Financing Cash Flow
Valero Energy Financing Cash Flow increased by 107.1% to $124.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 132.5%, from -$382.00M to $124.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 10.1% 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.
cf_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 | -$427.00M | -$873.00M | -$1.11B | -$1.23B | -$2.41B | -$2.63B | -$2.58B | -$2.00B | -$1.52B | -$2.13B | -$1.30B | -$1.64B | -$1.55B | -$1.07B | -$784.00M | -$382.00M | -$849.00M | -$1.20B | -$1.75B | $124.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -104.4% | -26.8% | -10.9% | -96.6% | -8.8% | +1.8% | +22.6% | +23.8% | -39.6% | +39.0% | -26.9% | +5.9% | +30.6% | +27.0% | +51.3% | -122.3% | -41.2% | -46.1% | +107.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -465.3% | -200.9% | -133.1% | -62.7% | +37.0% | +19.1% | +49.8% | +17.7% | -1.6% | +49.5% | +39.5% | +76.8% | +45.1% | -11.6% | -123.5% | +132.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Valero Energy's financing cash flow?
- Valero Energy (VLO) reported financing cash flow of $124.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Valero Energy's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Valero Energy's financing cash flow increased by 132.5% year-over-year, from -$382.00M to $124.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Valero Energy's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Valero Energy's financing cash flow has grown at a 10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$2.85B to -$4.18B.
- 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.