Discontinued — last reported Q4 '14
Investment Purchases
InvestingAlphabet Inc. Investment Purchases increased by 140.4% to $2.40B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 33.6%, from $1.80B to $2.40B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 19.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2014
How to read this metric
High volume indicates the company has significant excess cash from operations that it is parking in interest-bearing or liquid instruments.
Detailed definition
The total cash spent on purchasing liquid financial instruments, such as corporate bonds, government securities, or othe...
Peer comparison
Cash-rich companies like Microsoft and Apple frequently move billions between cash and short-term investment accounts.
Metric ID:
cf_purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $766.00M | $656.00M | $770.00M | $776.00M | $488.00M | $364.00M | $903.00M | $626.00M | $887.00M | $663.00M | $851.00M | $1.21B | $993.00M | $1.04B | $1.80B | $958.00M | $1.35B | $1.00B | $2.40B |
| QoQ Change | — | -14.4% | +17.4% | +0.8% | -37.1% | -25.4% | +148.1% | -30.7% | +41.7% | -25.3% | +28.4% | +41.7% | -17.7% | +4.2% | +73.9% | -46.8% | +41.3% | -26.1% | +140.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -36.3% | -44.5% | +17.3% | -19.3% | +81.8% | +82.1% | -5.8% | +92.7% | +12.0% | +56.1% | +111.5% | -20.6% | +36.4% | -3.4% | +33.6% |
Range$364.00M – $2.40B
CAGR+28.9%
Avg YoY Growth+26.2%
Median YoY Growth+17.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alphabet Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) reported investment purchases of $2.40B in Q4 2025.
- How has Alphabet Inc.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Alphabet Inc.'s investment purchases increased by 33.6% year-over-year, from $1.80B to $2.40B.
- What is the long-term trend for Alphabet Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Alphabet Inc.'s investment purchases has grown at a 19.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.84B to $5.72B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Money the company spent buying stocks, bonds, or other financial securities.