Investing

Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets

Lattice Semiconductor Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets decreased by 35.4% to $4.89M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 41.3%, from $3.46M to $4.89M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets shows an upward trend with a 13.6% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ1 2026May 4, 2026

How to read this metric

Higher spending reflects a focus on technological advancement or intellectual property growth.

Detailed definition

Cash outflows for the acquisition of non-physical assets such as software, patents, trademarks, or licenses. These inves...

Peer comparison

Increasingly important for tech-enabled service providers and software companies.

Metric ID: investing_payments_to_acquire_intangible_assets

Historical Data

21 periods
 Q1 '21Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$3.06M$3.32M$3.16M$2.33M$2.70M$2.66M$2.95M$3.27M$2.62M$3.18M$3.12M$4.24M$4.32M$3.29M$4.89M$4.22M$3.46M$4.32M$4.43M$7.57M$4.89M
QoQ Change+8.7%-4.9%-26.3%+16.2%-1.5%+10.9%+10.8%-20.1%+21.8%-2.1%+35.8%+2.0%-24.0%+48.7%-13.7%-17.9%+24.8%+2.6%+70.8%-35.4%
YoY Change-11.5%-19.8%-6.4%+40.5%-3.3%+19.5%+5.6%+29.4%+65.2%+3.2%+56.7%-0.4%-19.9%+31.5%-9.3%+79.5%+41.3%
Range$2.33M$7.57M
CAGR+9.9%
Avg YoY Growth+17.8%
Median YoY Growth+5.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lattice Semiconductor's payments to acquire intangible assets?
Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC) reported payments to acquire intangible assets of $4.89M in Q1 2026.
How has Lattice Semiconductor's payments to acquire intangible assets changed year-over-year?
Lattice Semiconductor's payments to acquire intangible assets increased by 41.3% year-over-year, from $3.46M to $4.89M.
What is the long-term trend for Lattice Semiconductor's payments to acquire intangible assets?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Lattice Semiconductor's payments to acquire intangible assets has grown at a 13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $11.86M to $19.78M.
What does payments to acquire intangible assets mean?
Cash spent on acquiring non-physical assets like software or patents.