Free cash flow
Rocket Companies Free cash flow increased by 242.9% to $1.81B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 324.0%, from -$810.00M to $1.81B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows a downward trend with a -19.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
free_cash_flowHistorical 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$3.75B | $748.60M | $4.39B | $8.75B | -$2.22B | $2.99B | $1.21B | -$1.35B | -$302.55M | $307.63M | $1.40B | -$3.03B | -$138.35M | -$1.36B | -$810.00M | -$1.87B | -$71.78M | -$1.27B | $1.81B |
| QoQ Change | — | +120.0% | +486.0% | +99.4% | -125.4% | +234.7% | -59.5% | -211.2% | +77.6% | +201.7% | +353.6% | -316.9% | +95.4% | -880.2% | +40.3% | -130.4% | +96.2% | <-999% | +242.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +40.7% | +300.0% | -72.3% | -115.4% | +86.4% | -89.7% | +15.0% | -124.3% | +54.3% | -540.8% | +73.2% | <-999% | +94.7% | — | +324.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Rocket Companies's free cash flow?
- Rocket Companies (RKT) reported free cash flow of $1.81B in Q1 2026.
- How has Rocket Companies's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Rocket Companies's free cash flow increased by 324.0% year-over-year, from -$810.00M to $1.81B.
- What is the long-term trend for Rocket Companies's free cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Rocket Companies's free cash flow has grown at a -19.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.63B to -$4.02B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.