Operating Cash Flow
Salesforce Operating Cash Flow increased by 135.9% to $5.46B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 37.6%, from $3.97B to $5.46B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 25.7% 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
| Q1 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.23B | $386.00M | $404.00M | $1.98B | $3.68B | $334.00M | $313.00M | $2.79B | $4.49B | $808.00M | $1.53B | $3.40B | $6.25B | $892.00M | $1.98B | $3.97B | $6.48B | $740.00M | $2.32B | $5.46B |
| QoQ Change | — | -88.0% | +4.7% | +390.6% | +85.5% | -90.9% | -6.3% | +790.7% | +61.1% | -82.0% | +89.6% | +122.1% | +83.6% | -85.7% | +122.3% | +100.2% | +63.1% | -88.6% | +213.0% | +135.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.9% | -13.5% | -22.5% | +40.7% | +22.2% | +141.9% | +389.5% | +22.1% | +39.1% | +10.4% | +29.4% | +16.7% | +3.7% | -17.0% | +16.8% | +37.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salesforce's operating cash flow?
- Salesforce (CRM) reported operating cash flow of $5.46B in Q4 2025.
- How has Salesforce's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Salesforce's operating cash flow increased by 37.6% year-over-year, from $3.97B to $5.46B.
- What is the long-term trend for Salesforce's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Salesforce's operating cash flow has grown at a 25.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.00B to $15.00B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.