Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL)

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.

Dell Technologies Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: May 1, 2026 Jan 30, 2026 Oct 31, 2025 Aug 1, 2025 May 2, 2025 Jan 31, 2025 Nov 1, 2024 Aug 2, 2024 May 3, 2024 Feb 2, 2024 Nov 3, 2023 Aug 4, 2023 May 5, 2023 Feb 3, 2023 Oct 28, 2022 Jul 29, 2022 Apr 29, 2022 Jan 28, 2022 Oct 29, 2021 Jul 30, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 29, 2021 Oct 30, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 May 1, 2020
Net income 3,438 2,259 1,548 1,164 965 1,532 1,170 882 992 1,158 1,004 455 578 606 241 506 1,069 1 3,888 880 938 1,343 881 1,099 182
Depreciation and amortization 758 773 756 762 738 774 765 784 800 841 822 831 809 854 832 744 726 830 1,242 1,240 1,239 1,373 1,361 1,340 1,316
Stock-based compensation expense 189 189 165 179 190 186 198 191 210 203 227 223 225 228 235 236 232 216 472 499 435 390 436 413 370
Deferred income taxes 45 (45) 112 129 (256) 214 (78) (17) (327) 153 (50) (101) (93) 28 (363) (136) (246) 85 (150) (130) (170) (180) 165 (159) (225)
Other, net (387) 277 48 215 174 (168) 164 233 224 88 41 172 308 313 199 540 (91) 1,182 (4,017) (213) (82) 234 (811) 385 104
Accounts receivable (8,331) (5,758) 3,310 (5,265) 691 736 172 (2,886) 683 460 535 (1,018) 3,000 (690) 1,729 (1,790) 864 (606) (1,320) (2,117) 1,850 (1,281) 231 (630) 1,284
Financing receivables 263 (1,036) (1,135) (592) 23 (532) 233 (487) (165) (136) 575 (497) 367 (175) (364) (202) 280 (475) 48 (90) 276 (104) (80) (530) (14)
Inventories (4,715) (3,578) 206 119 (734) (193) (805) (1,281) (1,236) (228) 153 366 684 1,360 (372) 306 (419) (451) (1,272) (395) (396) (45) 164 (10) (352)
Other assets and liabilities 496 363 991 3,888 (3,276) 207 1,893 840 (593) 626 152 (926) (1,322) 543 2,140 (825) (885) (324) 819 (151) (2,292) 519 345 (286) (2,234)
Due from/to related party, net (78) 36 848 (1,458) 1,290 (557) 693 (777) 479
Accounts payable 11,661 9,746 (3,696) 2,104 4,511 (2,272) (751) 3,521 1,205 (1,347) (415) 2,153 (726) (4,080) (2,766) (199) (1,501) 593 3,796 1,478 (125) 1,814 351 971 (1,538)
Deferred revenue 664 1,484 (1,133) (160) (230) 101 (1,408) (440) (750) (207) (928) 708 (595) 2,437 (558) 851 479 1,563 (255) 724 565 1,814 (49) 739 311
Changes in assets and liabilities 38 1,221 (1,457) 94 985 (1,953) (666) (733) (856) (910) 108 1,634 (50) 685 (748) (1,166) (1,959) 779 1,816 (551) (122) 2,717 962 254 (2,543)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities 643 2,415 (376) 1,379 1,831 (947) 383 458 51 375 1,148 2,759 1,199 2,108 155 218 (1,338) 3,092 (637) 845 1,300 4,534 2,113 2,233 (978)
Change in cash from operating activities 4,081 4,674 1,172 2,543 2,796 585 1,553 1,340 1,043 1,533 2,152 3,214 1,777 2,714 396 724 (269) 3,093 3,251 1,725 2,238 5,877 2,994 3,332 (796)
Purchases of investments (124) (26) (46) (28) (97) (42) (19) (25) (39) (29) (30) (98) (15) (7) (21) (28) (52) (94) (50) (124) (146) (42) (122) (118) (56)
Maturities and sales of investments 1 116 71 28 31 45 121 97 119 76 23 108 19 17 31 50 18 59 119 79 256 71 27 32 39
Capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs (963) (721) (669) (675) (568) (735) (639) (682) (596) (727) (704) (624) (701) (759) (747) (807) (690) (740) (799) (632) (625) (498) (480) (545) (559)
Acquisition of businesses and assets, net (84) 1 (127) (70) (6) (10) (19) (71) (296) (38)
Divestitures of businesses and assets, net 533 3,957 2,067 120
Other 19 20 27 20 13 54 13 53 60 10 13 9 13 23 7 7 4 28 14 14 6 2 14 3 9
Change in cash from investing activities (1,067) (695) (617) (655) (88) (678) (524) (557) (456) (669) (825) (605) (684) (796) (730) (778) (720) (747) 3,241 (669) (519) (486) 1,435 (924) (485)
Dividends paid by VMware, Inc. to non-controlling interests (2,240)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock 4 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 4 8 140 26 160 63 168 105 116
Repurchases of common stock (1,628) (1,847) (1,247) (940) (1,980) (734) (429) (725) (700) (878) (702) (260) (240) (165) (600) (682) (1,436) (629) (214) (552) (443) (474) (299) (291) (540)
Repurchases of common stock for employee tax withholdings (537) (11) (22) (5) (352) (17) (25) (14) (521) (18) (42) (6) (306) (18) (22) (8) (350)
Net transfer of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to VMware, Inc. (5,052)
Payments of dividends and dividend equivalents (464) (346) (351) (366) (396) (311) (312) (316) (336) (261) (266) (269) (276) (236) (238) (242) (248)
Proceeds from debt 2,465 1,232 6,502 962 6,308 645 3,680 1,941 2,992 871 2,249 2,134 2,521 3,700 2,314 3,431 3,034 7,388 9,102 1,209 2,726 1,619 2,925 1,712 10,135
Repayments of debt (2,788) (1,121) (3,977) (1,114) (2,310) (976) (3,200) (2,917) (3,477) (1,480) (2,684) (3,384) (3,698) (1,746) (1,837) (3,539) (2,703) (13,654) (4,646) (4,353) (4,070) (3,675) (7,024) (4,815) (5,405)
Debt-related costs and other, net (2) (52) (3) (33) 2 (29) (2) (35) (55) (5) (44) (5) (22) (3) (7) (7) (1,402) (99) (3) (11) (80) (148) (42)
Change in cash from financing activities (2,954) (2,093) 857 (1,465) 1,237 (1,391) (315) (2,032) (2,077) (1,819) (1,446) (1,827) (2,002) 1,513 (386) (1,046) (1,706) (15,581) 4,283 (3,673) (1,638) (2,467) (4,310) (3,437) 4,264
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (13) 87 30 15 89 (101) 19 (42) (55) 14 (83) (59) (58) 239 (149) (83) (111) (52) (33) (16) (5) 103 (15) 84 (136)
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 47 1,973 1,442 438 4,034 (1,585) 733 (1,291) (1,545) (941) (202) 723 (967) 3,670 (869) (1,183) (2,806) (13,287) 10,742 (2,633) 76 3,027 104 (945) 2,847

