Investing
Investment Purchases
Medtronic Investment Purchases decreased by 1.5% to $2.10B in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.8%, from $1.88B to $2.10B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -8.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Aug 26, 2025
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
18 periods
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.36B | $2.65B | $1.09B | $4.18B | $1.96B | $1.88B | $1.52B | $2.07B | $2.04B | $1.92B | $2.10B | $1.40B | $2.33B | $1.88B | $2.32B | $1.89B | $2.13B | $2.10B |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.5% | -59.0% | +283.5% | -53.0% | -4.0% | -19.4% | +36.2% | -1.3% | -6.2% | +9.8% | -33.3% | +65.8% | -19.2% | +23.6% | -18.5% | +12.7% | -1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -16.8% | -29.0% | +39.5% | -50.5% | +4.0% | +1.7% | +38.4% | -32.2% | +13.9% | -1.9% | +10.4% | +34.9% | -8.3% | +11.8% |
Range$1.09B – $4.18B
CAGR-2.7%
Avg YoY Growth+1.1%
Median YoY Growth+2.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Medtronic's investment purchases?
- Medtronic (MDT) reported investment purchases of $2.10B in Q2 2025.
- How has Medtronic's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Medtronic's investment purchases increased by 11.8% year-over-year, from $1.88B to $2.10B.
- What is the long-term trend for Medtronic's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Medtronic's investment purchases has grown at a -8.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.81B to $8.23B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.