Financing Cash Flow
International Business Machines Financing Cash Flow increased by 179.8% to $2.72B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 50.0%, from $5.44B to $2.72B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -26.8% 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 | -$3.13B | -$1.75B | -$2.69B | $1.38B | -$4.20B | $713.00M | -$2.85B | $5.71B | -$2.73B | -$3.13B | -$1.62B | $1.88B | -$4.52B | -$2.77B | -$1.68B | $5.44B | -$2.85B | -$3.01B | -$3.41B | $2.72B |
| QoQ Change | — | +44.2% | -54.0% | +151.2% | -404.7% | +117.0% | -500.0% | +300.1% | -147.8% | -14.7% | +48.4% | +216.2% | -340.5% | +38.8% | +39.4% | +424.8% | -152.4% | -5.5% | -13.1% | +179.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -34.0% | +140.8% | -5.9% | +314.5% | +34.9% | -539.3% | +43.4% | -67.1% | -65.4% | +11.7% | -3.8% | +190.0% | +36.8% | -8.9% | -103.2% | -50.0% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is International Business Machines's financing cash flow?
- International Business Machines (IBM) reported financing cash flow of $2.72B in Q1 2026.
- How has International Business Machines's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- International Business Machines's financing cash flow decreased by 50.0% year-over-year, from $5.44B to $2.72B.
- What is the long-term trend for International Business Machines's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Business Machines's financing cash flow has grown at a -26.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$13.35B to -$3.83B.
- 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.