Financing Cash Flow
General Motors Financing Cash Flow increased by 26.2% to -$3.69B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 579.4%, from -$543.00M to -$3.69B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 134.5% 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 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$780.00M | -$1.63B | $532.00M | -$1.85B | $1.09B | $1.46B | -$1.69B | $2.53B | $983.00M | -$8.18B | $300.00M | $3.49B | -$830.00M | -$543.00M | $1.24B | -$5.29B | -$5.00B | -$3.69B |
| QoQ Change | — | -108.3% | +132.7% | -448.1% | +158.9% | +34.0% | -215.3% | +250.0% | -61.1% | -932.0% | +103.7% | >999% | -123.8% | +34.6% | +328.7% | -525.9% | +5.5% | +26.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +239.7% | +189.9% | +9.0% | +131.9% | -32.7% | — | +117.8% | +38.2% | -184.4% | -281.0% | -64.4% | -537.3% | — | -579.4% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Motors's financing cash flow?
- General Motors (GM) reported financing cash flow of -$3.69B in Q1 2026.
- How has General Motors's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- General Motors's financing cash flow decreased by 579.4% year-over-year, from -$543.00M to -$3.69B.
- What is the long-term trend for General Motors's financing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), General Motors's financing cash flow has grown at a 134.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.74B to -$9.59B.
- 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.