Ventas Operating Cash Flow decreased by 16.3% to $394.61M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 22.9%, from $321.14M to $394.61M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 12.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operating| 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 | $291.26M | $231.46M | $265.80M | $274.55M | $278.08M | $300.28M | $267.25M | $242.82M | $311.83M | $286.15M | $279.08M | $266.45M | $335.87M | $353.66M | $373.64M | $321.14M | $475.34M | $378.58M | $471.66M | $394.61M |
| QoQ Change | — | -20.5% | +14.8% | +3.3% | +1.3% | +8.0% | -11.0% | -9.1% | +28.4% | -8.2% | -2.5% | -4.5% | +26.1% | +5.3% | +5.6% | -14.1% | +48.0% | -20.4% | +24.6% | -16.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -4.5% | +29.7% | +0.5% | -11.6% | +12.1% | -4.7% | +4.4% | +9.7% | +7.7% | +23.6% | +33.9% | +20.5% | +41.5% | +7.0% | +26.2% | +22.9% |