Operating Cash Flow
Procter & Gamble Operating Cash Flow decreased by 18.6% to $4.05B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.2%, from $3.71B to $4.05B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a -0.8% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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 | $4.12B | $4.64B | $5.12B | $3.25B | $3.71B | $4.07B | $3.57B | $3.86B | $5.34B | $4.90B | $5.10B | $4.09B | $5.75B | $4.30B | $4.83B | $3.71B | $4.99B | $5.41B | $4.97B | $4.05B |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.7% | +10.3% | -36.6% | +14.4% | +9.6% | -12.2% | +8.1% | +38.3% | -8.2% | +4.0% | -19.8% | +40.8% | -25.2% | +12.2% | -23.2% | +34.5% | +8.5% | -8.1% | -18.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.9% | -12.3% | -30.2% | +19.0% | +43.8% | +20.5% | +42.7% | +5.8% | +7.7% | -12.3% | -5.4% | -9.4% | -13.4% | +25.7% | +3.0% | +9.2% |
Operating Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Procter & Gamble's operating cash flow?
- Procter & Gamble (PG) reported operating cash flow of $4.05B in Q1 2026.
- How has Procter & Gamble's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Procter & Gamble's operating cash flow increased by 9.2% year-over-year, from $3.71B to $4.05B.
- What is the long-term trend for Procter & Gamble's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Procter & Gamble's operating cash flow has grown at a -0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.37B to $17.82B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.