Increase In Financial Instruments Used In Operating Activities
Blackstone Increase In Financial Instruments Used In Operating Activities decreased by 13.5% to $1.63B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.5%, from $1.57B to $1.63B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Increase In Financial Instruments Used In Operating Activities shows a downward trend with a -13.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase signals capital deployment into investments, which may reduce immediate cash on hand.
Detailed definition
Represents the cash outflow used to acquire or increase holdings in financial instruments for operating purposes. This i...
Peer comparison
Reflects the firm's appetite for proprietary investment; common among large-scale asset managers.
operating_increase_in_financial_instruments_used_in_oper_6d2c24Historical Data
| 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 | $2.30B | $3.20B | $3.76B | $3.30B | $3.49B | $1.61B | $1.97B | $1.75B | $1.59B | $1.13B | $2.73B | $1.49B | $1.18B | $705.95M | $964.98M | $1.57B | $1.87B | $1.36B | $1.88B | $1.63B |
| QoQ Change | — | +39.2% | +17.7% | -12.5% | +5.9% | -53.9% | +22.7% | -11.6% | -9.1% | -28.9% | +141.7% | -45.3% | -21.1% | -40.1% | +36.7% | +63.1% | +18.6% | -27.4% | +38.9% | -13.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +51.9% | -49.7% | -47.5% | -47.0% | -54.5% | -29.9% | +38.1% | -14.5% | -25.7% | -37.4% | -64.6% | +5.4% | +58.4% | +92.1% | +95.1% | +3.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blackstone's increase in financial instruments used in operating activities?
- Blackstone (BX) reported increase in financial instruments used in operating activities of $1.63B in Q1 2026.
- How has Blackstone's increase in financial instruments used in operating activities changed year-over-year?
- Blackstone's increase in financial instruments used in operating activities increased by 3.5% year-over-year, from $1.57B to $1.63B.
- What is the long-term trend for Blackstone's increase in financial instruments used in operating activities?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Blackstone's increase in financial instruments used in operating activities has grown at a -13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.97B to $6.68B.
- What does increase in financial instruments used in operating activities mean?
- Cash spent to purchase financial instruments for operating purposes.