Investing
Investment Purchases
Year-over-year, this metric grew by 553.8%, from $13.00M to $85.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -40.1% 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 | $42.00M | $2.00M | $0.00 | $17.00M | $0.00 | $25.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $68.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $68.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | $13.00M | $3.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $85.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -95.2% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | — | -100.0% | — | — | — | -100.0% | — | +550.0% | -76.9% | -100.0% | — | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | >999% | — | -100.0% | — | -100.0% | — | — | +0.0% | — | — | — | -95.6% | — | -100.0% | +553.8% |
Range$0.00 – $85.00M
CAGR+16.0%
Avg YoY Growth+151.0%
Median YoY Growth-97.8%
Investment Purchases at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Eaton Corporation's investment purchases?
- Eaton Corporation (ETN) reported investment purchases of $85.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Eaton Corporation's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Eaton Corporation's investment purchases increased by 553.8% year-over-year, from $13.00M to $85.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Eaton Corporation's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Eaton Corporation's investment purchases has grown at a -40.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $124.00M to $16.00M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.