Cash Flow API
Access operating, investing, and financing cash flows for 10,000+ public companies — the most honest measure of corporate health.
Three streams of cash flow data
Every cash flow statement breaks down into three activity types. Our API returns all of them with structured, queryable fields.
Investing
Cash spent on or received from long-term assets and investments.
- capital_expenditures
- acquisitions
- investing_cash_flow
Financing
Cash flows between the company and its shareholders and creditors.
- debt_issuance
- debt_repayment
- dividends_paid
- stock_repurchases
- financing_cash_flow
One request. Complete cash picture.
Fetch any company's cash flow statement by ticker, year, and period. JSON, CSV, or Parquet — your choice.
curl -X GET "https://www.lambdafin.com/api/sec/cash-flow/MSFT?period=FY&year=2024" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
The metric that matters most
Earnings Can Lie, Cash Can't
Accrual accounting allows management discretion. Operating cash flow strips away the noise and shows actual cash generated by the business.
Free Cash Flow
Operating cash flow minus capex. The real engine of shareholder value — the cash available for dividends, buybacks, debt reduction, or reinvestment.
Capital Allocation
See exactly how companies deploy their cash — investing in growth, returning to shareholders, or paying down debt. Reveals management priorities.
Start free. Scale when you need to.
Perfect for exploring financial data
- 50 requests per month
- All financial endpoints
- JSON, CSV, Parquet export
- No credit card required
For serious research and production workflows
- 100 requests per minute
- 1,000 requests per day
- All financial endpoints
- Priority support
- Commercial use
Frequently asked questions
Start tracking cash flows today
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