Financing Cash Flow
PayPal Holdings, Inc. Financing Cash Flow increased by 71.3% to -$559.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 156.2%, from $994.00M to -$559.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 227.1% 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 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$197.00M | -$816.00M | -$371.00M | -$669.00M | $1.66B | -$2.97B | -$2.78B | -$3.27B | $61.00M | -$2.36B | $200.00M | -$2.53B | -$3.59B | $994.00M | -$3.17B | -$1.83B | -$1.95B | -$559.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -314.2% | +54.5% | -80.3% | +347.4% | -279.5% | +6.4% | -17.7% | +101.9% | <-999% | +108.5% | <-999% | -41.8% | +127.7% | -419.3% | +42.4% | -6.6% | +71.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +940.1% | -264.1% | -315.7% | -297.8% | +102.1% | +15.1% | +106.1% | <-999% | — | +142.1% | <-999% | +27.7% | +45.6% | -156.2% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) reported financing cash flow of -$559.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s financing cash flow decreased by 156.2% year-over-year, from $994.00M to -$559.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a 227.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$557.00M to -$5.96B.
- 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.