Financing Cash Flow
Microsoft Financing Cash Flow increased by 35.6% to -$11.35B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.9%, from -$13.04B to -$11.35B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 1.6% 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 | -$11.37B | -$16.28B | -$11.99B | -$17.35B | -$13.27B | -$10.88B | -$11.35B | -$10.29B | -$11.41B | $14.76B | -$10.15B | -$18.81B | -$23.56B | -$16.58B | -$11.24B | -$13.04B | -$10.84B | -$11.80B | -$17.62B | -$11.35B |
| QoQ Change | — | -43.1% | +26.4% | -44.7% | +23.5% | +18.0% | -4.3% | +9.3% | -10.9% | +229.3% | -168.7% | -85.4% | -25.3% | +29.7% | +32.2% | -15.9% | +16.8% | -8.8% | -49.3% | +35.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -16.7% | +33.1% | +5.3% | +40.7% | +14.0% | +235.6% | +10.6% | -82.8% | -106.5% | -212.3% | -10.8% | +30.7% | +54.0% | +28.8% | -56.7% | +12.9% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's financing cash flow?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported financing cash flow of -$11.35B in Q1 2026.
- How has Microsoft's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's financing cash flow increased by 12.9% year-over-year, from -$13.04B to -$11.35B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's financing cash flow has grown at a 1.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$48.49B to -$51.70B.
- 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.