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Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments
Adobe Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments decreased by 55.2% to $306.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 42.6%, from $533.00M to $306.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments shows an upward trend with a 7.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Mar 25, 2026
How to read this metric
High levels suggest significant excess cash being parked for short-term yield, while low levels may indicate cash is being deployed into operations or long-term assets.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows used to purchase highly liquid financial instruments with maturities typically under one year. This reflec...
Peer comparison
Commonly found in the investing section as part of cash management activities.
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other_payments_to_acquire_short_term_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 | $350.00M | $242.00M | $652.00M | $288.00M | $236.00M | $179.00M | $206.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $59.00M | $533.00M | $209.00M | $609.00M | $683.00M | $306.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -30.9% | +169.4% | -55.8% | -18.1% | -24.2% | +15.1% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +803.4% | -60.8% | +191.4% | +12.2% | -55.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -32.6% | -26.0% | -68.4% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | >999% | -42.6% |
Range$0.00 – $683.00M
CAGR-2.8%
Avg YoY Growth+54.2%
Median YoY Growth-68.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Adobe's payments to acquire short-term investments?
- Adobe (ADBE) reported payments to acquire short-term investments of $306.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Adobe's payments to acquire short-term investments changed year-over-year?
- Adobe's payments to acquire short-term investments decreased by 42.6% year-over-year, from $533.00M to $306.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Adobe's payments to acquire short-term investments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Adobe's payments to acquire short-term investments has grown at a 7.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.53B to $2.03B.
- What does payments to acquire short-term investments mean?
- Cash used to buy short-term, liquid financial investments.