Financing Cash Flow
Charles Schwab Corporation Financing Cash Flow increased by 49.7% to -$3.71B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 81.8%, from -$20.36B to -$3.71B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -20.4% 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$254.00M | $26.51B | $49.29B | $24.61B | -$27.98B | -$49.39B | -$15.96B | -$10.10B | -$23.27B | -$27.72B | -$153.00M | -$24.93B | -$16.01B | -$7.73B | $0.00 | -$20.36B | -$18.67B | -$7.39B | -$3.71B |
| QoQ Change | — | >999% | +86.0% | -50.1% | -213.7% | -76.5% | +67.7% | +36.7% | -130.5% | -19.1% | +99.4% | <-999% | +35.8% | +51.7% | +100.0% | — | +8.3% | +60.4% | +49.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | <-999% | -286.3% | -132.4% | -141.0% | +16.8% | +43.9% | +99.0% | -146.9% | +31.2% | +72.1% | +100.0% | +18.3% | -16.6% | +4.4% | +81.8% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Charles Schwab Corporation's financing cash flow?
- Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) reported financing cash flow of -$3.71B in Q1 2026.
- How has Charles Schwab Corporation's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Charles Schwab Corporation's financing cash flow increased by 81.8% year-over-year, from -$20.36B to -$3.71B.
- What is the long-term trend for Charles Schwab Corporation's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Charles Schwab Corporation's financing cash flow has grown at a -20.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $96.32B to -$48.66B.
- 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.