Investing
Investment Purchases
Goldman Sachs Group Investment Purchases increased by 1959.0% to $62.33B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2633.6%, from $2.28B to $62.33B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -38.3% 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
19 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.87B | $12.28B | $7.91B | $8.78B | $27.72B | $16.49B | $7.55B | $10.46B | $6.58B | $10.74B | $12.48B | $25.24B | $19.43B | $34.07B | $2.28B | $2.14B | $1.95B | $3.03B | $62.33B |
| QoQ Change | — | +78.8% | -35.6% | +10.9% | +215.7% | -40.5% | -54.2% | +38.6% | -37.1% | +63.3% | +16.2% | +102.2% | -23.0% | +75.4% | -93.3% | -6.2% | -9.0% | +55.5% | >999% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +303.6% | +34.2% | -4.6% | +19.1% | -76.3% | -34.9% | +65.4% | +141.3% | +195.5% | +217.2% | -91.0% | -89.0% | -94.3% | — | >999% |
Range$1.95B – $62.33B
CAGR+63.3%
Avg YoY Growth+230.0%
Median YoY Growth+26.7%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Goldman Sachs Group's investment purchases?
- Goldman Sachs Group (GS) reported investment purchases of $62.33B in Q1 2026.
- How has Goldman Sachs Group's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Goldman Sachs Group's investment purchases increased by 2633.6% year-over-year, from $2.28B to $62.33B.
- What is the long-term trend for Goldman Sachs Group's investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Goldman Sachs Group's investment purchases has grown at a -38.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $39.91B to $9.39B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.