Financing Cash Flow
General Electric Financing Cash Flow decreased by 0.2% to -$2.83B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 23.9%, from -$2.28B to -$2.83B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -33.8% 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 | -$10.40B | -$395.00M | -$32.78B | -$1.46B | -$1.68B | -$1.99B | -$458.00M | -$3.23B | -$1.16B | -$3.82B | -$395.00M | -$204.00M | -$2.89B | -$1.46B | -$2.18B | -$2.28B | -$3.21B | -$366.00M | -$2.83B | -$2.83B |
| QoQ Change | — | +96.2% | <-999% | +95.5% | -15.2% | -18.2% | +77.0% | -605.7% | +64.0% | -229.1% | +89.7% | +48.4% | <-999% | +49.5% | -49.1% | -5.0% | -40.4% | +88.6% | -672.1% | -0.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +83.8% | -403.0% | +98.6% | -121.5% | +30.9% | -92.5% | +13.8% | +93.7% | -148.5% | +61.8% | -450.6% | <-999% | -11.0% | +74.9% | -29.9% | -23.9% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Electric's financing cash flow?
- General Electric (GE) reported financing cash flow of -$2.83B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Electric's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- General Electric's financing cash flow decreased by 23.9% year-over-year, from -$2.28B to -$2.83B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Electric's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Electric's financing cash flow has grown at a -33.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$45.18B to -$8.68B.
- 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.