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Payments to Acquire Investments
International Business Machines Payments to Acquire Investments 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), Payments to Acquire Investments shows an upward trend with a 29.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
Increases suggest a strategy of diversifying capital or building strategic partnerships, while decreases may indicate a focus on core operations.
Detailed definition
This represents cash outflows for the purchase of financial assets, such as equity stakes in other companies, debt secur...
Peer comparison
Commonly found in the investing section of the cash flow statement as 'Payments to acquire investments' or 'Purchases of securities'.
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other_payments_to_acquire_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 | $765.00M | $906.00M | $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 | — | -24.6% | +18.4% | +13.1% | +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% | +179.5% | +60.7% | +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 payments to acquire investments?
- International Business Machines (IBM) reported payments to acquire investments of $1.61B in Q1 2026.
- How has International Business Machines's payments to acquire investments changed year-over-year?
- International Business Machines's payments to acquire investments decreased by 75.1% year-over-year, from $6.49B to $1.61B.
- What is the long-term trend for International Business Machines's payments to acquire investments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), International Business Machines's payments to acquire investments has grown at a 29.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.56B to $10.10B.
- What does payments to acquire investments mean?
- Cash used to purchase financial investments or equity stakes in other entities.