Operating Cash Flow
Energy Transfer Operating Cash Flow increased by 78.0% to $3.38B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 15.8%, from $2.92B to $3.38B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a -2.4% 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 | $2.01B | $2.26B | $1.74B | $2.37B | $2.35B | $2.99B | $1.34B | $3.35B | $2.54B | $2.37B | $1.30B | $3.77B | $2.27B | $2.87B | $2.59B | $2.92B | $2.76B | $2.57B | $1.90B | $3.38B |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.9% | -23.2% | +36.3% | -0.7% | +27.0% | -55.2% | +150.4% | -24.3% | -6.4% | -45.4% | +191.0% | -39.8% | +26.6% | -9.9% | +12.6% | -5.3% | -6.9% | -26.2% | +78.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +17.4% | +32.1% | -23.1% | +41.4% | +7.7% | -20.6% | -3.1% | +12.6% | -10.5% | +21.1% | +99.8% | -22.7% | +21.7% | -10.5% | -26.7% | +15.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Energy Transfer's operating cash flow?
- Energy Transfer (ET) reported operating cash flow of $3.38B in Q1 2026.
- How has Energy Transfer's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Energy Transfer's operating cash flow increased by 15.8% year-over-year, from $2.92B to $3.38B.
- What is the long-term trend for Energy Transfer's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Energy Transfer's operating cash flow has grown at a -2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.16B to $10.15B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.