Financing Cash Flow
Northrop Grumman Financing Cash Flow increased by 37.9% to -$489.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 42.5%, from -$851.00M to -$489.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -15.6% 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.
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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$430.00M | -$826.00M | -$1.23B | -$619.00M | -$589.00M | -$643.00M | -$762.00M | $929.00M | $273.00M | -$2.33B | -$633.00M | $927.00M | -$893.00M | -$676.00M | -$753.00M | -$851.00M | -$715.00M | -$1.20B | -$787.00M | -$489.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -92.1% | -48.4% | +49.5% | +4.8% | -9.2% | -18.5% | +221.9% | -70.6% | -953.5% | +72.8% | +246.4% | -196.3% | +24.3% | -11.4% | -13.0% | +16.0% | -67.7% | +34.4% | +37.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -37.0% | +22.2% | +37.8% | +250.1% | +146.3% | -262.4% | +16.9% | -0.2% | -427.1% | +71.0% | -19.0% | -191.8% | +19.9% | -77.4% | -4.5% | +42.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Northrop Grumman's financing cash flow?
- Northrop Grumman (NOC) reported financing cash flow of -$489.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Northrop Grumman's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Northrop Grumman's financing cash flow increased by 42.5% year-over-year, from -$851.00M to -$489.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Northrop Grumman's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Northrop Grumman's financing cash flow has grown at a -15.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$7.00B to -$3.55B.
- 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.