Operating Cash Flow
EOG Resources Operating Cash Flow increased by 13.6% to $2.97B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 29.6%, from $2.29B to $2.97B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 3.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $1.56B | $2.20B | $3.17B | $828.00M | $2.05B | $4.77B | $3.44B | $3.26B | $2.28B | $2.70B | $3.10B | $2.90B | $2.89B | $3.59B | $2.76B | $2.29B | $2.03B | $3.11B | $2.61B | $2.97B |
| QoQ Change | — | +40.9% | +44.2% | -73.8% | +147.3% | +133.1% | -27.8% | -5.5% | -30.0% | +18.8% | +14.8% | -6.5% | -0.5% | +24.2% | -23.0% | -17.2% | -11.2% | +53.1% | -16.0% | +13.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +31.4% | +117.3% | +8.8% | +293.1% | +11.2% | -43.3% | -9.9% | -10.8% | +26.9% | +32.7% | -11.0% | -21.2% | -29.7% | -13.3% | -5.5% | +29.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is EOG Resources's operating cash flow?
- EOG Resources (EOG) reported operating cash flow of $2.97B in Q1 2026.
- How has EOG Resources's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- EOG Resources's operating cash flow increased by 29.6% year-over-year, from $2.29B to $2.97B.
- What is the long-term trend for EOG Resources's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), EOG Resources's operating cash flow has grown at a 3.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.79B to $10.04B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.