Financing Cash Flow
AT&T Financing Cash Flow decreased by 393.6% to -$8.78B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 146.5%, from $18.86B to -$8.78B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -43.7% 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 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$6.58B | -$3.74B | $24.25B | $12.81B | -$1.21B | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$7.82B | -$5.48B | -$5.56B | $18.86B | -$553.00M | -$45.00M | $2.99B | -$8.78B |
| QoQ Change | — | +43.3% | +749.3% | -47.2% | -109.5% | +100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | +29.9% | -1.5% | +439.0% | -102.9% | +91.9% | >999% | -393.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +294.7% | +67.6% | — | -100.0% | -100.0% | +100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | +92.9% | +99.2% | +153.7% | -146.5% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AT&T's financing cash flow?
- AT&T (T) reported financing cash flow of -$8.78B in Q4 2025.
- How has AT&T's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- AT&T's financing cash flow decreased by 146.5% year-over-year, from $18.86B to -$8.78B.
- What is the long-term trend for AT&T's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), AT&T's financing cash flow has grown at a -43.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $35.85B to -$6.39B.
- 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.