Financing Cash Flow
Intel Financing Cash Flow decreased by 123.4% to -$1.21B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 515.3%, from -$196.00M to -$1.21B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 23.9% 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$2.29B | $3.91B | -$3.81B | -$1.86B | -$2.80B | $3.68B | $2.34B | $7.39B | $117.00M | $842.00M | $152.00M | $3.63B | $11.24B | -$3.79B | $63.00M | -$196.00M | $782.00M | $5.15B | -$1.21B |
| QoQ Change | — | +270.7% | -197.4% | +51.1% | -50.4% | +231.4% | -36.4% | +215.6% | -98.4% | +619.7% | -81.9% | >999% | +209.6% | -133.7% | +101.7% | -411.1% | +499.0% | +558.8% | -123.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -22.5% | -5.7% | +161.6% | +496.9% | +104.2% | -77.1% | -93.5% | -50.9% | >999% | -550.4% | -58.6% | -105.4% | -93.0% | +235.9% | -515.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intel's financing cash flow?
- Intel (INTC) reported financing cash flow of -$1.21B in Q1 2026.
- How has Intel's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Intel's financing cash flow decreased by 515.3% year-over-year, from -$196.00M to -$1.21B.
- What is the long-term trend for Intel's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Intel's financing cash flow has grown at a 23.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.86B to $11.14B.
- 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.