Financing Cash Flow
Schlumberger Financing Cash Flow increased by 57.4% to -$734.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.4%, from -$878.00M to -$734.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 18.9% 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.
cf_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 | -$1.07B | -$322.00M | -$1.22B | -$170.00M | -$188.00M | -$180.00M | -$1.84B | $62.00M | -$183.00M | -$382.00M | -$2.01B | -$267.00M | $221.00M | -$1.30B | -$1.43B | -$878.00M | -$1.11B | -$1.93B | -$1.72B | -$734.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +69.9% | -278.9% | +86.1% | -10.6% | +4.3% | -924.4% | +103.4% | -395.2% | -108.7% | -425.9% | +86.7% | +182.8% | -686.0% | -10.5% | +38.6% | -26.5% | -73.9% | +10.9% | +57.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +82.4% | +44.1% | -51.1% | +136.5% | +2.7% | -112.2% | -8.9% | -530.6% | +220.8% | -239.0% | +28.8% | -228.8% | -602.7% | -49.2% | -20.3% | +16.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Schlumberger 's financing cash flow?
- Schlumberger (SLB) reported financing cash flow of -$734.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Schlumberger 's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Schlumberger 's financing cash flow increased by 16.4% year-over-year, from -$878.00M to -$734.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Schlumberger 's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Schlumberger 's financing cash flow has grown at a 18.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.82B to -$5.64B.
- 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.