Investing

Investment Purchases

The Travelers Companies Investment Purchases increased by 26.0% to $5.36B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 24.7%, from $4.30B to $5.36B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows relatively stable performance with a 0.8% 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: cf_purchases_of_investments

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$4.71B$4.89B$3.80B$4.41B$3.59B$4.10B$3.81B$4.34B$3.33B$5.39B$2.64B$3.74B$4.35B$4.27B$4.77B$4.30B$4.85B$5.38B$4.25B$5.36B
QoQ Change+4.0%-22.4%+16.1%-18.6%+14.3%-7.2%+13.8%-23.2%+62.0%-51.1%+41.8%+16.3%-1.7%+11.7%-10.0%+12.8%+10.9%-20.9%+26.0%
YoY Change-23.8%-16.2%+0.3%-1.7%-7.3%+31.4%-30.8%-13.8%+30.7%-20.7%+81.0%+14.9%+11.5%+25.8%-10.9%+24.7%
Range$2.64B$5.39B
CAGR+2.8%
Avg YoY Growth+6.0%
Median YoY Growth-0.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Travelers Companies's investment purchases?
The Travelers Companies (TRV) reported investment purchases of $5.36B in Q1 2026.
How has The Travelers Companies's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
The Travelers Companies's investment purchases increased by 24.7% year-over-year, from $4.30B to $5.36B.
What is the long-term trend for The Travelers Companies's investment purchases?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), The Travelers Companies's investment purchases has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.15B to $18.77B.
What does investment purchases mean?
The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.