> ## Documentation Index
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# Cash-flow metrics

> Standard operating, investing, financing, and capital-expenditure cash-flow metrics.

This page lists **24** standard cash flow metrics. A company returns only the metrics supported by its filings.

| Metric | API key | Unit | Definition |
| - | - | - | - |
| Capital expenditure (capex) | `capital_expenditure` | Currency amount | Capital expenditure (capex), standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Cash flow used in from operations | `cash_flow_used_in_from_operations` | Currency amount | Cash flow used in from operations, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Dividend paid | `dividend_paid` | Currency amount | Dividend paid, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Dividends received | `dividends_received` | Currency amount | Dividends received, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Free cash flow | `free_cash_flow` | Currency amount | Free cash flow, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Gain/(loss) on sale of investment securities | `gain_loss_on_sale_of_investment_securities` | Currency amount | Gain/(loss) on sale of investment securities, standardized from the issuer's reported income statement or cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Income taxes paid | `income_taxes_paid` | Currency amount | Income taxes paid, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Increase decrease in inventories | `increase_decrease_in_inventories` | Currency amount | Increase decrease in inventories, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Interest received | `interest_received` | Currency amount | Interest received, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Inventory | `inventory` | Currency amount | Inventory, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Net cash from financing activities | `financing_cash_flow` | Currency amount | Net cash from financing activities, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Net cash from investing activities | `investing_cash_flow` | Currency amount | Net cash from investing activities, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Net cash from operating activities | `operating_cash_flow` | Currency amount | Net cash from operating activities, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Principal element of lease payments | `principal_element_of_lease_payments` | Currency amount | Principal element of lease payments, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Proceeds from borrowings | `proceeds_from_borrowings` | Currency amount | Proceeds from borrowings, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | `proceeds_from_disposal_of_property_and_equipment` | Currency amount | Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Proceeds from financial liability at amortised cost | `proceeds_from_financial_liability_at_amortised_cost` | Currency amount | Proceeds from financial liability at amortised cost, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Proceeds of increase in share capital | `proceeds_of_increase_in_share_capital` | Currency amount | Proceeds of increase in share capital, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Purchase of intangible assets | `purchase_of_intangible_assets` | Currency amount | Purchase of intangible assets, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Purchase of investment property | `purchase_of_investment_property` | Currency amount | Purchase of investment property, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Purchase of property and equipment | `purchase_of_property_and_equipment` | Currency amount | Purchase of property and equipment, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Purchase of right of use assets | `purchase_of_right_of_use_assets` | Currency amount | Purchase of right of use assets, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Repayment of borrowings | `repayment_of_borrowings` | Currency amount | Repayment of borrowings, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |
| Repayment of financial liability at amortised cost | `repayment_of_financial_liability_at_amortised_cost` | Currency amount | Repayment of financial liability at amortised cost, standardized from the issuer's reported cash flow and expressed in base currency units. |

<Note>
  These metrics usually come from reported line items, but Rangler can calculate an equivalent value when needed. Check `metric_origins` and [reported and calculated values](/financials/lineage) to see how each value was produced.
</Note>


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