Investing
Investment Purchases
Nucor Investment Purchases increased by 24.8% to $141.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 68.8%, from $452.00M to $141.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 25.9% 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
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $143.49M | $36.22M | $99.75M | $274.20M | $56.08M | $233.49M | $350.13M | $468.41M | $233.23M | $646.57M | $240.32M | $150.02M | $259.09M | $452.00M | $214.00M | $206.00M | $113.00M | $141.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -74.8% | +175.4% | +174.9% | -79.5% | +316.3% | +50.0% | +33.8% | -50.2% | +177.2% | -62.8% | -37.6% | +72.7% | +74.5% | -52.7% | -3.7% | -45.1% | +24.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -60.9% | +544.6% | +251.0% | +70.8% | +315.9% | +38.0% | +3.0% | — | — | -30.1% | -11.0% | +37.3% | -56.4% | -68.8% |
Range$36.22M – $646.57M
CAGR-0.4%
Avg YoY Growth+86.1%
Median YoY Growth+20.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Nucor's investment purchases?
- Nucor (NUE) reported investment purchases of $141.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Nucor's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Nucor's investment purchases decreased by 68.8% year-over-year, from $452.00M to $141.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Nucor's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Nucor's investment purchases has grown at a 25.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $493.89M to $985.00M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.