Investing
Investment Purchases
NetApp Investment Purchases increased by 142.8% to $1.08B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 165.5%, from $406.00M to $1.08B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 334.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
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
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $1.00M | $5.00M | $1.00M | $1.00M | $11.00M | $133.00M | $287.00M | $342.00M | $507.00M | $571.00M | $289.00M | $803.00M | $972.00M | $480.00M | $402.00M | $406.00M | $494.00M | $741.00M | $444.00M | $1.08B |
| QoQ Change | — | +400.0% | -80.0% | +0.0% | >999% | >999% | +115.8% | +19.2% | +48.2% | +12.6% | -49.4% | +177.9% | +21.0% | -50.6% | -16.3% | +1.0% | +21.7% | +50.0% | -40.1% | +142.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | >999% | +329.3% | +0.7% | +134.8% | +91.7% | -15.9% | +39.1% | -49.4% | -49.2% | +54.4% | +10.4% | +165.5% |
Range$1.00M – $1.08B
CAGR+335.0%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+113.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is NetApp's investment purchases?
- NetApp (NTAP) reported investment purchases of $1.08B in Q4 2025.
- How has NetApp's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- NetApp's investment purchases increased by 165.5% year-over-year, from $406.00M to $1.08B.
- What is the long-term trend for NetApp's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), NetApp's investment purchases has grown at a 334.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.00M to $1.78B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.