Financing Cash Flow
Lam Research Financing Cash Flow decreased by 29.3% to -$2.23B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 81.0%, from -$1.23B to -$2.23B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 4.3% 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 | -$1.38B | -$1.43B | -$578.10M | -$1.55B | -$1.02B | -$310.94M | -$662.21M | -$819.53M | -$1.04B | -$1.33B | -$859.89M | -$1.24B | -$574.15M | -$1.26B | -$935.23M | -$1.23B | -$1.51B | -$1.28B | -$1.73B | -$2.23B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.3% | +59.5% | -168.1% | +34.0% | +69.6% | -113.0% | -23.8% | -26.7% | -27.7% | +35.2% | -43.7% | +53.5% | -119.3% | +25.7% | -31.8% | -22.5% | +15.1% | -34.6% | -29.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.9% | +78.2% | -14.5% | +47.1% | -1.4% | -326.5% | -29.9% | -50.8% | +44.7% | +5.0% | -8.8% | +0.3% | -162.9% | -1.8% | -84.5% | -81.0% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lam Research's financing cash flow?
- Lam Research (LRCX) reported financing cash flow of -$2.23B in Q1 2026.
- How has Lam Research's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Lam Research's financing cash flow decreased by 81.0% year-over-year, from -$1.23B to -$2.23B.
- What is the long-term trend for Lam Research's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lam Research's financing cash flow has grown at a 4.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.17B to -$4.94B.
- 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.