Financing

Financing Cash Flow

Biogen Financing Cash Flow increased by 68.0% to -$43.80M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 90.4%, from -$23.00M to -$43.80M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -47.6% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025

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.

Metric ID: net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value-$564.50M-$746.50M$0.00-$16.50M-$471.50M-$1.25B-$7.40M-$43.40M-$9.80M$848.60M-$439.60M-$245.20M-$6.60M$0.00-$23.00M-$11.70M-$130.20M-$137.00M-$43.80M
QoQ Change-32.2%+100.0%<-999%-165.5%+99.4%-486.5%+77.4%>999%-151.8%+44.2%+97.3%+100.0%+49.1%<-999%-5.2%+68.0%
YoY Change+16.5%-67.7%-163.0%+97.9%+167.8%-912.9%<-999%-100.8%+94.8%+95.2%<-999%-90.4%
Range-$1.25B$848.60M
CAGR-43.3%
Avg YoY Growth-428.1%
Median YoY Growth-79.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Biogen's financing cash flow?
Biogen (BIIB) reported financing cash flow of -$43.80M in Q1 2026.
How has Biogen's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
Biogen's financing cash flow decreased by 90.4% year-over-year, from -$23.00M to -$43.80M.
What is the long-term trend for Biogen's financing cash flow?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Biogen's financing cash flow has grown at a -47.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.10B to -$301.90M.
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.