Investing
Investment Purchases
Cisco Systems, Inc. Investment Purchases increased by 39.9% to $3.14B in Q2 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 106.1%, from $1.52B to $3.14B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -16.3% 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_investmentsHistorical Data
21 periods
| Q1 '21 | 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 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.83B | $1.47B | $2.95B | $986.00M | $1.45B | $687.00M | $1.94B | $1.85B | $3.86B | $3.22B | $1.85B | $403.00M | $791.00M | $1.19B | $1.78B | $486.00M | $805.00M | $1.52B | $1.98B | $2.24B | $3.14B |
| QoQ Change | — | -19.5% | +100.3% | -66.6% | +46.7% | -52.5% | +182.8% | -4.6% | +107.9% | -16.5% | -42.5% | -78.2% | +96.3% | +49.9% | +49.7% | -72.6% | +65.6% | +89.2% | +30.3% | +13.1% | +39.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -21.0% | -53.4% | -34.2% | +88.0% | +166.6% | +368.6% | -4.8% | -78.3% | -79.5% | -63.2% | -4.1% | +20.6% | +1.8% | +28.4% | +11.8% | +361.7% | +106.1% |
Range$403.00M – $3.86B
CAGR+11.4%
Avg YoY Growth+48.0%
Median YoY Growth+1.8%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cisco Systems, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) reported investment purchases of $3.14B in Q2 2026.
- How has Cisco Systems, Inc.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Cisco Systems, Inc.'s investment purchases increased by 106.1% year-over-year, from $1.52B to $3.14B.
- What is the long-term trend for Cisco Systems, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cisco Systems, Inc.'s investment purchases has grown at a -16.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.33B to $4.59B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.