Financing Cash Flow
PPL Financing Cash Flow increased by 16.2% to $654.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 141.3%, from $271.00M to $654.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -26.8% 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 | -$3.53B | -$2.81B | -$974.00M | $603.00M | -$134.00M | -$62.00M | $302.00M | $177.00M | $47.00M | -$136.00M | $562.00M | $248.00M | -$93.00M | $161.00M | $119.00M | $271.00M | $306.00M | $982.00M | $563.00M | $654.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +20.3% | +65.4% | +161.9% | -122.2% | +53.7% | +587.1% | -41.4% | -73.4% | -389.4% | +513.2% | -55.9% | -137.5% | +273.1% | -26.1% | +127.7% | +12.9% | +220.9% | -42.7% | +16.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +96.2% | +97.8% | +131.0% | -70.6% | +135.1% | -119.4% | +86.1% | +40.1% | -297.9% | +218.4% | -78.8% | +9.3% | +429.0% | +509.9% | +373.1% | +141.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PPL's financing cash flow?
- PPL (PPL) reported financing cash flow of $654.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has PPL's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- PPL's financing cash flow increased by 141.3% year-over-year, from $271.00M to $654.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for PPL's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PPL's financing cash flow has grown at a -26.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$7.39B to $2.12B.
- 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.