Operating Cash Flow
Cummins Operating Cash Flow decreased by 79.9% to $309.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10400.0%, from -$3.00M to $309.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 12.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $616.00M | $569.00M | $732.00M | $164.00M | $599.00M | $382.00M | $817.00M | $495.00M | $483.00M | $1.53B | $1.46B | $276.00M | -$851.00M | $640.00M | $1.42B | -$3.00M | $785.00M | $1.31B | $1.53B | $309.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.6% | +28.6% | -77.6% | +265.2% | -36.2% | +113.9% | -39.4% | -2.4% | +216.6% | -4.6% | -81.1% | -408.3% | +175.2% | +122.2% | -100.2% | >999% | +66.2% | +17.5% | -79.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.8% | -32.9% | +11.6% | +201.8% | -19.4% | +300.3% | +78.6% | -44.2% | -276.2% | -58.1% | -2.5% | -101.1% | +192.2% | +103.9% | +7.9% | >999% |
Operating Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cummins's operating cash flow?
- Cummins (CMI) reported operating cash flow of $309.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cummins's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cummins's operating cash flow increased by 10400.0% year-over-year, from -$3.00M to $309.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cummins's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cummins's operating cash flow has grown at a 12.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.26B to $3.62B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.