Operating Cash Flow
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC Operating Cash Flow increased by 54.1% to $1.11B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 330.1%, from $259.00M to $1.11B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -9.7% 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 | $478.00M | $496.00M | $521.00M | $460.00M | $180.00M | $245.00M | $251.00M | $228.00M | $218.00M | $127.00M | $169.00M | $188.00M | $434.00M | $95.00M | $221.00M | $259.00M | $508.00M | $532.00M | $723.00M | $1.11B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.8% | +5.0% | -11.7% | -60.9% | +36.1% | +2.4% | -9.2% | -4.4% | -41.7% | +33.1% | +11.2% | +130.9% | -78.1% | +132.6% | +17.2% | +96.1% | +4.7% | +35.9% | +54.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -62.3% | -50.6% | -51.8% | -50.4% | +21.1% | -48.2% | -32.7% | -17.5% | +99.1% | -25.2% | +30.8% | +37.8% | +17.1% | +460.0% | +227.1% | +330.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's operating cash flow?
- Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX) reported operating cash flow of $1.11B in Q1 2026.
- How has Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's operating cash flow increased by 330.1% year-over-year, from $259.00M to $1.11B.
- What is the long-term trend for Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC's operating cash flow has grown at a -9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.63B to $1.08B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.