Investing
Investment Purchases
Apple Investment Purchases increased by 55.5% to $19.74B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 212.4%, from $6.32B to $19.74B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -31.8% 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:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '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 | $19.63B | $34.91B | $27.07B | $8.19B | $6.75B | $5.15B | $6.04B | $9.76B | $8.56B | $9.78B | $15.26B | $13.03B | $10.58B | $6.12B | $6.32B | $5.15B | $6.82B | $12.69B | $19.74B |
| QoQ Change | — | +77.9% | -22.5% | -69.7% | -17.7% | -23.6% | +17.3% | +61.5% | -12.3% | +14.3% | +56.1% | -14.6% | -18.8% | -42.1% | +3.2% | -18.5% | +32.4% | +86.2% | +55.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -58.3% | — | -85.2% | -77.7% | +19.1% | +26.9% | +89.8% | +152.5% | +33.5% | +23.7% | -37.4% | -58.6% | -60.5% | -35.6% | +107.3% | +212.4% |
Range$5.15B – $34.91B
CAGR+0.1%
Avg YoY Growth+16.8%
Median YoY Growth+19.1%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Apple's investment purchases?
- Apple (AAPL) reported investment purchases of $19.74B in Q1 2026.
- How has Apple's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Apple's investment purchases increased by 212.4% year-over-year, from $6.32B to $19.74B.
- What is the long-term trend for Apple's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Apple's investment purchases has grown at a -31.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $76.92B to $24.41B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.