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Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments

Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $51.00M to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments shows a downward trend with a -46.7% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026

How to read this metric

High levels suggest significant excess cash being parked for short-term yield, while low levels may indicate cash is being deployed into operations or long-term assets.

Detailed definition

Cash outflows used to purchase highly liquid financial instruments with maturities typically under one year. This reflec...

Peer comparison

Commonly found in the investing section as part of cash management activities.

Metric ID: other_payments_to_acquire_short_term_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$1.65B$1.53B$1.32B$925.00M$1.55B$1.74B$1.38B$2.20B$1.52B$1.62B$1.62B$1.68B$1.53B$636.00M$1.17B$51.00M$319.00M$100.00M$0.00$0.00
QoQ Change-7.6%-13.2%-30.1%+67.0%+12.8%-20.9%+59.8%-30.9%+6.4%+0.2%+3.4%-8.7%-58.5%+83.8%-95.6%+525.5%-68.7%-100.0%
YoY Change-6.4%+14.3%+4.2%+138.3%-1.5%-7.1%+17.7%-23.9%+0.7%-60.7%-28.0%-97.0%-79.2%-84.3%-100.0%-100.0%
Range$0.00$2.20B
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth-25.8%
Median YoY Growth-15.5%
Current Streak3 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Southwest Airlines's payments to acquire short-term investments?
Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported payments to acquire short-term investments of $0.00 in Q1 2026.
How has Southwest Airlines's payments to acquire short-term investments changed year-over-year?
Southwest Airlines's payments to acquire short-term investments decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $51.00M to $0.00.
What is the long-term trend for Southwest Airlines's payments to acquire short-term investments?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Southwest Airlines's payments to acquire short-term investments has grown at a -46.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.82B to $470.00M.
What does payments to acquire short-term investments mean?
Cash used to buy short-term, liquid financial investments.