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Operating cash flow

Flow – sum over the period · $M

QuartersFiscal years

$MOperating cash flow · Q1 2016: $84.0M · 10-Q 0001274494-17-000023 filed May 5, 2017Operating cash flow · Q2 2016: −$62.0M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-17-000039 filed Jul 28, 2017Operating cash flow · Q3 2016: −$84.0M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-17-000045 filed Oct 27, 2017Operating cash flow · Q4 2016: $268M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-18-000011 filed Feb 23, 2018Operating cash flow · Q1 2017: $493M · 10-Q 0001274494-17-000023 filed May 5, 2017Operating cash flow · Q2 2017: −$168M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-18-000040 filed Jul 27, 2018Operating cash flow · Q3 2017: $581M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-18-000046 filed Oct 26, 2018Operating cash flow · Q4 2017: $434M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-19-000004 filed Feb 22, 2019Operating cash flow · Q1 2018: −$45.0M · 10-Q 0001274494-18-000023 filed Apr 27, 2018Operating cash flow · Q2 2018: $129M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-19-000032 filed Aug 2, 2019Operating cash flow · Q3 2018: −$225M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-19-000036 filed Oct 25, 2019Operating cash flow · Q4 2018: −$185M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-20-000011 filed Feb 21, 2020Operating cash flow · Q1 2019: −$303M · 10-Q 0001274494-19-000016 filed May 3, 2019Operating cash flow · Q2 2019: $14.0M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-20-000036 filed Aug 7, 2020Operating cash flow · Q3 2019: −$318M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-20-000059 filed Oct 28, 2020Operating cash flow · Q4 2019: $782M · derived · 10-K 0001628280-21-003343 filed Feb 26, 2021Operating cash flow · Q1 2020: −$505M · 10-Q 0001274494-20-000014 filed May 8, 2020Operating cash flow · Q2 2020: $148M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-21-000024 filed Jul 30, 2021Operating cash flow · Q3 2020: $208M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-21-000033 filed Nov 5, 2021Operating cash flow · Q4 2020: $186M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-22-000009 filed Mar 1, 2022Operating cash flow · Q1 2021: −$279M · 10-Q 0001628280-21-008263 filed Apr 30, 2021Operating cash flow · Q2 2021: $177M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-22-000035 filed Jul 29, 2022Operating cash flow · Q3 2021: $305M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-22-000040 filed Oct 28, 2022Operating cash flow · Q4 2021: $34.0M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-23-000002 filed Feb 28, 2023Operating cash flow · Q1 2022: −$139M · 10-Q 0001274494-22-000020 filed Apr 29, 2022Operating cash flow · Q2 2022: $88.0M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-23-000022 filed Jul 27, 2023Operating cash flow · Q3 2022: $129M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-23-000025 filed Oct 31, 2023Operating cash flow · Q4 2022: $795M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-24-000004 filed Feb 27, 2024Operating cash flow · Q1 2023: −$35.0M · 10-Q 0001274494-23-000010 filed Apr 27, 2023Operating cash flow · Q2 2023: −$90.0M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-24-000033 filed Jul 30, 2024Operating cash flow · Q3 2023: $165M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-24-000038 filed Oct 29, 2024Operating cash flow · Q4 2023: $561M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-25-000010 filed Feb 25, 2025Operating cash flow · Q1 2024: $268M · 10-Q 0001274494-24-000022 filed May 1, 2024Operating cash flow · Q2 2024: $193M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-25-000054 filed Jul 31, 2025Operating cash flow · Q3 2024: −$54.0M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-25-000082 filed Oct 30, 2025Operating cash flow · Q4 2024: $811M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-26-000021 filed Feb 24, 2026Operating cash flow · Q1 2025: −$608M · 10-Q 0001274494-25-000033 filed Apr 29, 2025Operating cash flow · Q2 2025: $150M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-26-000170 filed Jul 30, 2026Operating cash flow · Q3 2025: $1.3B · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-25-000082 filed Oct 30, 2025Operating cash flow · Q4 2025: $1.2B · derived · 10-K 0001274494-26-000021 filed Feb 24, 2026Operating cash flow · Q1 2026: −$215M · 10-Q 0001274494-26-000109 filed Apr 30, 2026Operating cash flow · Q2 2026: −$145M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-26-000170 filed Jul 30, 2026434a−145a841,274aQ1 2016Q2 2026Q4 2017
$MOperating cash flow · Q4 2016: $268M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-18-000011 filed Feb 23, 2018Operating cash flow · Q1 2017: $493M · 10-Q 0001274494-17-000023 filed May 5, 2017Operating cash flow · Q2 2017: −$168M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-18-000040 filed Jul 27, 2018Operating cash flow · Q3 2017: $581M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-18-000046 filed Oct 26, 2018Operating cash flow · Q4 2017: $434M · derived · 10-K 0001274494-19-000004 filed Feb 22, 2019Operating cash flow · Q1 2018: −$45.0M · 10-Q 0001274494-18-000023 filed Apr 27, 2018Operating cash flow · Q2 2018: $129M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-19-000032 filed Aug 2, 2019Operating cash flow · Q3 2018: −$225M · derived · 10-Q 0001274494-19-000036 filed Oct 25, 2019434a−225a268a581aQ4 2016Q3 2018Q4 2017
Q4 2017
434a$M
derived
All values (42)
PeriodValue ($M)Status
Q2 2026−145derived
Q1 2026−215reported
Q4 20251,242derived
Q3 20251,274derived
Q2 2025150derived
Q1 2025−608reported
Q4 2024811derived
Q3 2024−54derived
Q2 2024193derived
Q1 2024268reported
Q4 2023561derived
Q3 2023165derived
Q2 2023−90derived
Q1 2023−35reported
Q4 2022795derived
Q3 2022129derived
Q2 202288derived
Q1 2022−139reported
Q4 202134derived
Q3 2021305derived
Q2 2021177derived
Q1 2021−279reported
Q4 2020186derived
Q3 2020208derived
Q2 2020148derived
Q1 2020−505reported
Q4 2019782derived
Q3 2019−318derived
Q2 201914derived
Q1 2019−303reported
Q4 2018−185derived
Q3 2018−225derived
Q2 2018129derived
Q1 2018−45reported
Q4 2017434derived
Q3 2017581derived
Q2 2017−168derived
Q1 2017493reported
Q4 2016268derived
Q3 2016−84derived
Q2 2016−62derived
Q1 201684reported

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Sources & calculation
Value
$434M (derived)
Period
Q4 2017, ended Dec 31, 2017 · quarterly value (3 months, not cumulative)
Calculation
Q4 = fiscal year − 9 months cumulative = 1,341M − 907M = $434M (FY value from 10-K 0001274494-19-000004; 9-month value from the Q3-10-Q)
Source
10-K, filed Feb 22, 2019 · 0001274494-19-000004
Location
us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Confidence
1. – directly from an XBRL fact in the filing (or calculated exactly from it)

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v1$434MFeb 22, 201910-K 0001274494-19-000004derived · confidence 1. · current