Financing

Financing Cash Flow

Year-over-year, this metric grew by 79.2%, from -$1.21B to -$251.91M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -37.3% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025

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.

Metric ID: net_cash_from_financing

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$1.80B-$310.97M$42.01M-$968.56M-$271.64M$358.79M$978.99M-$9.08M-$711.93M-$319.56M$32.41M$1.14B$71.75M$707.57M-$1.21B-$907.83M$1.47B$0.00-$251.91M
QoQ Change-117.3%+113.5%<-999%+72.0%+232.1%+172.9%-100.9%<-999%+55.1%+110.1%>999%-93.7%+886.2%-271.2%+25.1%+261.5%-100.0%
YoY Change-115.1%+215.4%>999%+99.1%-162.1%-189.1%+456.8%+260.3%+122.5%<-999%-179.6%>999%-100.0%+79.2%
Range-$1.21B$1.80B
CAGR-35.4%
Avg YoY Growth+58.8%
Median YoY Growth+89.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Block's financing cash flow?
Block (XYZ) reported financing cash flow of -$251.91M in Q1 2026.
How has Block's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
Block's financing cash flow increased by 79.2% year-over-year, from -$1.21B to -$251.91M.
What is the long-term trend for Block's financing cash flow?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Block's financing cash flow has grown at a -37.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.65B to -$652.90M.
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.