Financing Cash Flow
Walmart Financing Cash Flow decreased by 34326.3% to -$6.54B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 27.0%, from -$5.15B to -$6.54B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Financing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -12.2% 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
| Q1 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$5.40B | -$6.16B | -$6.55B | -$4.72B | $5.32B | -$6.72B | -$4.18B | -$11.46B | $1.94B | -$5.25B | $3.13B | -$13.24B | -$321.00M | -$6.62B | -$2.73B | -$5.15B | $8.00M | -$7.00B | -$19.00M | -$6.54B |
| QoQ Change | — | -14.1% | -6.4% | +28.1% | +212.7% | -226.3% | +37.7% | -174.0% | +116.9% | -370.6% | +159.6% | -522.8% | +97.6% | <-999% | +58.8% | -88.7% | +100.2% | <-999% | +99.7% | <-999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +198.4% | -9.0% | +36.2% | -143.0% | -63.5% | +21.8% | +174.9% | -15.5% | -116.5% | -26.2% | -187.2% | +61.1% | +102.5% | -5.7% | +99.3% | -27.0% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Walmart 's financing cash flow?
- Walmart (WMT) reported financing cash flow of -$6.54B in Q4 2025.
- How has Walmart 's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Walmart 's financing cash flow decreased by 27.0% year-over-year, from -$5.15B to -$6.54B.
- What is the long-term trend for Walmart 's financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Walmart 's financing cash flow has grown at a -12.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$22.83B to -$13.55B.
- 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.