Financing Cash Flow
Visa Financing Cash Flow increased by 28.7% to -$6.41B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 13.3%, from -$5.66B to -$6.41B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 7.1% 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 | -$2.85B | -$3.62B | -$4.97B | -$3.40B | -$289.00M | -$4.04B | -$6.35B | -$2.93B | -$3.92B | -$4.58B | -$4.38B | -$3.87B | -$5.31B | -$7.07B | -$5.48B | -$5.66B | -$1.83B | -$6.00B | -$8.99B | -$6.41B |
| QoQ Change | — | -27.2% | -37.2% | +31.5% | +91.5% | <-999% | -57.1% | +53.9% | -33.9% | -16.9% | +4.4% | +11.5% | -37.1% | -33.1% | +22.5% | -3.4% | +67.7% | -228.2% | -49.8% | +28.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +89.8% | -11.6% | -27.8% | +13.9% | <-999% | -13.4% | +31.0% | -32.4% | -35.5% | -54.3% | -25.0% | -46.1% | +65.6% | +15.1% | -64.1% | -13.3% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Visa's financing cash flow?
- Visa (V) reported financing cash flow of -$6.41B in Q1 2026.
- How has Visa's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Visa's financing cash flow decreased by 13.3% year-over-year, from -$5.66B to -$6.41B.
- What is the long-term trend for Visa's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Visa's financing cash flow has grown at a 7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$14.41B to -$18.96B.
- 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.