Investing
Investment Purchases
Lowe's Companies Investment Purchases decreased by 9.4% to $403.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 40.4%, from $287.00M to $403.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -13.9% CAGR.
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
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 | $293.00M | $1.34B | $690.00M | $740.00M | $109.00M | $221.00M | $329.00M | $530.00M | $450.00M | $428.00M | $405.00M | $502.00M | $277.00M | $351.00M | $371.00M | $287.00M | $391.00M | $454.00M | $445.00M | $403.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +358.0% | -48.6% | +7.2% | -85.3% | +102.8% | +48.9% | +61.1% | -15.1% | -4.9% | -5.4% | +24.0% | -44.8% | +26.7% | +5.7% | -22.6% | +36.2% | +16.1% | -2.0% | -9.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -62.8% | -83.5% | -52.3% | -28.4% | +312.8% | +93.7% | +23.1% | -5.3% | -38.4% | -18.0% | -8.4% | -42.8% | +41.2% | +29.3% | +19.9% | +40.4% |
Range$109.00M – $1.34B
CAGR+6.9%
Avg YoY Growth+13.8%
Median YoY Growth-6.8%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Lowe's Companies's investment purchases?
- Lowe's Companies (LOW) reported investment purchases of $403.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Lowe's Companies's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Lowe's Companies's investment purchases increased by 40.4% year-over-year, from $287.00M to $403.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Lowe's Companies's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Lowe's Companies's investment purchases has grown at a -13.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.87B to $1.58B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.