Investing
Investment Purchases
Dell Technologies Investment Purchases decreased by 43.5% to $26.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 38.1%, from $42.00M to $26.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -12.4% 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_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $146.00M | $124.00M | $50.00M | $94.00M | $52.00M | $28.00M | $21.00M | $7.00M | $15.00M | $98.00M | $30.00M | $29.00M | $39.00M | $25.00M | $19.00M | $42.00M | $97.00M | $28.00M | $46.00M | $26.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -15.1% | -59.7% | +88.0% | -44.7% | -46.2% | -25.0% | -66.7% | +114.3% | +553.3% | -69.4% | -3.3% | +34.5% | -35.9% | -24.0% | +121.1% | +131.0% | -71.1% | +64.3% | -43.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -64.4% | -77.4% | -58.0% | -92.6% | -71.2% | +250.0% | +42.9% | +314.3% | +160.0% | -74.5% | -36.7% | +44.8% | +148.7% | +12.0% | +142.1% | -38.1% |
Range$7.00M – $146.00M
CAGR-30.5%
Avg YoY Growth+37.6%
Median YoY Growth-12.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dell Technologies's investment purchases?
- Dell Technologies (DELL) reported investment purchases of $26.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Dell Technologies's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Dell Technologies's investment purchases decreased by 38.1% year-over-year, from $42.00M to $26.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Dell Technologies's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Dell Technologies's investment purchases has grown at a -12.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $362.00M to $213.00M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.