Financing Cash Flow
Dell Technologies Financing Cash Flow decreased by 344.2% to -$2.09B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 50.5%, from -$1.39B to -$2.09B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -39.8% 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 | 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 | -$1.64B | -$3.67B | $4.28B | -$15.58B | -$1.71B | -$1.05B | -$386.00M | -$2.00B | -$1.83B | -$1.45B | -$1.82B | -$2.08B | -$2.03B | -$315.00M | -$1.39B | $1.24B | -$1.47B | $857.00M | -$2.09B |
| QoQ Change | — | -124.2% | +216.6% | -463.8% | +89.1% | +38.7% | +63.1% | -418.7% | +8.7% | +20.9% | -25.8% | -14.2% | +2.2% | +84.5% | -341.6% | +188.9% | -218.4% | +158.5% | -344.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.2% | +71.5% | -109.0% | -17.4% | -74.7% | -274.6% | — | -3.7% | -11.2% | +78.2% | +23.5% | +159.6% | +27.9% | +372.1% | -50.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dell Technologies's financing cash flow?
- Dell Technologies (DELL) reported financing cash flow of -$2.09B in Q1 2026.
- How has Dell Technologies's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Dell Technologies's financing cash flow decreased by 50.5% year-over-year, from -$1.39B to -$2.09B.
- What is the long-term trend for Dell Technologies's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2026), Dell Technologies's financing cash flow has grown at a -39.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$3.50B to -$762.00M.
- 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.