Investing

Investment Purchases

Comcast Investment Purchases increased by 211.8% to $237.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 63.4%, from $145.00M to $237.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 65.4% 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_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$34.00M$36.00M$52.00M$66.00M$1.10B$925.00M$185.00M$149.00M$444.00M$356.00M$364.00M$404.00M$302.00M$228.00M$148.00M$145.00M$987.00M$94.00M$76.00M$237.00M
QoQ Change+5.9%+44.4%+26.9%>999%-15.8%-80.0%-19.5%+198.0%-19.8%+2.2%+11.0%-25.2%-24.5%-35.1%-2.0%+580.7%-90.5%-19.1%+211.8%
YoY Change>999%>999%+255.8%+125.8%-59.6%-61.5%+96.8%+171.1%-32.0%-36.0%-59.3%-64.1%+226.8%-58.8%-48.6%+63.4%
Range$34.00M$1.10B
CAGR+50.5%
Avg YoY Growth+382.4%
Median YoY Growth+15.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Comcast's investment purchases?
Comcast (CMCSA) reported investment purchases of $237.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Comcast's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
Comcast's investment purchases increased by 63.4% year-over-year, from $145.00M to $237.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Comcast's investment purchases?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Comcast's investment purchases has grown at a 65.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $174.00M to $1.30B.
What does investment purchases mean?
The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.