eBay Short-Term Investments decreased by 8.2% to $966.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 45.1%, from $1.76B to $966.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Short-Term Investments shows a downward trend with a -15.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase suggests strong cash flow generation and a conservative liquidity strategy, while a decrease may indicate cash being used for operations or long-term investments.
This represents highly liquid investments with maturities greater than three months but less than one year, excluding eq...
Standard for cash-rich technology and e-commerce firms; peers often hold these to balance yield and liquidity.
current_assets_short_term_investments_excluding_equity_s_882972| 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 | |
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| Value | $4.04B | $5.94B | $3.77B | $1.48B | $1.46B | $2.63B | $1.92B | $2.21B | $2.14B | $2.56B | $1.74B | $3.20B | $3.30B | $3.46B | $1.76B | $1.68B | $955.00M | $1.05B | $966.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +47.2% | -36.6% | -60.7% | -1.8% | +80.2% | -26.8% | +14.9% | -2.9% | +19.2% | -31.8% | +83.8% | +3.1% | +4.7% | -49.1% | -4.5% | -43.2% | +10.2% | -8.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -63.9% | -55.8% | -49.0% | +48.9% | +47.2% | -2.6% | -9.3% | +45.1% | +54.0% | +35.3% | +1.0% | -47.5% | -71.1% | -69.6% | -45.1% |