Financing Cash Flow
Alphabet Inc. Financing Cash Flow decreased by 215.2% to -$18.38B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.5%, from -$20.09B to -$18.38B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 9.1% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$15.99B | -$15.25B | -$16.51B | -$16.21B | -$17.82B | -$18.10B | -$17.63B | -$16.57B | -$17.84B | -$18.38B | -$19.31B | -$19.71B | -$20.89B | -$20.09B | -$19.04B | -$20.20B | -$5.83B | -$18.38B |
| QoQ Change | — | +4.6% | -8.2% | +1.8% | -9.9% | -1.6% | +2.6% | +6.0% | -7.6% | -3.1% | -5.0% | -2.1% | -6.0% | +3.8% | +5.3% | -6.1% | +71.1% | -215.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.4% | -18.6% | -6.8% | -2.2% | -0.1% | -1.6% | -9.5% | -19.0% | -17.1% | -9.3% | +1.4% | -2.5% | +72.1% | +8.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alphabet Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) reported financing cash flow of -$18.38B in Q3 2025.
- How has Alphabet Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Alphabet Inc.'s financing cash flow increased by 8.5% year-over-year, from -$20.09B to -$18.38B.
- What is the long-term trend for Alphabet Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Alphabet Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a 9.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$61.36B to -$79.73B.
- 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.