Discontinued — last reported Q4 '21
RB Global Intangible Purchases increased by 9.9% to $27.80M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.4%, from $27.70M to $27.80M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Intangible Purchases shows an upward trend with a 36.4% CAGR.
Higher spending indicates a focus on R&D and future-proofing the product portfolio.
This metric tracks cash outflows for the acquisition or development of intangible assets, including software, patents, a...
Highly relevant for software and tech companies; often compared against R&D expense ratios.
purchases_of_intangibles| 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 | $8.59M | $8.24M | $8.10M | $7.80M | $7.90M | $12.50M | $11.80M | $16.90M | $28.00M | $38.40M | $35.00M | $28.40M | $27.80M | $27.50M | $25.80M | $27.70M | $33.50M | $30.00M | $25.30M | $27.80M |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.1% | -1.7% | -3.7% | +1.3% | +58.2% | -5.6% | +43.2% | +65.7% | +37.1% | -8.9% | -18.9% | -2.1% | -1.1% | -6.2% | +7.4% | +20.9% | -10.4% | -15.7% | +9.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -8.1% | +51.7% | +45.7% | +116.7% | +254.4% | +207.2% | +196.6% | +68.0% | -0.7% | -28.4% | -26.3% | -2.5% | +20.5% | +9.1% | -1.9% | +0.4% |