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Cash flow statement API for company cash movements

Read operating, investing and financing cash flows as signed decimal strings, including negative outflows for acquisitions, interest paid and taxes paid.

First request

Quickstart →

curl --request GET \
  --url "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/companies/usa:0000789019/financials?statement=cash_flow" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"

Example response Illustrative response · not a live request

{
  "id": "usa:0000789019",
  "currency": "USD",
  "annual": [
    {
      "fy": 2026,
      "end": "2026-06-30",
      "operating_cash_flow": "182935000000",
      "capex": "-115948000000"
    }
  ]
}

Endpoints

GETGet standardised company financial statements/v1/companies/{company_id}/financials

Keep cash flow signs clear

Negative outflows

Cash leaving the company is recorded as a negative amount.

Acquisition payments

Acquisitions show cash paid net of cash acquired.

Taxes paid

Tax payments are net of refunds and recorded as negative outflows.

Coverage

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Coverage: US, Japan, Korea, EU/EEA, the UK and Taiwan; US history from 2009.

Response fields

operating_cash_flow: Net cash generated or used by operating activities.
investing_cash_flow: Net cash generated or used by investing activities.
financing_cash_flow: Net cash generated or used by financing activities.
capex: Cash spent to purchase property, plant and equipment, recorded as a negative outflow.
acquisitions: Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, recorded as a negative outflow.
free_cash_flow: Always calculated as operating cash flow plus capital expenditure, with capital expenditure recorded as a negative cash outflow.
depreciation_amortization: Depreciation and amortization added back when reconciling profit to operating cash flow.
stock_based_compensation: Share-based compensation expense added back when reconciling profit to operating cash flow.
dividends_paid: Cash dividends paid, recorded as a negative outflow.
share_repurchases: Cash paid to repurchase the company's own shares, recorded as a negative outflow.
fx_effect_on_cash: The increase or decrease in cash caused by exchange rate changes.
interest_paid: Cash paid for interest, recorded as a negative outflow.
taxes_paid: Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds, recorded as a negative outflow.
net_change_in_cash: The net increase or decrease in cash, including the effect of exchange rate changes.