Investing
Investment Purchases
Oracle Investment Purchases increased by 8.5% to $471.00M in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.3%, from $477.00M to $471.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -68.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Sep 10, 2025
How to read this metric
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Detailed definition
This metric captures the cash outflow for the purchase of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other financi...
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Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q1 '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 | $11.21B | $7.67B | $9.53B | $138.00M | $57.00M | $458.00M | $406.00M | $260.00M | $333.00M | $303.00M | $38.00M | $329.00M | $477.00M | $157.00M | $204.00M | $434.00M | $471.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -31.6% | +24.2% | -98.6% | -58.7% | +703.5% | -11.4% | -36.0% | +28.1% | -9.0% | -87.5% | +765.8% | +45.0% | -67.1% | +29.9% | +112.7% | +8.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -98.8% | -99.3% | — | -95.7% | +88.4% | +484.2% | -33.8% | -90.6% | +26.5% | +43.2% | -48.2% | +436.8% | +31.9% | -1.3% |
Range$38.00M – $11.21B
CAGR-54.7%
Avg YoY Growth+49.5%
Median YoY Growth-1.3%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Oracle's investment purchases?
- Oracle (ORCL) reported investment purchases of $471.00M in Q2 2025.
- How has Oracle's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Oracle's investment purchases decreased by 1.3% year-over-year, from $477.00M to $471.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Oracle's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Oracle's investment purchases has grown at a -68.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $39.03B to $1.27B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.