Financing Cash Flow
Blackstone Financing Cash Flow decreased by 7.3% to -$1.09B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 885.7%, from $139.24M to -$1.09B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 0.7% 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 | -$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 | -$1.02B | -$1.09B |
| 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% | +20.8% | -7.3% |
| 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% | -108.1% | -885.7% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blackstone's financing cash flow?
- Blackstone (BX) reported financing cash flow of -$1.09B in Q1 2026.
- How has Blackstone's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Blackstone's financing cash flow decreased by 885.7% year-over-year, from $139.24M to -$1.09B.
- What is the long-term trend for Blackstone's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Blackstone's financing cash flow has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.78B to -$3.88B.
- 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.