Financing Cash Flow
Verizon Communications Financing Cash Flow increased by 41.7% to -$2.55B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 42.2%, from -$4.42B to -$2.55B. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 41.6% 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.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$11.41B | -$3.08B | $245.00M | -$4.08B | -$1.62B | -$3.08B | -$2.38B | -$3.20B | -$6.06B | -$3.02B | -$1.43B | -$5.63B | -$4.42B | -$5.62B | -$5.89B | -$4.38B | -$2.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | +73.0% | +108.0% | <-999% | +60.4% | -90.3% | +22.5% | -34.4% | -89.0% | +50.2% | +52.7% | -294.5% | +21.6% | -27.4% | -4.8% | +25.7% | +41.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +64.2% | +47.5% | — | <-999% | +21.5% | -274.7% | +2.0% | +40.1% | -75.9% | +27.1% | -86.4% | -312.7% | +22.3% | +42.2% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Verizon Communications's financing cash flow?
- Verizon Communications (VZ) reported financing cash flow of -$2.55B in Q3 2025.
- How has Verizon Communications's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Verizon Communications's financing cash flow increased by 42.2% year-over-year, from -$4.42B to -$2.55B.
- What is the long-term trend for Verizon Communications's financing cash flow?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Verizon Communications's financing cash flow has grown at a 41.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$8.53B to -$17.10B.
- 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.