Investing
Investment Purchases
International Business Machines Investment Purchases increased by 36.0% to $1.61B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 75.1%, from $6.49B to $1.61B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 29.8% 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:
cf_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 | $1.02B | $764.00M | $907.00M | $1.03B | $1.31B | $2.14B | $1.46B | $8.53B | $729.00M | $1.11B | $769.00M | $4.93B | $662.00M | $905.00M | $1.26B | $6.49B | $1.25B | $1.17B | $1.19B | $1.61B |
| QoQ Change | — | -24.7% | +18.7% | +13.0% | +27.9% | +63.1% | -31.9% | +485.9% | -91.5% | +52.8% | -31.0% | +541.6% | -86.6% | +36.7% | +39.3% | +414.4% | -80.7% | -6.7% | +1.3% | +36.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +29.2% | +179.8% | +60.5% | +732.3% | -44.4% | -47.9% | -47.2% | -42.2% | -9.2% | -18.8% | +64.0% | +31.5% | +89.4% | +29.3% | -6.0% | -75.1% |
Range$662.00M – $8.53B
CAGR+10.2%
Avg YoY Growth+57.8%
Median YoY Growth+11.6%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is International Business Machines's investment purchases?
- International Business Machines (IBM) reported investment purchases of $1.61B in Q1 2026.
- How has International Business Machines's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- International Business Machines's investment purchases decreased by 75.1% year-over-year, from $6.49B to $1.61B.
- What is the long-term trend for International Business Machines's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Business Machines's investment purchases has grown at a 29.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.56B to $10.10B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.