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Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities
Ford Motor Company Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities decreased by 22.6% to $1.74B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 28.4%, from $2.43B to $1.74B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities shows a downward trend with a -23.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
High outflows indicate the company is deploying excess cash into investments rather than operations or debt reduction.
Detailed definition
This metric tracks cash outflows used to purchase short-term or long-term investment securities, such as stocks, bonds,...
Peer comparison
Standard investing activity item for companies with significant treasury management functions.
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other_payments_to_acquire_marketable_securitiesHistorical 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 | $6.01B | $5.65B | $4.25B | $4.32B | $3.75B | $6.05B | $3.34B | $2.55B | $2.32B | $1.04B | $2.69B | $2.99B | $3.08B | $2.43B | $3.8B | $2.43B | $2.01B | $2.77B | $2.25B | $1.74B |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.0% | -24.8% | +1.7% | -13.3% | +61.5% | -44.7% | -23.9% | -9.0% | -55.1% | +159.0% | +10.9% | +3.3% | -21.1% | +56.2% | -36.0% | -17.5% | +37.8% | -18.6% | -22.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -37.7% | +7.1% | -21.3% | -41.1% | -38.2% | -82.8% | -19.5% | +17.3% | +33.2% | +134.1% | +41.2% | -18.5% | -34.9% | +13.7% | -40.7% | -28.4% |
Range$1.04B – $6.05B
CAGR-22.9%
Avg YoY Growth-7.3%
Median YoY Growth-20.4%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ford Motor Company's payments to acquire marketable securities?
- Ford Motor Company (F) reported payments to acquire marketable securities of $1.74B in Q1 2026.
- How has Ford Motor Company's payments to acquire marketable securities changed year-over-year?
- Ford Motor Company's payments to acquire marketable securities decreased by 28.4% year-over-year, from $2.43B to $1.74B.
- What is the long-term trend for Ford Motor Company's payments to acquire marketable securities?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ford Motor Company's payments to acquire marketable securities has grown at a -23.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $27.49B to $9.46B.
- What does payments to acquire marketable securities mean?
- Cash spent on buying investment securities.