Financing
Financing Cash Flow
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1016.2%, from -$141.84M to -$1.58B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 166.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
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.
Metric ID:
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
18 periods
| 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$225.67M | -$159.34M | -$394.60M | -$164.47M | -$266.17M | -$291.07M | -$376.78M | -$214.40M | -$351.41M | -$254.29M | -$187.15M | $32.57M | -$56.81M | -$141.84M | $10.10B | $4.24B | $0.00 | -$1.58B |
| QoQ Change | — | +29.4% | -147.6% | +58.3% | -61.8% | -9.4% | -29.4% | +43.1% | -63.9% | +27.6% | +26.4% | +117.4% | -274.4% | -149.7% | >999% | -58.0% | -100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -17.9% | -82.7% | +4.5% | -30.4% | -32.0% | +12.6% | +50.3% | +115.2% | +83.8% | +24.2% | >999% | >999% | — | <-999% |
Range-$1.58B – $10.10B
CAGR+58.2%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+12.6%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Synopsys's financing cash flow?
- Synopsys (SNPS) reported financing cash flow of -$1.58B in Q4 2025.
- How has Synopsys's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Synopsys's financing cash flow decreased by 1016.2% year-over-year, from -$141.84M to -$1.58B.
- What is the long-term trend for Synopsys's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Synopsys's financing cash flow has grown at a 166.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$748.75M to $14.19B.
- 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.