Operating Cash Flow
PG&E Operating Cash Flow increased by 24.0% to $2.43B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.7%, from $2.85B to $2.43B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 40.1% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $32.00M | $823.00M | $209.00M | $1.66B | -$22.00M | $1.07B | $1.01B | $1.19B | $1.28B | $1.81B | $477.00M | $2.26B | $711.00M | $3.13B | $1.93B | $2.85B | $1.06B | $2.85B | $1.96B | $2.43B |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | -74.6% | +694.7% | -101.3% | >999% | -6.0% | +17.4% | +7.6% | +42.0% | -73.6% | +374.0% | -68.6% | +340.4% | -38.3% | +47.4% | -62.9% | +169.7% | -31.3% | +24.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -168.8% | +30.4% | +382.8% | -28.7% | >999% | +68.7% | -52.7% | +90.8% | -44.2% | +73.0% | +305.0% | +26.0% | +48.7% | -8.9% | +1.4% | -14.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PG&E's operating cash flow?
- PG&E (PCG) reported operating cash flow of $2.43B in Q1 2026.
- How has PG&E's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- PG&E's operating cash flow decreased by 14.7% year-over-year, from $2.85B to $2.43B.
- What is the long-term trend for PG&E's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PG&E's operating cash flow has grown at a 40.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.26B to $8.72B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.