Financing

Financing Cash Flow

Blackstone Financing Cash Flow increased by 24.8% to -$1.29B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 0.6%, from -$1.28B to -$1.29B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 6.0% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
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: cf_net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

18 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25
Value-$1.28B$957.18M-$2.09B-$908.11M-$1.50B-$1.62B$0.00-$1.75B-$1.19B-$1.40B-$712.27M-$1.52B-$1.22B-$1.28B-$489.94M$139.24M-$1.71B-$1.29B
QoQ Change+174.7%-318.4%+56.6%-65.2%-8.2%+100.0%+32.1%-17.7%+49.1%-112.8%+19.8%-5.1%+61.7%+128.4%<-999%+24.8%
YoY Change-17.1%-269.7%+100.0%-92.9%+20.7%+13.8%+13.4%-2.3%+8.7%+31.2%+109.2%-40.7%-0.6%
Range-$2.09B$957.18M
CAGR+0.1%
Avg YoY Growth-9.7%
Median YoY Growth+8.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Blackstone's financing cash flow?
Blackstone (BX) reported financing cash flow of -$1.29B in Q3 2025.
How has Blackstone's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
Blackstone's financing cash flow decreased by 0.6% year-over-year, from -$1.28B to -$1.29B.
What is the long-term trend for Blackstone's financing cash flow?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Blackstone's financing cash flow has grown at a 6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.78B to -$4.50B.
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.