Investing
Investment Purchases
Rockwell Automation Investment Purchases remained flat by 0.0% to $5.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 61.5%, from $13.00M to $5.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows relatively stable performance with a 0.7% 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
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 | $8.90M | $4.50M | $1.50M | $46.10M | $900.00K | $11.30M | $0.00 | $5.20M | $0.00 | $21.90M | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.50M | $2.50M | $0.00 | $13.00M | $0.00 | $1.00M | $5.00M | $5.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -49.4% | -66.7% | >999% | -98.0% | >999% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | -88.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | +400.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -89.9% | +151.1% | -100.0% | -88.7% | -100.0% | +93.8% | — | -51.9% | — | -88.6% | -100.0% | +420.0% | -100.0% | -60.0% | — | -61.5% |
Range$0.00 – $46.10M
CAGR-11.4%
Avg YoY Growth-13.5%
Median YoY Growth-88.6%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Rockwell Automation's investment purchases?
- Rockwell Automation (ROK) reported investment purchases of $5.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Rockwell Automation's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Rockwell Automation's investment purchases decreased by 61.5% year-over-year, from $13.00M to $5.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Rockwell Automation's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Rockwell Automation's investment purchases has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $13.60M to $14.00M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.