Financing Cash Flow
CRH Financing Cash Flow decreased by 75.5% to $572.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 49.9%, from $1.14B to $572.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -27.5% 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.
cf_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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$776.75M | -$776.75M | -$776.75M | -$624.75M | -$624.75M | -$624.75M | -$624.75M | -$191.00M | -$1.56B | $649.00M | -$1.28B | -$176.00M | -$339.00M | -$629.00M | -$42.00M | $1.14B | -$1.15B | $2.33B | $572.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +19.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +69.4% | -714.1% | +141.7% | -297.7% | +86.3% | -92.6% | -85.5% | +93.3% | >999% | -201.1% | +302.2% | -75.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.6% | +19.6% | +19.6% | +69.4% | -148.9% | +203.9% | -105.4% | +7.9% | +78.2% | -196.9% | +96.7% | +748.3% | -240.1% | +470.6% | -49.9% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CRH's financing cash flow?
- CRH (CRH) reported financing cash flow of $572.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has CRH's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- CRH's financing cash flow decreased by 49.9% year-over-year, from $1.14B to $572.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for CRH's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), CRH's financing cash flow has grown at a -27.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.11B to -$1.19B.
- 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.