Financing Cash Flow
IQVIA Financing Cash Flow increased by 24.3% to -$433.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 67.8%, from -$258.00M to -$433.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -10.7% 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.
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 | -$863.00M | -$66.00M | -$138.00M | $144.00M | -$29.00M | -$251.00M | -$193.00M | $87.00M | $95.00M | -$144.00M | -$420.00M | -$106.00M | -$260.00M | -$137.00M | -$375.00M | -$258.00M | $145.00M | -$572.00M | -$433.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +92.4% | -109.1% | +204.3% | -120.1% | -765.5% | +23.1% | +145.1% | +9.2% | -251.6% | -191.7% | +74.8% | -145.3% | +47.3% | -173.7% | +31.2% | +156.2% | -494.5% | +24.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +96.6% | -280.3% | -39.9% | -39.6% | +427.6% | +42.6% | -117.6% | -221.8% | -373.7% | +4.9% | +10.7% | -143.4% | +155.8% | -317.5% | -67.8% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is IQVIA's financing cash flow?
- IQVIA (IQV) reported financing cash flow of -$433.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has IQVIA's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- IQVIA's financing cash flow decreased by 67.8% year-over-year, from -$258.00M to -$433.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for IQVIA's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), IQVIA's financing cash flow has grown at a -10.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.24B to -$878.00M.
- 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.