Financing Cash Flow
CSX Financing Cash Flow increased by 33.9% to -$411.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 2.2%, from -$402.00M to -$411.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -16.2% 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.
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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$906.00M | -$1.29B | -$806.00M | -$1.23B | -$1.79B | $487.00M | -$1.23B | -$1.44B | -$1.07B | -$587.00M | -$775.00M | -$450.00M | -$790.00M | -$606.00M | -$1.22B | -$402.00M | -$580.00M | -$421.00M | -$622.00M | -$411.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -42.5% | +37.6% | -53.1% | -45.2% | +127.2% | -352.6% | -16.9% | +25.8% | +45.0% | -32.0% | +41.9% | -75.6% | +23.3% | -100.7% | +66.9% | -44.3% | +27.4% | -47.7% | +33.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -97.8% | +137.7% | -52.6% | -16.5% | +40.5% | -220.5% | +37.0% | +68.7% | +26.0% | -3.2% | -56.9% | +10.7% | +26.6% | +30.5% | +48.8% | -2.2% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CSX's financing cash flow?
- CSX (CSX) reported financing cash flow of -$411.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has CSX's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- CSX's financing cash flow decreased by 2.2% year-over-year, from -$402.00M to -$411.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for CSX's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CSX's financing cash flow has grown at a -16.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.11B to -$2.03B.
- 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.