Financing Cash Flow
CVS Health Financing Cash Flow decreased by 14.1% to -$2.32B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.6%, from -$2.33B to -$2.32B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -34.0% 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 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$3.31B | -$1.97B | -$2.83B | -$2.65B | -$2.46B | -$3.22B | -$2.19B | $2.73B | $3.63B | -$2.70B | -$1.23B | $1.25B | -$1.59B | -$2.33B | $806.00M | -$1.38B | -$2.03B | -$2.32B |
| QoQ Change | — | +40.6% | -43.9% | +6.4% | +7.1% | -30.8% | +32.0% | +224.6% | +33.0% | -174.4% | +54.5% | +201.8% | -227.1% | -46.9% | +134.6% | -271.5% | -47.0% | -14.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.7% | -63.6% | +22.7% | +202.9% | +247.3% | +16.2% | -145.0% | -65.6% | +41.1% | -90.1% | -35.5% | +13.0% | — | +0.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVS Health's financing cash flow?
- CVS Health (CVS) reported financing cash flow of -$2.32B in Q1 2026.
- How has CVS Health's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- CVS Health's financing cash flow increased by 0.6% year-over-year, from -$2.33B to -$2.32B.
- What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's financing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's financing cash flow has grown at a -34.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$11.36B to -$4.94B.
- 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.