Investing
Investment Purchases
State Street Investment Purchases increased by 62.3% to $13.94B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 24.5%, from $18.45B to $13.94B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows relatively stable performance with a -1.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
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 | $16.24B | $11.41B | $13.78B | $11.69B | $2.21B | $1.88B | $2.25B | $5.24B | $4.97B | $7.04B | $5.85B | $9.86B | $12.56B | $9.97B | $11.92B | $18.45B | $13.76B | $9.45B | $8.59B | $13.94B |
| QoQ Change | — | -29.8% | +20.8% | -15.2% | -81.1% | -15.0% | +19.9% | +132.6% | -5.2% | +41.6% | -16.9% | +68.6% | +27.4% | -20.6% | +19.5% | +54.8% | -25.4% | -31.3% | -9.1% | +62.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -86.4% | -83.5% | -83.7% | -55.2% | +124.8% | +274.6% | +159.6% | +88.1% | +152.7% | +41.7% | +103.8% | +87.2% | +9.5% | -5.2% | -27.9% | -24.5% |
Range$1.88B – $18.45B
CAGR-3.2%
Avg YoY Growth+42.2%
Median YoY Growth+25.6%
Investment Purchases at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is State Street's investment purchases?
- State Street (STT) reported investment purchases of $13.94B in Q1 2026.
- How has State Street's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- State Street's investment purchases decreased by 24.5% year-over-year, from $18.45B to $13.94B.
- What is the long-term trend for State Street's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), State Street's investment purchases has grown at a -1.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $53.75B to $50.25B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.