Investing

Investment Purchases

CVS Health Investment Purchases increased by 2.8% to $3.97B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 57.8%, from $2.51B to $3.97B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 10.8% 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

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value$2.44B$1.85B$2.55B$3.47B$1.54B$1.43B$1.31B$2.36B$2.14B$2.13B$2.42B$3.55B$3.24B$5.90B$2.51B$3.55B$3.63B$3.86B$3.97B
QoQ Change-24.3%+37.8%+36.4%-55.8%-7.0%-8.5%+80.4%-9.2%-0.7%+13.7%+46.6%-8.7%+82.2%-57.4%+41.3%+2.3%+6.2%+2.8%
YoY Change-37.0%-22.6%-48.7%-32.1%+39.4%+48.8%+85.0%+50.3%+51.1%+177.3%+4.0%+0.2%+12.3%-34.5%+57.8%
Range$1.31B$5.90B
CAGR+11.4%
Avg YoY Growth+23.4%
Median YoY Growth+12.3%
Current Streak4 quarters growth

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVS Health's investment purchases?
CVS Health (CVS) reported investment purchases of $3.97B in Q4 2025.
How has CVS Health's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
CVS Health's investment purchases increased by 57.8% year-over-year, from $2.51B to $3.97B.
What is the long-term trend for CVS Health's investment purchases?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CVS Health's investment purchases has grown at a 10.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.96B to $15.01B.
What does investment purchases mean?
The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.