Investing

Investment Purchases

Bank of New York Mellon Investment Purchases increased by 27.4% to $11.49B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.7%, from $12.72B to $11.49B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -8.8% 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_investments

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$13.57B$12.38B$16.04B$10.90B$9.62B$5.49B$6.33B$8.92B$4.01B$2.86B$7.64B$18.77B$7.36B$10.91B$6.58B$12.72B$6.01B$9.80B$9.02B$11.49B
QoQ Change-8.8%+29.5%-32.0%-11.8%-43.0%+15.4%+40.9%-55.1%-28.7%+167.5%+145.6%-60.8%+48.3%-39.7%+93.4%-52.7%+63.0%-8.0%+27.4%
YoY Change-29.1%-55.7%-60.5%-18.2%-58.4%-47.9%+20.8%+110.5%+83.8%+282.0%-13.9%-32.2%-18.3%-10.2%+37.1%-9.7%
Range$2.86B$18.77B
CAGR-3.4%
Avg YoY Growth+11.2%
Median YoY Growth-16.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases?
Bank of New York Mellon (BK) reported investment purchases of $11.49B in Q1 2026.
How has Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases decreased by 9.7% year-over-year, from $12.72B to $11.49B.
What is the long-term trend for Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Bank of New York Mellon's investment purchases has grown at a -8.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $54.24B to $37.55B.
What does investment purchases mean?
The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.