Financing Cash Flow
Meta Platforms, Inc. Financing Cash Flow increased by 37.1% to -$10.05B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 129.9%, from -$4.37B to -$10.05B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -7.0% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$8.55B | -$15.25B | -$21.74B | -$10.66B | -$6.56B | $2.15B | -$7.06B | -$10.52B | $5.29B | -$5.88B | -$8.40B | -$19.77B | -$11.18B | -$4.37B | -$5.47B | -$19.50B | -$15.98B | -$10.05B |
| QoQ Change | — | -78.4% | -42.6% | +51.0% | +38.4% | +132.7% | -428.8% | -49.0% | +150.3% | -211.0% | -43.0% | -135.3% | +43.5% | +60.9% | -25.0% | -256.7% | +18.0% | +37.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +23.2% | +114.1% | +67.5% | +1.4% | +180.6% | -373.6% | -19.0% | -88.0% | -311.2% | +25.6% | +34.9% | +1.4% | -42.9% | -129.9% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported financing cash flow of -$10.05B in Q3 2025.
- How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Meta Platforms, Inc.'s financing cash flow decreased by 129.9% year-over-year, from -$4.37B to -$10.05B.
- What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a -7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$50.73B to -$40.78B.
- 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.