Financing Cash Flow
Booking Holdings Inc. Financing Cash Flow decreased by 503.6% to -$4.03B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.5%, from -$3.97B to -$4.03B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 63.8% 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.
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 | -$2.01B | -$1.10B | -$5.00M | -$2.14B | -$1.24B | -$2.00B | $0.00 | -$2.56B | -$1.23B | -$2.63B | -$2.49B | $784.00M | -$1.97B | -$3.17B | $0.00 | -$3.97B | -$1.80B | -$2.48B | -$667.00M | -$4.03B |
| QoQ Change | — | +45.4% | +99.5% | <-999% | +42.1% | -61.5% | +100.0% | — | +52.2% | -114.9% | +5.4% | +131.5% | -350.8% | -61.0% | +100.0% | — | +54.7% | -38.2% | +73.1% | -503.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +38.3% | -82.4% | +100.0% | -19.8% | +1.1% | -31.7% | — | +130.6% | -60.5% | -20.3% | +100.0% | -606.0% | +8.6% | +21.5% | — | -1.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Booking Holdings Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) reported financing cash flow of -$4.03B in Q1 2026.
- How has Booking Holdings Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Booking Holdings Inc.'s financing cash flow decreased by 1.5% year-over-year, from -$3.97B to -$4.03B.
- What is the long-term trend for Booking Holdings Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Booking Holdings Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a 63.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.24B to -$8.92B.
- 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.