Financing

Financing Cash Flow

Realty Income Financing Cash Flow increased by 73.1% to $1.71B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 357.0%, from $374.56M to $1.71B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -28.4% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026

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.

Metric ID: cf_net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$791.90M$1.47B$2.25B$821.07M$809.11M$1.00B$3.10B$949.82M$2.30B$1.39B$1.80B$17.03M-$560.59M-$342.25M$374.56M$570.89M-$256.16M$988.51M$1.71B
QoQ Change+85.7%+52.7%-63.4%-1.5%+24.1%+209.1%-69.4%+141.9%-39.3%+28.7%-99.1%<-999%+38.9%+209.4%+52.4%-144.9%+485.9%+73.1%
YoY Change+2.2%-31.7%+38.3%+15.7%+184.0%+38.9%-42.2%-98.2%-124.4%-124.5%>999%+201.8%+25.2%+357.0%
Range-$560.59M$3.10B
CAGR+18.7%
Avg YoY Growth+181.5%
Median YoY Growth+20.4%
Current Streak2 quarters growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Realty Income's financing cash flow?
Realty Income (O) reported financing cash flow of $1.71B in Q1 2026.
How has Realty Income's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
Realty Income's financing cash flow increased by 357.0% year-over-year, from $374.56M to $1.71B.
What is the long-term trend for Realty Income's financing cash flow?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Realty Income's financing cash flow has grown at a -28.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.58B to $1.68B.
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.