Financing Cash Flow
Mastercard Financing Cash Flow decreased by 19.6% to -$5.01B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 67.6%, from -$2.99B to -$5.01B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 21.3% 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.
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 | -$2.20B | -$2.14B | -$1.62B | -$2.15B | -$2.82B | -$1.74B | -$3.61B | -$1.96B | -$2.78B | -$2.40B | -$2.35B | -$2.68B | -$3.26B | -$857.00M | -$4.04B | -$2.99B | -$3.01B | -$4.00B | -$4.19B | -$5.01B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.6% | +24.3% | -33.2% | -31.0% | +38.4% | -107.8% | +45.9% | -42.1% | +13.5% | +2.2% | -14.1% | -21.5% | +73.7% | -371.5% | +26.1% | -0.6% | -33.1% | -4.7% | -19.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -28.5% | +18.6% | -123.5% | +9.2% | +1.5% | -38.2% | +35.0% | -37.1% | -17.2% | +64.4% | -72.0% | -11.4% | +7.7% | -366.7% | -3.6% | -67.6% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's financing cash flow?
- Mastercard (MA) reported financing cash flow of -$5.01B in Q1 2026.
- How has Mastercard's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's financing cash flow decreased by 67.6% year-over-year, from -$2.99B to -$5.01B.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Mastercard's financing cash flow has grown at a 21.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$6.56B to -$14.18B.
- 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.