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Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities
General Motors Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities increased by 32.5% to $734.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.8%, from $645.00M to $734.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities shows a downward trend with a -28.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2017
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 28, 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 | $1.72B | $1.69B | $3.18B | $3.45B | $2.15B | $1.85B | $4.39B | $643.00M | $2.08B | $1.26B | $440.00M | $995.00M | $1.24B | $1.24B | $519.00M | $645.00M | $603.00M | $537.00M | $554.00M | $734.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.7% | +87.6% | +8.6% | -37.6% | -14.3% | +137.8% | -85.3% | +224.1% | -39.4% | -65.1% | +126.1% | +24.3% | -0.2% | -58.0% | +24.3% | -6.5% | -10.9% | +3.2% | +32.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +24.9% | +8.9% | +38.0% | -81.4% | -3.2% | -31.6% | -90.0% | +54.7% | -40.6% | -2.1% | +18.0% | -35.2% | -51.3% | -56.5% | +6.7% | +13.8% |
Range$440.00M – $4.39B
CAGR-16.5%
Avg YoY Growth-14.2%
Median YoY Growth-2.7%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is General Motors's payments to acquire marketable securities?
- General Motors (GM) reported payments to acquire marketable securities of $734.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has General Motors's payments to acquire marketable securities changed year-over-year?
- General Motors's payments to acquire marketable securities increased by 13.8% year-over-year, from $645.00M to $734.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for General Motors's payments to acquire marketable securities?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), General Motors's payments to acquire marketable securities has grown at a -28.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $8.96B to $2.34B.
- What does payments to acquire marketable securities mean?
- Cash spent on buying investment securities.