Investing
Investment Purchases
Boeing Investment Purchases decreased by 40.6% to $9.27B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.3%, from $8.80B to $9.27B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 9.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 22, 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 | $10.42B | $7.79B | $7.81B | $1.73B | $739.00M | $302.00M | $2.28B | $3.56B | $5.94B | $4.99B | $1.96B | $243.00M | $1.37B | $134.00M | $12.11B | $8.80B | $12.78B | $14.76B | $15.60B | $9.27B |
| QoQ Change | — | -25.2% | +0.2% | -77.8% | -57.3% | -59.1% | +654.3% | +56.3% | +66.7% | -15.9% | -60.7% | -87.6% | +465.4% | -90.2% | >999% | -27.3% | +45.3% | +15.4% | +5.7% | -40.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -92.9% | -96.1% | -70.8% | +105.6% | +703.1% | >999% | -13.8% | -93.2% | -76.8% | -97.3% | +516.7% | >999% | +830.4% | >999% | +28.9% | +5.3% |
Range$134.00M – $15.60B
CAGR-2.4%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+17.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Boeing's investment purchases?
- Boeing (BA) reported investment purchases of $9.27B in Q1 2026.
- How has Boeing's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Boeing's investment purchases increased by 5.3% year-over-year, from $8.80B to $9.27B.
- What is the long-term trend for Boeing's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Boeing's investment purchases has grown at a 9.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $35.71B to $51.94B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.