Financing Cash Flow
Cardinal Health Financing Cash Flow increased by 6.9% to -$483.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.7%, from -$507.00M to -$483.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 10.2% 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 | -$649.00M | -$1.26B | -$444.00M | -$340.00M | -$415.00M | -$1.16B | -$362.00M | -$934.00M | -$592.00M | -$666.00M | -$353.00M | $1.03B | -$859.00M | -$540.00M | $2.33B | -$507.00M | $656.00M | -$110.00M | -$519.00M | -$483.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -94.8% | +64.9% | +23.4% | -22.1% | -180.2% | +68.9% | -158.0% | +36.6% | -12.5% | +47.0% | +392.1% | -183.3% | +37.1% | +531.7% | -121.8% | +229.4% | -116.8% | -371.8% | +6.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +36.1% | +8.0% | +18.5% | -174.7% | -42.7% | +42.7% | +2.5% | +210.4% | -45.1% | +18.9% | +760.3% | -149.2% | +176.4% | +79.6% | -122.3% | +4.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cardinal Health's financing cash flow?
- Cardinal Health (CAH) reported financing cash flow of -$483.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cardinal Health's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cardinal Health's financing cash flow increased by 4.7% year-over-year, from -$507.00M to -$483.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cardinal Health's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cardinal Health's financing cash flow has grown at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.32B to $1.94B.
- 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.