Investing
Investment Purchases
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $51.00M to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -46.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate a strategy to earn interest on excess cash, while a decrease may suggest a need for cash for operations or debt repayment.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the cash outflow for the purchase of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other financi...
Peer comparison
Standard for large-cap companies with significant cash reserves; peers manage these portfolios to balance liquidity needs with yield generation.
Metric ID:
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 | $1.65B | $1.53B | $1.32B | $925.00M | $1.55B | $1.74B | $1.38B | $2.20B | $1.52B | $1.62B | $1.62B | $1.68B | $1.53B | $636.00M | $1.17B | $51.00M | $319.00M | $100.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.6% | -13.2% | -30.1% | +67.0% | +12.8% | -20.9% | +59.8% | -30.9% | +6.4% | +0.2% | +3.4% | -8.7% | -58.5% | +83.8% | -95.6% | +525.5% | -68.7% | -100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -6.4% | +14.3% | +4.2% | +138.3% | -1.5% | -7.1% | +17.7% | -23.9% | +0.7% | -60.7% | -28.0% | -97.0% | -79.2% | -84.3% | -100.0% | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $2.20B
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth-25.8%
Median YoY Growth-15.5%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
Investment Purchases at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southwest Airlines's investment purchases?
- Southwest Airlines (LUV) reported investment purchases of $0.00 in Q1 2026.
- How has Southwest Airlines's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Southwest Airlines's investment purchases decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $51.00M to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for Southwest Airlines's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Southwest Airlines's investment purchases has grown at a -46.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.82B to $470.00M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.