Investing
Investing Cash Flow
Salesforce Investing Cash Flow decreased by 1777.6% to -$8.71B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 165.5%, from -$3.28B to -$8.71B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Investing Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a -23.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2026Mar 2, 2026
How to read this metric
A negative value typically signals investment in future growth, while a positive value may indicate divestment or the maturity of a large investment portfolio.
Detailed definition
This metric is the net total of all cash inflows and outflows related to investing activities, including capital expendi...
Peer comparison
Most mature healthcare companies maintain a negative net investing cash flow due to ongoing R&D and infrastructure investment.
Metric ID:
net_cash_from_investingHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q4 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.05B | -$11.05B | -$976.00M | -$12.24B | -$2.46B | -$377.00M | $533.00M | -$1.13B | $347.00M | -$1.15B | -$54.00M | -$1.10B | -$2.65B | $2.64B | -$217.00M | -$3.28B | -$1.57B | $1.17B | $519.00M | -$8.71B |
| QoQ Change | — | -955.8% | +91.2% | <-999% | +79.9% | +84.7% | +241.4% | -312.0% | +130.7% | -432.0% | +95.3% | <-999% | -141.0% | +199.6% | -108.2% | <-999% | +52.2% | +174.3% | -55.5% | <-999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -134.7% | +96.6% | +154.6% | +90.8% | +114.1% | -205.6% | -110.1% | +2.7% | -864.0% | +329.3% | -301.9% | -198.2% | +40.9% | -55.9% | +339.2% | -165.5% |
Range-$12.24B – $2.64B
CAGR+56.2%
Avg YoY Growth-54.2%
Median YoY Growth-26.6%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salesforce's investing cash flow?
- Salesforce (CRM) reported investing cash flow of -$8.71B in Q4 2025.
- How has Salesforce's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Salesforce's investing cash flow decreased by 165.5% year-over-year, from -$3.28B to -$8.71B.
- What is the long-term trend for Salesforce's investing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Salesforce's investing cash flow has grown at a -23.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$25.31B to -$8.59B.
- What does investing cash flow mean?
- The net amount of cash spent on or received from investing activities.