Net Change in Cash
Comcast Net Change in Cash decreased by 187.7% to -$1.04B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 181.7%, from $1.28B to -$1.04B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Net Change in Cash shows an upward trend with a 3.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on investments, debt repayment, or operations than it generated in cash.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total increase or decrease in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a...
Peer comparison
This is a universal accounting standard used to reconcile the cash flow statement to the balance sheet across all industries and global peers.
net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$2.56B | -$560.00M | -$3.08B | $135.00M | -$2.06B | -$1.13B | -$948.00M | $796.00M | $1.62B | -$713.00M | $304.00M | -$445.00M | $2.74B | $1.28B | $1.10B | -$377.00M | $1.19B | -$1.04B |
| QoQ Change | — | +78.1% | -449.8% | +104.4% | <-999% | +45.1% | +16.0% | +184.0% | +104.0% | -143.9% | +142.6% | -246.4% | +715.1% | -53.4% | -14.0% | -134.4% | +415.1% | -187.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.7% | -101.6% | +69.2% | +489.6% | +179.0% | +36.8% | -61.8% | -127.4% | +483.9% | +319.4% | +346.3% | -113.8% | — | -181.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Comcast's net change in cash?
- Comcast (CMCSA) reported net change in cash of -$1.04B in Q1 2026.
- How has Comcast's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Comcast's net change in cash decreased by 181.7% year-over-year, from $1.28B to -$1.04B.
- What is the long-term trend for Comcast's net change in cash?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Comcast's net change in cash has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.99B to $3.18B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total change in the company's cash balance after accounting for all spending, earning, and investment activities.