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 flows exhibit a pattern of seasonal volatility with strong year-end peaks. Net cash provided by operating activities consistently remains positive for the majority of the observed period, frequently exceeding 2 billion US dollars in the fourth quarter of each year. However, significant fluctuations occur, such as the deficit recorded in March 2023 and March 2026, indicating periodic shifts in working capital requirements or non-cash adjustments.
- Operating Performance and Cash Generation
- Net income from continuing operations generally fluctuated between 1.1 billion and 1.5 billion US dollars per quarter from 2021 through 2024. A notable disruption in this trend appears in late 2025 and 2026, characterized by a sharp decline to negative 427 million US dollars in December 2025, followed by an anomalous surge to 5.6 billion US dollars in June 2026. Depreciation and amortization expenses remained relatively stable throughout the period, typically ranging between 250 million and 400 million US dollars combined per quarter, until a sharp decrease in depreciation was noted in December 2025.
- Investment Strategy and Capital Expenditures
- Capital expenditures demonstrate a steady upward trend, increasing from approximately 200 million US dollars per quarter in 2021 to peaks of over 500 million US dollars in September 2024. Investing activities were heavily influenced by an aggressive acquisition strategy in 2024, with cash outflows for acquisitions reaching 4.9 billion US dollars in June 2024 and 2.1 billion US dollars in September 2024. This indicates a period of significant inorganic growth and strategic asset accumulation.
- Financing and Capital Structure
- The company utilizes a high-volume turnover of commercial paper and short-term borrowings to manage liquidity, with quarterly issuance and repayments often exceeding 4 billion US dollars. Long-term debt management shows sporadic large-scale activity, most notably a substantial payment of 12.6 billion US dollars in March 2026. Shareholder returns are maintained through consistent quarterly dividends, which grew incrementally from 640 million US dollars in early 2021 to nearly 800 million US dollars by June 2026. Share repurchases were a primary use of cash through 2024 but decreased significantly in frequency and magnitude during 2025 and 2026.
- Structural Transitions and Extraordinary Items
- The financial data for 2026 indicates a major corporate restructuring or separation event. This is evidenced by the recording of 17.7 billion US dollars in pre-separation funding between March and June 2026, a 6.6 billion US dollar gain on the deconsolidation of a subsidiary in June 2026, and significant cash movements related to spin-off activities. These extraordinary items account for the extreme volatility in net income and financing cash flows during the final quarters of the analyzed period.
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