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: 2026-09-30), 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).
Analysis of the cash flow patterns from early 2021 through late 2026 reveals a period of relative operational stability followed by significant structural volatility and strategic capital reallocation starting in 2024.
- Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
- Net income remained largely consistent between 2021 and 2024, typically fluctuating between 1.2 billion and 1.6 billion US dollars per quarter. However, net cash provided by operating activities exhibited higher volatility due to substantial swings in working capital. A notable pattern exists in accrued liabilities, which frequently shifted from deep deficits to significant surpluses, such as the 1.178 billion US dollar increase in December 2022 and the 834 million US dollar increase in December 2023. Operational cash flow peaked in September 2025 at 3.762 billion US dollars before experiencing a sharp decline to negative 650 million US dollars by March 2026.
- Investing Activities and Capital Allocation
- Capital expenditures generally followed an upward trajectory, increasing from approximately 200 million US dollars per quarter in 2021 to peaks near 393 million US dollars in late 2024. A strategic shift toward aggressive acquisition spending is evident in 2024 and 2025, highlighted by a 4.913 billion US dollar cash outlay in June 2024 and a 2.158 billion US dollar payment in March 2024. This investment phase coincided with intermittent proceeds from the sale of businesses, most notably a 1.157 billion US dollar inflow in June 2025.
- Financing and Debt Management
- The company maintained a consistent reliance on short-term commercial paper, with quarterly issuances and repayments often exceeding 4 billion US dollars. Long-term debt management showed extreme volatility in 2026, characterized by a massive 12.605 billion US dollar payment of long-term debt in March 2026, which was offset by 15.835 billion US dollars in pre-separation funding. This suggests a major corporate restructuring or spin-off event during this period.
- Shareholder Returns and Distributions
- Cash dividends remained remarkably stable, consistently ranging between 640 million and 795 million US dollars per quarter throughout the analyzed period. Common stock repurchases were more opportunistic and erratic, with significant activity in 2022 and early 2025, followed by a cessation of buybacks in the final quarters of 2026.
- Extraordinary Items and Non-Recurring Effects
- The latter part of the data set is marked by several non-recurring events. These include a 6.629 billion US dollar gain on the deconsolidation of a subsidiary in June 2026 and a significant 724 million US dollar impairment of goodwill in March 2026. Additionally, a 1.590 billion US dollar payment related to a reimbursement agreement termination occurred in September 2025, contributing to the volatility of net cash flows from financing activities.
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