Investing
Investment Purchases
Intel Investment Purchases decreased by 32.6% to $7.19B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 112.3%, from $3.39B to $7.19B.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2013
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
16 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $8.66B | $11.71B | $19.09B | $6.42B | $6.16B | $16.13B | $9.56B | $11.59B | $6.46B | $11.17B | $13.89B | $6.42B | $3.39B | $2.34B | $10.67B | $7.19B |
| QoQ Change | — | +35.2% | +63.1% | -66.4% | -4.2% | +162.1% | -40.7% | +21.2% | -44.3% | +73.0% | +24.3% | -53.8% | -47.3% | -30.8% | +355.2% | -32.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -25.8% | -47.4% | -15.5% | +48.9% | +88.3% | -60.0% | +16.8% | +19.8% | — | -47.6% | -79.0% | -23.1% | +112.3% |
Range$2.34B – $19.09B
CAGR-4.8%
Avg YoY Growth-1.0%
Median YoY Growth-19.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intel's investment purchases?
- Intel (INTC) reported investment purchases of $7.19B in Q1 2026.
- How has Intel's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Intel's investment purchases increased by 112.3% year-over-year, from $3.39B to $7.19B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.