Financing Cash Flow
Tesla, Inc. Financing Cash Flow increased by 65.1% to $1.17B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 453.0%, from -$332.00M to $1.17B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -31.6% 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.55B | -$1.38B | -$1.26B | -$1.91B | -$406.00M | -$712.00M | -$495.00M | -$233.00M | -$328.00M | $2.26B | $887.00M | $196.00M | $2.54B | $132.00M | $985.00M | -$332.00M | -$222.00M | $983.00M | $710.00M | $1.17B |
| QoQ Change | — | +10.8% | +9.0% | -52.3% | +78.8% | -75.4% | +30.5% | +52.9% | -40.8% | +789.9% | -60.8% | -77.9% | >999% | -94.8% | +646.2% | -133.7% | +33.1% | +542.8% | -27.8% | +65.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +73.8% | +48.4% | +60.6% | +87.8% | +19.2% | +417.8% | +279.2% | +184.1% | +874.4% | -94.2% | +11.0% | -269.4% | -108.7% | +644.7% | -27.9% | +453.0% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tesla, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) reported financing cash flow of $1.17B in Q1 2026.
- How has Tesla, Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Tesla, Inc.'s financing cash flow increased by 453.0% year-over-year, from -$332.00M to $1.17B.
- What is the long-term trend for Tesla, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Tesla, Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a -31.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$5.20B to $1.14B.
- 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.