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).
The financial data reveals a period of significant volatility in net earnings and operating cash flows, characterized by recurring large-scale losses interspersed with sporadic positive spikes. Net earnings exhibit extreme instability, with substantial quarterly losses peaking in September 2024 and September 2025, partially offset by a significant positive outlier in December 2025. This volatility is closely linked to non-cash items, specifically 777X and 767 reach-forward losses, which have introduced multi-billion dollar charges into the earnings stream.
- Operating Cash Flow Dynamics
- Net cash provided by operating activities shows a lack of consistent positive generation. While certain periods, such as late 2022 and late 2023, demonstrate strong positive cash flows, these are frequently countered by deep deficits, notably in 2024. The disconnect between net earnings and operating cash flow is largely driven by substantial non-cash adjustments and volatile swings in working capital.
- Working Capital Volatility
- Cash flow is heavily impacted by fluctuations in inventories and advances. Inventory levels represent a recurring cash drain, with outflows accelerating significantly between March 2024 and December 2024. Conversely, advances and progress billings have acted as a critical, though inconsistent, source of liquidity, showing massive inflows in March 2024 and December 2024, which temporarily mitigated operating deficits.
- Investing Activity and Capital Expenditure
- A consistent upward trend in payments for property, plant, and equipment is observed, with quarterly expenditures rising from approximately 200 million to 300 million USD in 2021 to peaks exceeding 1.2 billion USD by early 2026. The investing section is further characterized by high-volume movements in investment contributions and proceeds, suggesting an active management of short-term liquid assets to maintain solvency.
- Financing and Capital Structure
- Financing activities indicate a strategic shift in liquidity management. Following a period of steady debt repayment, a massive capital infusion occurred in December 2024, driven by the issuance of common stock and mandatory convertible preferred stock totaling over 23 billion USD. This equity raise provided a substantial liquidity buffer, which appears to have facilitated a surge in debt repayments in early 2026, where repayments reached nearly 7 billion USD in a single quarter.
- Liquidity Trends
- The net change in cash and cash equivalents reflects the aggregate impact of operational instability and strategic financing. While operating activities have been unreliable, the combination of investment liquidations and the late 2024 equity issuance has been used to offset operational losses and fund the escalating capital expenditure requirements.
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