Financing Cash Flow
McKesson Financing Cash Flow decreased by 39.2% to -$2.82B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.2%, from -$2.86B to -$2.82B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -7.5% 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 | -$2.15B | -$1.74B | -$438.00M | -$1.99B | -$1.18B | -$572.00M | -$1.43B | -$1.19B | -$843.00M | -$909.00M | -$622.00M | -$968.00M | -$809.00M | -$1.60B | $1.30B | -$2.86B | $1.18B | -$961.00M | -$2.03B | -$2.82B |
| QoQ Change | — | +19.0% | +74.9% | -354.1% | +40.6% | +51.6% | -149.1% | +16.5% | +29.2% | -7.8% | +31.6% | -55.6% | +16.4% | -97.7% | +181.2% | -320.0% | +141.2% | -181.7% | -110.8% | -39.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +45.1% | +67.2% | -225.3% | +40.2% | +28.6% | -58.9% | +56.4% | +18.7% | +4.0% | -75.9% | +308.7% | -194.9% | +245.4% | +39.9% | -256.1% | +1.2% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is McKesson's financing cash flow?
- McKesson (MCK) reported financing cash flow of -$2.82B in Q1 2026.
- How has McKesson's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- McKesson's financing cash flow increased by 1.2% year-over-year, from -$2.86B to -$2.82B.
- What is the long-term trend for McKesson's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), McKesson's financing cash flow has grown at a -7.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$6.32B to -$4.63B.
- 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.