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-01).


The financial trajectory from May 2020 through May 2026 is characterized by significant volatility in cash flows, underpinned by strong operating performance and aggressive capital management strategies. Operating cash flows remain consistently positive, though they are subject to substantial fluctuations driven by working capital adjustments.

Operating Performance and Cash Generation
Net income exhibits a cyclical pattern with a notable peak in October 2021 at 3,888 million US$ and a subsequent recovery leading into 2026, where values reached 3,438 million US$ by May 2026. Cash provided by operating activities generally mirrors this trend, though it is heavily influenced by non-cash adjustments and changes in working capital. Depreciation and amortization remained relatively stable until early 2022, after which a lower baseline was established, shifting from approximately 1.3 billion US$ per quarter to a range between 700 million and 800 million US$.
Working Capital Dynamics
Significant volatility is observed in accounts receivable and accounts payable, suggesting an active and potentially aggressive management of short-term liquidity. Accounts payable showed extreme swings, culminating in a substantial increase to 11,661 million US$ by May 2026. Conversely, accounts receivable experienced sharp fluctuations, including a significant outflow of 8,331 million US$ in May 2026, indicating a period of intensified asset growth or shifts in collection cycles.
Investment and Capital Expenditure
Investing activities are dominated by consistent capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs, which generally range between 600 million and 900 million US$ per quarter. Occasional liquidity injections were realized through large divestitures, most notably in October 2020 and October 2021. The overall change in cash from investing activities is predominantly negative, reflecting a sustained commitment to infrastructure and asset acquisition.
Financing and Shareholder Returns
The financing profile is marked by frequent debt issuance and repayment cycles used to manage liquidity and fund shareholder returns. Common stock repurchases have been a consistent priority, with expenditures often exceeding 1 billion US$ per quarter in the later periods of the analysis. Dividend payments have remained steady, gradually increasing from approximately 240 million US$ per quarter to 464 million US$ by May 2026. Debt management is highly active, with large-scale repayments, such as the 13,654 million US$ outflow in January 2022, occasionally offset by substantial new debt proceeds.

Overall, the data indicates a company capable of generating robust operational cash flow, which is utilized to maintain a rigorous schedule of share buybacks and dividends while simultaneously funding necessary capital investments. The reliance on debt market fluctuations to balance these activities is evident in the high variance of financing cash flows.

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