Financing Cash Flow
General Dynamics Financing Cash Flow increased by 28.8% to -$629.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 259.4%, from -$175.00M to -$629.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -8.7% 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 | 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 | $202.00M | -$1.09B | -$2.83B | -$517.00M | -$1.15B | -$377.00M | -$1.43B | -$475.00M | -$1.40B | -$917.00M | -$302.00M | -$416.00M | -$362.00M | -$395.00M | -$2.20B | -$175.00M | -$1.23B | -$903.00M | -$884.00M | -$629.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -637.6% | -160.9% | +81.8% | -121.7% | +67.1% | -279.6% | +66.8% | -194.7% | +34.5% | +67.1% | -37.7% | +13.0% | -9.1% | -455.9% | +92.0% | -601.7% | +26.5% | +2.1% | +28.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -667.3% | +65.3% | +49.5% | +8.1% | -22.2% | -143.2% | +78.9% | +12.4% | +74.1% | +56.9% | -627.2% | +57.9% | -239.2% | -128.6% | +59.7% | -259.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Dynamics's financing cash flow?
- General Dynamics (GD) reported financing cash flow of -$629.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has General Dynamics's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- General Dynamics's financing cash flow decreased by 259.4% year-over-year, from -$175.00M to -$629.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Dynamics's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Dynamics's financing cash flow has grown at a -8.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.59B to -$3.19B.
- 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.