Investing
Investment Purchases
MetLife Investment Purchases increased by 5.8% to $23.66B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.9%, from $18.36B to $23.66B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -5.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $23.87B | $23.51B | $27.84B | $22.62B | $21.75B | $17.72B | $20.87B | $18.22B | $16.85B | $15.51B | $12.88B | $14.69B | $17.29B | $16.21B | $17.47B | $18.36B | $17.14B | $19.75B | $22.36B | $23.66B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.5% | +18.4% | -18.8% | -3.8% | -18.6% | +17.8% | -12.7% | -7.5% | -8.0% | -16.9% | +14.1% | +17.7% | -6.3% | +7.8% | +5.1% | -6.6% | +15.2% | +13.2% | +5.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -8.9% | -24.7% | -25.0% | -19.4% | -22.5% | -12.5% | -38.3% | -19.4% | +2.6% | +4.5% | +35.6% | +25.0% | -0.9% | +21.8% | +28.0% | +28.9% |
Range$12.88B – $27.84B
CAGR-0.2%
Avg YoY Growth-1.6%
Median YoY Growth-4.9%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is MetLife's investment purchases?
- MetLife (MET) reported investment purchases of $23.66B in Q1 2026.
- How has MetLife's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- MetLife's investment purchases increased by 28.9% year-over-year, from $18.36B to $23.66B.
- What is the long-term trend for MetLife's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), MetLife's investment purchases has grown at a -5.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $97.37B to $77.61B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.