CME Group Investment Purchases decreased by 27.3% to $800.00K in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 73.3%, from $3.00M to $800.00K. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -6.3% CAGR.
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
cf_purchases_of_investments| 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 | $4.70M | $1.60M | $2.20M | $700.00K | $800.00K | $700.00K | $300.00K | $2.30M | $400.00K | $1.10M | $1.20M | $1.80M | $1.30M | $200.00K | $3.00M | $800.00K | $1.10M | $1.10M | $800.00K |
| QoQ Change | — | — | -66.0% | +37.5% | -68.2% | +14.3% | -12.5% | -57.1% | +666.7% | -82.6% | +175.0% | +9.1% | +50.0% | -27.8% | -84.6% | >999% | -73.3% | +37.5% | +0.0% | -27.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | -83.0% | -56.3% | -86.4% | +228.6% | -50.0% | +57.1% | +300.0% | -21.7% | +225.0% | -81.8% | +150.0% | -55.6% | -15.4% | +450.0% | -73.3% |