Operating Cash Flow
Visa Operating Cash Flow decreased by 55.6% to $3.01B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 35.9%, from $4.70B to $3.01B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 10.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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 | $4.41B | $3.97B | $4.23B | $3.49B | $5.25B | $5.88B | $4.17B | $3.86B | $5.80B | $6.93B | $3.61B | $4.54B | $5.13B | $6.66B | $5.40B | $4.70B | $6.73B | $6.24B | $6.78B | $3.01B |
| QoQ Change | — | -10.0% | +6.6% | -17.6% | +50.5% | +11.9% | -29.0% | -7.5% | +50.2% | +19.5% | -47.8% | +25.6% | +13.1% | +29.8% | -19.0% | -13.0% | +43.3% | -7.3% | +8.7% | -55.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.0% | +48.0% | -1.4% | +10.6% | +10.4% | +17.9% | -13.4% | +17.6% | -11.4% | -3.8% | +49.3% | +3.5% | +31.1% | -6.4% | +25.6% | -35.9% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Visa's operating cash flow?
- Visa (V) reported operating cash flow of $3.01B in Q1 2026.
- How has Visa's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Visa's operating cash flow decreased by 35.9% year-over-year, from $4.70B to $3.01B.
- What is the long-term trend for Visa's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Visa's operating cash flow has grown at a 10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.23B to $23.06B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.