Financing Cash Flow
Cisco Systems, Inc. Financing Cash Flow increased by 62.7% to -$1.44B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 63.5%, from -$3.95B to -$1.44B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -11.7% 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$5.22B | -$2.27B | -$3.97B | -$4.40B | -$4.10B | -$3.50B | -$2.86B | -$2.63B | -$3.50B | -$2.65B | -$3.80B | $1.08B | $14.07B | -$2.78B | -$3.95B | -$5.14B | -$3.95B | -$3.86B | -$1.44B |
| QoQ Change | — | +56.5% | -75.0% | -10.8% | +6.9% | +14.7% | +18.3% | +8.0% | -33.1% | +24.2% | -43.4% | +128.4% | >999% | -119.8% | -41.7% | -30.2% | +23.1% | +2.2% | +62.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +21.5% | -54.1% | +28.1% | +40.3% | +14.7% | +24.2% | -33.1% | +141.1% | +502.6% | +26.7% | -465.6% | -136.5% | — | -38.8% | +63.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) reported financing cash flow of -$1.44B in Q1 2026.
- How has Cisco Systems, Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cisco Systems, Inc.'s financing cash flow increased by 63.5% year-over-year, from -$3.95B to -$1.44B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cisco Systems, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Cisco Systems, Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a -11.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$12.63B to $8.70B.
- 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.