Operating Cash Flow
Cencora Operating Cash Flow increased by 158.1% to $1.34B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 60.1%, from $3.35B to $1.34B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 9.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
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 | $1.21B | $1.01B | $863.41M | $266.59M | $408.62M | $1.16B | $710.08M | $629.51M | $744.94M | $1.83B | $885.16M | -$878.44M | $2.48B | $1.00B | -$2.72B | $3.35B | $109.25M | $3.13B | -$2.31B | $1.34B |
| QoQ Change | — | -16.4% | -14.5% | -69.1% | +53.3% | +185.0% | -39.0% | -11.3% | +18.3% | +145.2% | -51.5% | -199.2% | +382.0% | -59.6% | -371.8% | +223.3% | -96.7% | >999% | -173.6% | +158.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -66.2% | +15.3% | -17.8% | +136.1% | +82.3% | +56.9% | +24.7% | -239.5% | +232.6% | -45.2% | -407.2% | +481.5% | -95.6% | +213.2% | +15.2% | -60.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cencora's operating cash flow?
- Cencora (COR) reported operating cash flow of $1.34B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cencora's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cencora's operating cash flow decreased by 60.1% year-over-year, from $3.35B to $1.34B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cencora's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cencora's operating cash flow has grown at a 9.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.67B to $3.88B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.