Financing

Financing Cash Flow

eBay Financing Cash Flow increased by 31.8% to -$561.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 55.0%, from -$1.25B to -$561.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -17.6% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026

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.

Metric ID: net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$422.00M-$2.50B-$3.29B-$1.95B-$2.23B-$354.00M-$1.39B-$70.00M-$613.00M-$379.00M-$686.00M-$1.12B-$1.01B-$992.00M-$1.25B-$716.00M-$874.00M-$823.00M-$561.00M
QoQ Change-691.9%-31.6%+40.6%-14.2%+84.1%-292.1%+95.0%-775.7%+38.2%-81.0%-63.1%+9.8%+1.7%-25.8%+42.6%-22.1%+5.8%+31.8%
YoY Change-628.4%+85.8%+28.9%+96.9%-73.2%+50.6%<-999%-64.6%-161.7%-81.9%+36.0%+13.4%+17.0%+55.0%
Range-$3.29B$422.00M
CAGR+6.5%
Avg YoY Growth-151.8%
Median YoY Growth+15.2%
Current Streak2 quarters growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is eBay's financing cash flow?
eBay (EBAY) reported financing cash flow of -$561.00M in Q1 2026.
How has eBay's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
eBay's financing cash flow increased by 55.0% year-over-year, from -$1.25B to -$561.00M.
What is the long-term trend for eBay's financing cash flow?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), eBay's financing cash flow has grown at a -17.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$6.53B to -$3.66B.
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.