Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data
The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.
The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).
Operating cash flow demonstrates significant stability and resilience over the analyzed period, consistently generating between 5.8 billion and 8.8 billion US dollars per quarter. This stability persists despite notable volatility in net income, which experienced a significant deficit in the third quarter of 2022 due to a 8.5 billion dollar goodwill and long-lived asset impairment and an atypical surge to 11 billion dollars in the second quarter of 2025.
- Operational Cash Flow Dynamics
- Net cash provided by operating activities remains the primary driver of liquidity. The consistent gap between net income and operating cash flow is largely attributed to steady depreciation and amortization expenses, which grew gradually from approximately 3.3 billion dollars in early 2021 to over 4.1 billion dollars by mid-2025. Adjustments for non-cash items and changes in working capital frequently offset net income fluctuations, ensuring a reliable stream of operational liquidity.
- Investment and Capital Expenditure Trends
- Capital expenditures represent a consistent and substantial cash outflow, typically ranging from 1.8 billion to 3.9 billion dollars per quarter. Spending on intangible assets remains steady, generally between 580 million and 990 million dollars. A significant anomaly occurred in the fourth quarter of 2023, where net cash used in investing activities shifted to a positive 4.5 billion dollars, primarily driven by an 8.6 billion dollar advance on the sale of an investment.
- Financing and Shareholder Returns
- Financing activities are characterized by a consistent return of capital to shareholders. Dividend payments are highly predictable, maintaining a tight range around 1.2 billion dollars per quarter. Share repurchases are more volatile but represent a major cash commitment, peaking at 3.5 billion dollars per quarter in 2022 before moderating to approximately 1 billion dollars by mid-2026. Debt management is active, with periodic large-scale repayments of debt offset by strategic new borrowings, such as the nearly 5 billion dollar proceeds observed in the second quarter of 2023.
The overall liquidity position reflects a strategic balance between aggressive capital investment and disciplined shareholder distributions. While the net change in cash varies quarter-to-quarter, the underlying trend indicates that operational cash generation is sufficient to cover both capital expenditures and dividend obligations, with share buybacks and debt repayments acting as the primary levers for managing excess liquidity.
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