Investing
Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments
Advanced Micro Devices Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments decreased by 24.3% to $2.55B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 737.2%, from $304.00M to $2.55B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments shows an upward trend with a 27.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026
How to read this metric
High levels of investment indicate strong cash reserves and a conservative treasury management strategy, while low levels may suggest cash is being deployed elsewhere.
Detailed definition
This represents the cash outflow used to purchase short-term financial instruments, such as treasury bills or money mark...
Peer comparison
Standard for companies with significant cash balances; peers will show similar activity based on their liquidity management policies.
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investing_payments_to_acquire_short_term_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $272.00M | $771.00M | $155.00M | $100.00M | $520.00M | $1.78B | $268.00M | $1.70B | $1.11B | $496.00M | $410.00M | $433.00M | $132.00M | $142.00M | $786.00M | $304.00M | $492.00M | $1.31B | $3.36B | $2.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | +183.5% | -79.9% | -35.5% | +420.0% | +242.1% | -84.9% | +535.4% | -34.6% | -55.4% | -17.3% | +5.6% | -69.5% | +7.6% | +453.5% | -61.3% | +61.8% | +167.1% | +155.7% | -24.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +91.2% | +130.7% | +72.9% | >999% | +114.0% | -72.1% | +53.0% | -74.6% | -88.1% | -71.4% | +91.7% | -29.8% | +272.7% | +825.4% | +327.5% | +737.2% |
Range$100.00M – $3.36B
CAGR+60.1%
Avg YoY Growth+249.0%
Median YoY Growth+91.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Advanced Micro Devices's payments to acquire short-term investments?
- Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) reported payments to acquire short-term investments of $2.55B in Q1 2026.
- How has Advanced Micro Devices's payments to acquire short-term investments changed year-over-year?
- Advanced Micro Devices's payments to acquire short-term investments increased by 737.2% year-over-year, from $304.00M to $2.55B.
- What is the long-term trend for Advanced Micro Devices's payments to acquire short-term investments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Advanced Micro Devices's payments to acquire short-term investments has grown at a 27.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.06B to $5.47B.
- What does payments to acquire short-term investments mean?
- Cash spent on buying short-term, liquid financial investments.