Investing

Investment Purchases

Duke Energy Investment Purchases decreased by 24.7% to $1.48B in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.4%, from $1.33B to $1.48B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Investment Purchases shows relatively stable performance with a -2.2% 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

17 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25
Value$1.60B$1.11B$1.81B$1.52B$668.00M$1.44B$624.00M$866.00M$728.00M$1.22B$950.00M$946.00M$1.33B$1.11B$2.32B$1.97B$1.48B
QoQ Change-30.5%+62.7%-16.1%-55.9%+114.8%-56.5%+38.8%-15.9%+67.2%-21.9%-0.4%+40.5%-16.9%+110.2%-15.4%-24.7%
YoY Change-58.2%+29.3%-65.4%-42.9%+9.0%-15.2%+52.2%+9.2%+82.6%-9.2%+144.5%+107.8%+11.4%
Range$624.00M$2.32B
CAGR-1.9%
Avg YoY Growth+19.6%
Median YoY Growth+9.2%
Current Streak2 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Duke Energy's investment purchases?
Duke Energy (DUK) reported investment purchases of $1.48B in Q2 2025.
How has Duke Energy's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
Duke Energy's investment purchases increased by 11.4% year-over-year, from $1.33B to $1.48B.
What is the long-term trend for Duke Energy's investment purchases?
Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Duke Energy's investment purchases has grown at a -2.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.10B to $5.70B.
What does investment purchases mean?
The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.