Investing
Investment Purchases
eBay Investment Purchases decreased by 42.7% to $364.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 88.0%, from $3.04B to $364.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -25.8% 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
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 | $6.25B | $5.43B | $7.06B | $5.48B | $4.67B | $5.08B | $3.31B | $3.54B | $4.14B | $2.92B | $3.27B | $3.31B | $4.60B | $3.56B | $2.38B | $3.04B | $1.96B | $1.09B | $635.00M | $364.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -13.2% | +30.1% | -22.4% | -14.7% | +8.7% | -34.8% | +7.0% | +17.0% | -29.5% | +11.9% | +1.4% | +38.9% | -22.6% | -33.0% | +27.7% | -35.5% | -44.3% | -41.9% | -42.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -25.3% | -6.4% | -53.1% | -35.3% | -11.3% | -42.5% | -1.3% | -6.5% | +11.0% | +21.9% | -27.1% | -8.1% | -57.3% | -69.3% | -73.4% | -88.0% |
Range$364.00M – $7.06B
CAGR-45.0%
Avg YoY Growth-29.5%
Median YoY Growth-26.2%
Current Streak4 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is eBay's investment purchases?
- eBay (EBAY) reported investment purchases of $364.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has eBay's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- eBay's investment purchases decreased by 88.0% year-over-year, from $3.04B to $364.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for eBay's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), eBay's investment purchases has grown at a -25.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $22.16B to $6.74B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.