Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.
For the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025,
Coles Group paid$0 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares.
It received$322 Mil from issuing more debt.
It paid$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
It spent$272 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
It spent$340 Mil on other financial activities.
In all, Coles Groupspent$289 Mil on financial activities for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025.
Coles Group (OTCPK:CLEGF) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation
Cash from financing contains six items:
1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.
Coles Group's issuance of stock for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0 Mil.
2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.
Coles Group's repurchase of stock for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0 Mil.
3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.
Coles Group's net issuance of debt for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $322 Mil.
Coles Group received$322 Mil from issuing more debt.
4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.
Coles Group's net issuance of preferred for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0 Mil.
Coles Group paid$0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.
5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.
Coles Group's cash flow for dividends for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-272 Mil.
Coles Group spent$272 Mil paying cash dividends to shareholders.
6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.
Coles Group's other financing for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-340 Mil.
Coles Group spent$340 Mil on other financial activities.
Coles Group Cash Flow from Financing Related Terms
Coles Group Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Coles Group's Cash Flow from Financing can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.
Coles Group's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as:
Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1,104 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
What does a Cash Flow from Financing of $-1,104 Mil mean?
Coles Group (CLEGF) has a Cash Flow from Financing of $-1,104 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Cash Flow from Financing is the amount of cash earned or paid from financing operations. View historical data for Coles Group and its competitors.
Is Coles Group's Cash Flow from Financing too high?
Coles Group's current Cash Flow from Financing is $-1,104 Mil. Overall, Coles Group has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Coles Group's Cash Flow from Financing compare to KR and SFM?
Coles Group's Cash Flow from Financing of $-1,104 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Flow from Financing for a Retail - Defensive company?
A good Cash Flow from Financing depends on the Retail - Defensive industry context. However, Cash Flow from Financing should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Flow from Financing mean?
A high Cash Flow from Financing can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cash Flow from Financing is the amount of cash earned or paid from financing operations. View historical data for Coles Group and its competitors. Coles Group's current Cash Flow from Financing is $-1,104 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coles Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coles Group (CLEGF) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $14.62, compared to a current price of $17.14 — trading 17.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Cash Flow from Financing is $-1,104 Mil. Coles Group's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Flow from Financing calculated?
Cash Flow from Financing is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Coles Group (CLEGF), the current Cash Flow from Financing is $-1,104 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Coles Group (CLEGF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coles Group stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $17.14 is trading 17.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $14.62.
GuruFocus considers Coles Group to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CLEGF:
Cash Flow from Financing: $-1,104 Mil
GF Value™: $14.62 vs. price of $17.14 (17.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CLEGF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Coles is one of Australia's largest retailers, operating the second-largest supermarket chain behind market leader Woolworths, and the country's second-largest liquor chain. The group has an extensive store network of over 1,800 stores and roughly 80% of Australians live within a 10-minute drive from a Coles store. The retailer employs some 120,000 people, who process some 20 million individual customer transactions a week. This compares with Woolworths processing about 30 million customer transactions per week from Australia's population of 27 million.
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