Financing

Financing Cash Flow

Medtronic Financing Cash Flow decreased by 428.4% to -$2.09B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 19.1%, from -$1.75B to -$2.09B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -6.5% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025

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.

Metric ID: cf_net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value-$1.06B-$1.16B-$1.18B-$1.95B-$950.00M$3.01B-$2.13B-$4.89B-$501.00M-$90.00M-$1.50B-$2.36B-$731.00M-$534.00M-$1.75B-$1.34B-$1.38B-$395.00M-$2.09B
QoQ Change-9.5%-1.9%-65.6%+51.3%+417.3%-170.8%-129.1%+89.8%+82.0%<-999%-57.3%+69.0%+26.9%-228.3%+23.4%-2.8%+71.4%-428.4%
YoY Change+10.0%+361.0%-81.3%-150.9%+47.3%-103.0%+29.7%+51.8%-45.9%-493.3%-16.9%+43.1%-88.9%+26.0%-19.1%
Range-$4.89B$3.01B
CAGR+16.4%
Avg YoY Growth-28.7%
Median YoY Growth-16.9%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Medtronic's financing cash flow?
Medtronic (MDT) reported financing cash flow of -$2.09B in Q4 2025.
How has Medtronic's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
Medtronic's financing cash flow decreased by 19.1% year-over-year, from -$1.75B to -$2.09B.
What is the long-term trend for Medtronic's financing cash flow?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Medtronic's financing cash flow has grown at a -6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.34B to -$4.36B.
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.