What is eBay's investment purchases?

eBay (EBAY) reported investment purchases of $364M 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 $364M.

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?

Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.

eBay EBAY Investment Purchases

Investment Purchases at other companies

Liquidity ServicesLQDT

$2.97M-72.2%

EtsyETSY

$84.46M-27.8%

ThredUp Inc.TDUP

$4.58M+42.5%

Mercado LibreMELI

$2.82B-33.4%

1stdibs.com, Inc.DIBS

$15.04M-37.3%

PayPal Holdings, Inc.PYPL

$5.92B-0.8%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.1B+19.5%

Gross profit$2.3B+21.1%

Operating income$611.0M0.0%

Net income$512.0M+2.6%

EPS (diluted)$1.12+6.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.2B+1.9%

Total debt$8.0B+4.6%

Total equity$4.4B-8.6%

Total assets$17.9B-5.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$969.0M+28.3%

CapEx$72.0M-35.1%

Free cash flow$897.0M+39.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$49.62B+50.2%

Enterprise value$53.34B+40.1%

P/E24.3×+9.2×

P/S4.3×+1.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin72%-0.1pp

Operating margin19.6%-2.7pp

Net margin17.6%-2.2pp

FCF margin20.6%+3.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity44.2%+7.5pp

Debt / equity1.8×+0.2×

Current ratio1.2×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by eBay in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireInvestments.

The official record: eBay’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is eBay's investment purchases?: eBay (EBAY) reported investment purchases of $364M 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 $364M.
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?: Cash spent purchasing investment securities across all categories.