Investing
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets
Cloudflare, Inc. Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets increased by 56.2% to $9.03M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.4%, from $7.03M to $9.03M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets shows an upward trend with a 16.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending reflects a focus on technological advancement or intellectual property growth.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows for the acquisition of non-physical assets such as software, patents, trademarks, or licenses. These inves...
Peer comparison
Increasingly important for tech-enabled service providers and software companies.
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investing_payments_to_acquire_intangible_assetsHistorical 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 | $3.66M | $4.00M | $3.65M | $4.45M | $5.58M | $5.41M | $4.32M | $4.97M | $5.73M | $5.93M | $3.91M | $5.92M | $6.92M | $9.25M | $6.40M | $7.03M | $6.62M | $7.51M | $5.78M | $9.03M |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.4% | -8.9% | +22.1% | +25.3% | -3.1% | -20.1% | +15.1% | +15.4% | +3.5% | -34.1% | +51.3% | +16.9% | +33.7% | -30.8% | +9.8% | -5.8% | +13.5% | -23.1% | +56.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +52.6% | +35.1% | +18.4% | +11.6% | +2.7% | +9.8% | -9.5% | +19.0% | +20.6% | +55.8% | +63.8% | +18.8% | -4.3% | -18.8% | -9.7% | +28.4% |
Range$3.65M – $9.25M
CAGR+20.9%
Avg YoY Growth+18.4%
Median YoY Growth+18.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cloudflare, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets?
- Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) reported payments to acquire intangible assets of $9.03M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cloudflare, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets changed year-over-year?
- Cloudflare, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets increased by 28.4% year-over-year, from $7.03M to $9.03M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cloudflare, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cloudflare, Inc.'s payments to acquire intangible assets has grown at a 16.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $14.75M to $26.94M.
- What does payments to acquire intangible assets mean?
- Cash spent on acquiring non-physical assets like software or patents.