Investing
Investment Purchases
American Express Investment Purchases increased by 343.5% to $1.98B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 727.6%, from $239.00M to $1.98B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 3.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2013
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_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 | $458.00M | $355.00M | $338.00M | $2.33B | $346.00M | $1.22B | $285.00M | $277.00M | $394.00M | $502.00M | $399.00M | $407.00M | $355.00M | $448.00M | $383.00M | $239.00M | $530.00M | $545.00M | $446.00M | $1.98B |
| QoQ Change | — | -22.5% | -4.8% | +588.8% | -85.1% | +251.4% | -76.6% | -2.8% | +42.2% | +27.4% | -20.5% | +2.0% | -12.8% | +26.2% | -14.5% | -37.6% | +121.8% | +2.8% | -18.2% | +343.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.5% | +242.5% | -15.7% | -88.1% | +13.9% | -58.7% | +40.0% | +46.9% | -9.9% | -10.8% | -4.0% | -41.3% | +49.3% | +21.7% | +16.4% | +727.6% |
Range$239.00M – $2.33B
CAGR+36.1%
Avg YoY Growth+56.6%
Median YoY Growth+4.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is American Express's investment purchases?
- American Express (AXP) reported investment purchases of $1.98B in Q1 2026.
- How has American Express's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- American Express's investment purchases increased by 727.6% year-over-year, from $239.00M to $1.98B.
- What is the long-term trend for American Express's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), American Express's investment purchases has grown at a 3.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.52B to $1.76B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.