> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chicago.global/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Cash Flow Statement > Retrieve cash flow statement data for a given stock symbol. Returns operating, investing, and financing cash flows sourced from LSEG Datastream. Retrieve cash flow statement data for a given stock symbol. Returns operating, investing, and financing cash flows sourced from LSEG Datastream. ## Query Parameters | Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description | | --------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `symbol` | string | Yes | — | Stock symbol (e.g., `AAPL.O`, `0700.HK`). Ticker shorthand like `AAPL` is also accepted and will be resolved automatically. | | `limit` | integer | No | `4` | Number of periods to return | | `freq` | integer | No | `1` | `1` for Annual, `2` for Quarterly | ## Response Returns an array of period objects with the full cash flow breakdown: ```json theme={null} [ { "ric": "AAPL.O", "perenddt": "2025-09-27", "stmtdt": "2025-09-27", "sourcedt": "2025-10-31", "pertypecode": 1, "currency": "USD", "unitsconvtocode": "M", "net_income_starting_line": 112010000000, "depreciation_depletion": 11698000000, "amortization": null, "deferred_taxes": null, "non_cash_items": 12774000000, "changes_in_working_capital": -25000000000, "accounts_receivable_change": -7029000000, "inventories_change": 1400000000, "other_assets_change": -9197000000, "accounts_payable_change": 902000000, "other_liabilities_change": -11076000000, "cash_from_operating_activities": 111482000000, "capital_expenditures": -12715000000, "other_investing_cash_flow_items_total": 27910000000, "cash_from_investing_activities": 15195000000, "financing_cash_flow_items": -6071000000, "total_cash_dividends_paid": -15421000000, "issuance_retirement_of_stock_net": -90711000000, "issuance_retirement_of_debt_net": -8483000000, "cash_from_financing_activities": -120686000000, "foreign_exchange_effects": null, "net_change_in_cash": 5991000000, "net_cash_beginning_balance": 29943000000, "net_cash_ending_balance": 35934000000, "cash_interest_paid": null, "cash_taxes_paid": 43369000000 } ] ``` All monetary values are in the company's reporting currency. The `currency` field indicates which currency. Negative values indicate cash outflows. Fields with `null` values are not applicable for the given company. ## Key Fields | Field | Description | | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | | `perenddt` | Period end date | | `pertypecode` | `1` for Annual, `2` for Quarterly | | `net_income_starting_line` | Net income used as starting point | | `depreciation_depletion` | Depreciation and depletion add-back | | `changes_in_working_capital` | Net change in working capital | | `cash_from_operating_activities` | Cash generated from core business operations | | `capital_expenditures` | Spending on property, plant, and equipment | | `cash_from_investing_activities` | Net cash from investment activities | | `cash_from_financing_activities` | Net cash from debt and equity transactions | | `net_change_in_cash` | Total change in cash for the period | | `net_cash_beginning_balance` | Cash balance at start of period | | `net_cash_ending_balance` | Cash balance at end of period | ## Example ```bash theme={null} curl "https://api.chicago.global/v1/cash-flow?symbol=AAPL.O&limit=4&freq=1" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" ``` ```javascript theme={null} const response = await fetch( 'https://api.chicago.global/v1/cash-flow?symbol=AAPL.O&limit=4&freq=1', { headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${API_KEY}` } } ); const periods = await response.json(); const fcf = periods[0].cash_from_operating_activities + periods[0].capital_expenditures; console.log(`Free Cash Flow: ${fcf}`); ``` ## OpenAPI ````yaml GET /v1/cash-flow openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Parallax API description: >- Financial data and portfolio analytics API. Analyze portfolios with multi-currency support, rebalancing, and comprehensive metrics. version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.chicago.global security: - bearerAuth: [] paths: /v1/cash-flow: get: tags: - Financial Statements summary: Cash Flow Statement description: >- Retrieve cash flow statement data for a given stock symbol. Returns operating, investing, and financing cash flows sourced from LSEG Datastream. operationId: getCashFlow parameters: - name: symbol in: query required: true description: >- Stock symbol (e.g., AAPL.O, 0700.HK). Ticker shorthand like AAPL is also accepted. schema: type: string example: AAPL.O - name: limit in: query required: false description: Number of periods to return schema: type: integer default: 4 example: 4 - name: freq in: query required: false description: 1 for Annual, 2 for Quarterly schema: type: integer enum: - 1 - 2 default: 1 example: 1 responses: '200': description: Cash flow data retrieved successfully content: application/json: schema: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CashFlowPeriod' '401': description: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error' components: schemas: CashFlowPeriod: type: object properties: ric: type: string description: Reuters Instrument Code perenddt: type: string format: date description: Period end date stmtdt: type: string format: date sourcedt: type: string format: date pertypecode: type: integer description: 1 for Annual, 2 for Quarterly currency: type: string description: Reporting currency unitsconvtocode: type: string description: Unit scale (e.g., M for millions) net_income_starting_line: type: number nullable: true description: Net income used as starting point depreciation_depletion: type: number nullable: true non_cash_items: type: number nullable: true changes_in_working_capital: type: number nullable: true cash_from_operating_activities: type: number nullable: true description: Cash from core business operations capital_expenditures: type: number nullable: true description: Spending on PP&E cash_from_investing_activities: type: number nullable: true description: Net cash from investment activities total_cash_dividends_paid: type: number nullable: true issuance_retirement_of_stock_net: type: number nullable: true issuance_retirement_of_debt_net: type: number nullable: true cash_from_financing_activities: type: number nullable: true description: Net cash from debt and equity transactions net_change_in_cash: type: number nullable: true description: Total change in cash for the period net_cash_beginning_balance: type: number nullable: true net_cash_ending_balance: type: number nullable: true Error: type: object properties: detail: type: string description: Error message securitySchemes: bearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: API key passed as Bearer token ````