Investing
Investment Purchases
Alcoa Investment Purchases decreased by 11.8% to $15M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $15M to $15M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 75.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates a strategy of deploying excess cash into financial markets or strategic ventures.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows for the acquisition of marketable securities, equity investments, or other financial instruments. This ref...
Peer comparison
Varies based on treasury management policies and M&A activity.
Metric ID:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q3 '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 | $1M | $4M | $4M | $21M | $11M | $20M | $16M | $15M | $19M | $17M | $0 | $13M | $7M | $15M | $14M | $13M | $17M | $15M |
| QoQ Change | — | +300.0% | +0.0% | +425.0% | -47.6% | +81.8% | -20.0% | -6.3% | +26.7% | -10.5% | -100.0% | — | -46.2% | +114.3% | -6.7% | -7.1% | +30.8% | -11.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +175.0% | -4.8% | — | +36.4% | — | -15.0% | -100.0% | -13.3% | -63.2% | -11.8% | — | +0.0% | +142.9% | +0.0% |
Range$0 – $21M
CAGR+89.1%
Avg YoY Growth+13.3%
Median YoY Growth-4.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alcoa's investment purchases?
- Alcoa (AA) reported investment purchases of $15M in Q1 2026.
- How has Alcoa's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Alcoa's investment purchases decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $15M to $15M.
- What is the long-term trend for Alcoa's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Alcoa's investment purchases has grown at a 75.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11M to $59M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash spent on buying financial assets or investments.