Operating Cash Flow
Roblox Operating Cash Flow increased by 3.6% to $629.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 41.7%, from $444.00M to $629.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 28.5% 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 | $191.25M | $181.17M | $122.22M | $156.44M | $26.50M | $67.14M | $119.22M | $173.78M | $28.39M | $112.70M | $143.31M | $238.95M | $151.45M | $247.43M | $184.49M | $444.00M | $199.18M | $546.18M | $607.00M | $629.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.3% | -32.5% | +28.0% | -83.1% | +153.4% | +77.6% | +45.8% | -83.7% | +297.0% | +27.2% | +66.7% | -36.6% | +63.4% | -25.4% | +140.7% | -55.1% | +174.2% | +11.1% | +3.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -86.1% | -62.9% | -2.5% | +11.1% | +7.1% | +67.9% | +20.2% | +37.5% | +433.5% | +119.5% | +28.7% | +85.8% | +31.5% | +120.7% | +229.0% | +41.7% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Roblox's operating cash flow?
- Roblox (RBLX) reported operating cash flow of $629.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Roblox's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Roblox's operating cash flow increased by 41.7% year-over-year, from $444.00M to $629.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Roblox's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Roblox's operating cash flow has grown at a 28.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $659.11M to $1.80B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.