Investing
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets
Biogen Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets decreased by 100.0% to $0.00 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $10.00M to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets shows an upward trend with a 13.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 29, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending reflects a focus on technological advancement or intellectual property growth.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows for the acquisition of non-physical assets such as software, patents, trademarks, or licenses. These inves...
Peer comparison
Increasingly important for tech-enabled service providers and software companies.
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investing_payments_to_acquire_intangible_assetsHistorical 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 | $0.00 | $1.90M | $16.90M | $0.00 | $1.90M | $0.00 | $1.00M | $5.00M | $16.00M | $13.40M | $0.00 | $75.00M | $9.10M | $95.00M | $27.00M | $10.00M | $0.00 | $5.30M | $16.30M | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | — | +789.5% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | +400.0% | +220.0% | -16.3% | -100.0% | — | -87.9% | +944.0% | -71.6% | -63.0% | -100.0% | — | +207.5% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | -94.1% | — | +742.1% | — | -100.0% | >999% | -43.1% | +609.0% | — | -86.7% | -100.0% | -94.4% | -39.6% | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $95.00M
Avg YoY Growth+166.1%
Median YoY Growth-90.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Biogen's payments to acquire intangible assets?
- Biogen (BIIB) reported payments to acquire intangible assets of $0.00 in Q1 2026.
- How has Biogen's payments to acquire intangible assets changed year-over-year?
- Biogen's payments to acquire intangible assets decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $10.00M to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for Biogen's payments to acquire intangible assets?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Biogen's payments to acquire intangible assets has grown at a 13.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.80M to $31.60M.
- What does payments to acquire intangible assets mean?
- Cash spent on acquiring non-physical assets like software or patents.