Investing
Investment Purchases
Salesforce Investment Purchases decreased by 47.3% to $193.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 94.2%, from $3.31B to $193.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -11.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2026Mar 2, 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
| 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 | $1.81B | $507.00M | $2.19B | $1.54B | $2.57B | $1.15B | $408.00M | $1.95B | $368.00M | $1.80B | $661.00M | $934.00M | $3.25B | $550.00M | $1.24B | $3.31B | $2.09B | $1.12B | $366.00M | $193.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -72.0% | +332.5% | -29.7% | +66.8% | -55.2% | -64.6% | +377.9% | -81.1% | +388.6% | -63.2% | +41.3% | +248.2% | -83.1% | +125.3% | +167.1% | -37.0% | -46.4% | -67.3% | -47.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +42.2% | +127.2% | -81.4% | +26.5% | -85.7% | +56.1% | +62.0% | -52.1% | +783.7% | -69.4% | +87.4% | +254.3% | -35.9% | +103.3% | -70.5% | -94.2% |
Range$193.00M – $3.31B
CAGR-37.6%
Avg YoY Growth+65.8%
Median YoY Growth+34.3%
Current Streak4 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Salesforce's investment purchases?
- Salesforce (CRM) reported investment purchases of $193.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Salesforce's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Salesforce's investment purchases decreased by 94.2% year-over-year, from $3.31B to $193.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Salesforce's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Salesforce's investment purchases has grown at a -11.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.05B to $3.76B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.