Financing Cash Flow
Dover Financing Cash Flow increased by 53.1% to -$161.45M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 32.1%, from -$122.23M to -$161.45M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 31.5% 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$75.95M | -$74.61M | $0.00 | -$75.20M | $120.47M | -$178.84M | -$126.69M | -$306.57M | -$137.92M | -$312.72M | -$80.78M | -$830.66M | $92.99M | -$453.23M | -$122.23M | -$84.24M | -$73.88M | -$344.52M | -$161.45M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.8% | +100.0% | — | +260.2% | -248.5% | +29.2% | -142.0% | +55.0% | -126.7% | +74.2% | -928.3% | +111.2% | -587.4% | +73.0% | +31.1% | +12.3% | -366.3% | +53.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +258.6% | -139.7% | — | -307.6% | -214.5% | -74.9% | +73.6% | -502.3% | +129.7% | — | -51.3% | +89.9% | -179.4% | +24.0% | -32.1% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dover's financing cash flow?
- Dover (DOV) reported financing cash flow of -$161.45M in Q1 2026.
- How has Dover's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Dover's financing cash flow decreased by 32.1% year-over-year, from -$122.23M to -$161.45M.
- What is the long-term trend for Dover's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Dover's financing cash flow has grown at a 31.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$274.80M to -$624.87M.
- 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.