.0% | -24.7% | -2.4% | +92.5% | +18.8% | -12.2% | -37.8% | +87.0% | +5.7% | -0.5% | +34.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -61.6% | -50.8% | -82.0% | +72.5% | +329.4% | +421.2% | >999% | +37.2% | +127.8% | +68.0% | +95.8% | +24.9% | +21.3% | +8.0% | +22.4% | +163.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Arista Networks's operating cash flow?
- Arista Networks (ANET) reported operating cash flow of $1.69B in Q1 2026.
- How has Arista Networks's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Arista Networks's operating cash flow increased by 163.9% year-over-year, from $641.70M to $1.69B.
- What is the long-term trend for Arista Networks's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Arista Networks's operating cash flow has grown at a 44.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.02B to $4.37B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.