Financing Cash Flow
3M Financing Cash Flow decreased by 244.2% to -$2.12B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 403.3%, from -$422.00M to -$2.12B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -13.2% 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.
cf_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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.18B | -$1.30B | -$2.41B | -$2.05B | -$1.05B | -$933.00M | -$1.32B | -$716.00M | -$803.00M | -$704.00M | -$924.00M | $4.62B | -$1.36B | -$1.09B | -$422.00M | -$1.77B | -$1.21B | -$617.00M | -$2.12B |
| QoQ Change | — | -9.8% | -85.7% | +14.8% | +49.0% | +11.0% | -40.9% | +45.6% | -12.2% | +12.3% | -31.3% | +600.1% | -129.4% | +20.1% | +61.1% | -319.2% | +31.7% | +48.9% | -244.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +11.4% | +28.2% | +45.5% | +65.1% | +23.4% | +24.5% | +29.7% | +745.4% | -69.1% | -54.1% | -109.1% | -30.3% | -11.3% | — | -403.3% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is 3M's financing cash flow?
- 3M (MMM) reported financing cash flow of -$2.12B in Q1 2026.
- How has 3M's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- 3M's financing cash flow decreased by 403.3% year-over-year, from -$422.00M to -$2.12B.
- What is the long-term trend for 3M's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), 3M's financing cash flow has grown at a -13.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$6.15B to -$4.02B.
- 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.