Financing

Financing Cash Flow

Comcast Financing Cash Flow decreased by 55.4% to -$5.01B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 22.9%, from -$4.08B to -$5.01B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -6.3% 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

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value-$7.17B-$3.88B-$5.67B-$4.49B-$4.15B-$4.66B-$2.89B-$3.08B-$1.41B-$4.64B-$10.71B-$4.02B-$1.79B-$642.00M-$4.42B-$4.08B-$1.81B-$5.24B-$3.22B-$5.01B
QoQ Change+45.8%-46.1%+20.8%+7.7%-12.5%+38.1%-6.8%+54.3%-229.4%-130.7%+62.5%+55.4%+64.2%-589.1%+7.9%+55.7%-190.3%+38.5%-55.4%
YoY Change+42.1%-20.1%+49.1%+31.4%+66.0%+0.4%-271.4%-30.5%-27.2%+86.2%+58.7%-1.3%-0.7%-716.7%+27.2%-22.9%
Range-$10.71B-$642.00M
CAGR-7.3%
Avg YoY Growth-45.6%
Median YoY Growth-0.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Comcast's financing cash flow?
Comcast (CMCSA) reported financing cash flow of -$5.01B in Q1 2026.
How has Comcast's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
Comcast's financing cash flow decreased by 22.9% year-over-year, from -$4.08B to -$5.01B.
What is the long-term trend for Comcast's financing cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Comcast's financing cash flow has grown at a -6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$18.62B to -$14.35B.
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.