Investing
Investment Purchases
Blackrock Investment Purchases increased by 30.4% to $313.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 5.0%, from $298.00M to $313.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 29.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2022
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 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
Standard for large-cap companies with significant cash reserves; peers manage these portfolios to balance liquidity needs with yield generation.
Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $206.00M | $206.00M | $206.00M | $206.00M | $165.00M | $324.00M | $193.00M | $69.00M | $232.00M | $298.00M | $136.00M | $710.00M | $240.00M | $313.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -19.9% | +96.4% | -40.4% | -64.2% | +236.2% | +28.4% | -54.4% | +422.1% | -66.2% | +30.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -19.9% | — | — | — | +40.6% | -8.0% | -29.5% | +929.0% | +3.4% | +5.0% |
Range$69.00M – $710.00M
CAGR+13.7%
Avg YoY Growth+131.5%
Median YoY Growth+3.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blackrock's investment purchases?
- Blackrock (BLK) reported investment purchases of $313.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Blackrock's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Blackrock's investment purchases increased by 5.0% year-over-year, from $298.00M to $313.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Blackrock's investment purchases?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Blackrock's investment purchases has grown at a 29.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $824.00M to $1.38B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.