Financing Cash Flow
Blackrock Financing Cash Flow increased by 48.3% to -$304.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 54.0%, from -$661.00M to -$304.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -54.5% 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
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.36B | -$1.36B | -$1.36B | -$1.36B | -$498.00M | -$498.00M | -$498.00M | -$498.00M | $1.10B | -$641.00M | -$661.00M | $26.00M | $96.00M | -$588.00M | -$304.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +63.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +319.9% | -158.5% | -3.1% | +103.9% | +269.2% | -712.5% | +48.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +63.4% | +63.4% | +63.4% | +63.4% | +319.9% | -28.7% | -160.4% | +104.1% | — | — | +54.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blackrock's financing cash flow?
- Blackrock (BLK) reported financing cash flow of -$304.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Blackrock's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Blackrock's financing cash flow increased by 54.0% year-over-year, from -$661.00M to -$304.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Blackrock's financing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Blackrock's financing cash flow has grown at a -54.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.44B to -$1.13B.
- 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.