Investing
Investment Purchases
American Express Investment Purchases increased by 343.5% to $1.98B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 727.6%, from $239.00M to $1.98B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 3.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate a strategy to earn interest on excess cash, while a decrease may suggest a need for cash for operations or debt repayment.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the cash outflow for the purchase of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other financi...
Peer comparison
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Metric ID:
purchases_of_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 | $458.00M | $355.00M | $338.00M | $2.33B | $346.00M | $1.22B | $285.00M | $277.00M | $394.00M | $502.00M | $399.00M | $407.00M | $355.00M | $448.00M | $383.00M | $239.00M | $530.00M | $545.00M | $446.00M | $1.98B |
| QoQ Change | — | -22.5% | -4.8% | +588.8% | -85.1% | +251.4% | -76.6% | -2.8% | +42.2% | +27.4% | -20.5% | +2.0% | -12.8% | +26.2% | -14.5% | -37.6% | +121.8% | +2.8% | -18.2% | +343.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.5% | +242.5% | -15.7% | -88.1% | +13.9% | -58.7% | +40.0% | +46.9% | -9.9% | -10.8% | -4.0% | -41.3% | +49.3% | +21.7% | +16.4% | +727.6% |
Range$239.00M – $2.33B
CAGR+36.1%
Avg YoY Growth+56.6%
Median YoY Growth+4.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Express's investment purchases?
- American Express (AXP) reported investment purchases of $1.98B in Q1 2026.
- How has American Express's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- American Express's investment purchases increased by 727.6% year-over-year, from $239.00M to $1.98B.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Express's investment purchases has grown at a 3.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.52B to $1.76B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.