Financing Cash Flow
MSCI Financing Cash Flow decreased by 4.2% to -$364.50M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.3%, from -$321.70M to -$364.50M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a -1.5% 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 | 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 | $11.32M | $64.39M | -$966.12M | -$16.82M | -$269.89M | -$172.55M | -$158.29M | -$553.76M | -$130.31M | -$111.57M | -$207.22M | -$368.64M | -$350.27M | -$476.18M | -$321.70M | -$321.12M | -$369.38M | -$349.79M | -$364.50M |
| QoQ Change | — | +469.0% | <-999% | +98.3% | <-999% | +36.1% | +8.3% | -249.8% | +76.5% | +14.4% | -85.7% | -77.9% | +5.0% | -35.9% | +32.4% | +0.2% | -15.0% | +5.3% | -4.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -248.6% | -519.1% | — | +83.6% | <-999% | +51.7% | +35.3% | -30.9% | +33.4% | -168.8% | -326.8% | -55.2% | +12.9% | -5.5% | +26.5% | -13.3% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MSCI's financing cash flow?
- MSCI (MSCI) reported financing cash flow of -$364.50M in Q1 2026.
- How has MSCI's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- MSCI's financing cash flow decreased by 13.3% year-over-year, from -$321.70M to -$364.50M.
- What is the long-term trend for MSCI's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), MSCI's financing cash flow has grown at a -1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$1.43B to -$1.36B.
- 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.