Investing

Investment Purchases

Capital One Financial Investment Purchases increased by 1.9% to $5.68B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 100.2%, from $2.84B to $5.68B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -10.2% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 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_investments

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$10.30B$3.77B$5.93B$3.83B$3.87B$3.92B$3.24B$5.84B$104.00M$1.39B$3.11B$2.73B$4.13B$4.82B$5.51B$2.84B$3.79B$5.96B$5.58B$5.68B
QoQ Change-63.5%+57.5%-35.5%+1.1%+1.2%-17.4%+80.6%-98.2%>999%+124.4%-12.2%+51.1%+16.7%+14.3%-48.4%+33.4%+57.3%-6.4%+1.9%
YoY Change-62.4%+4.0%-45.5%+52.6%-97.3%-64.6%-3.8%-53.2%>999%+247.4%+76.9%+3.9%-8.2%+23.7%+1.3%+100.2%
Range$104.00M$10.30B
CAGR-11.8%
Avg YoY Growth+252.7%
Median YoY Growth+2.6%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Capital One Financial's investment purchases?
Capital One Financial (COF) reported investment purchases of $5.68B in Q1 2026.
How has Capital One Financial's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
Capital One Financial's investment purchases increased by 100.2% year-over-year, from $2.84B to $5.68B.
What is the long-term trend for Capital One Financial's investment purchases?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Capital One Financial's investment purchases has grown at a -10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.88B to $18.16B.
What does investment purchases mean?
Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.