Discontinued — last reported Q4 '14
Investment Purchases
InvestingMastercard Investment Purchases increased by 7.8% to $138.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 29.2%, from $195.00M to $138.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 37.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2014
How to read this metric
High volume indicates the company has significant excess cash from operations that it is parking in interest-bearing or liquid instruments.
Detailed definition
The total cash spent on purchasing liquid financial instruments, such as corporate bonds, government securities, or othe...
Peer comparison
Cash-rich companies like Microsoft and Apple frequently move billions between cash and short-term investment accounts.
Metric ID:
cf_purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
16 periods
| Q2 '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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $106.00M | $58.00M | $66.00M | $68.00M | $75.00M | $50.00M | $107.00M | $87.00M | $56.00M | $95.00M | $124.00M | $195.00M | $94.00M | $119.00M | $128.00M | $138.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -45.3% | +13.8% | +3.0% | +10.3% | -33.3% | +114.0% | -18.7% | -35.6% | +69.6% | +30.5% | +57.3% | -51.8% | +26.6% | +7.6% | +7.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | -37.7% | — | — | -13.8% | +62.1% | +27.9% | -25.3% | +90.0% | +15.9% | +124.1% | +67.9% | +25.3% | +3.2% | -29.2% |
Range$50.00M – $195.00M
CAGR+7.3%
Avg YoY Growth+25.9%
Median YoY Growth+20.6%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's investment purchases?
- Mastercard (MA) reported investment purchases of $138.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Mastercard's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's investment purchases decreased by 29.2% year-over-year, from $195.00M to $138.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's investment purchases?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Mastercard's investment purchases has grown at a 37.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $267.00M to $508.00M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Money the company spent buying stocks, bonds, or other financial securities.