Financing Cash Flow
Moody's Financing Cash Flow decreased by 182.3% to -$1.72B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 32.4%, from -$1.30B to -$1.72B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 123.8% 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 | -$502.00M | $927.00M | -$257.00M | -$352.00M | -$360.00M | -$245.00M | -$251.00M | -$216.00M | -$408.00M | -$607.00M | -$353.00M | -$308.00M | -$423.00M | -$81.00M | -$634.00M | -$1.30B | -$482.00M | -$674.00M | -$609.00M | -$1.72B |
| QoQ Change | — | +284.7% | -127.7% | -37.0% | -2.3% | +31.9% | -2.4% | +13.9% | -88.9% | -48.8% | +41.8% | +12.7% | -37.3% | +80.9% | -682.7% | -104.7% | +62.9% | -39.8% | +9.6% | -182.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +28.3% | -126.4% | +2.3% | +38.6% | -13.3% | -147.8% | -40.6% | -42.6% | -3.7% | +86.7% | -79.6% | -321.4% | -13.9% | -732.1% | +3.9% | -32.4% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Moody's's financing cash flow?
- Moody's (MCO) reported financing cash flow of -$1.72B in Q1 2026.
- How has Moody's's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Moody's's financing cash flow decreased by 32.4% year-over-year, from -$1.30B to -$1.72B.
- What is the long-term trend for Moody's's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's financing cash flow has grown at a 123.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$122.00M to -$3.06B.
- 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.