Investing

Investment Purchases

Moody's Investment Purchases increased by 26.7% to $38.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 7.3%, from $41.00M to $38.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -19.0% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
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: purchases_of_investments

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$44.00M$28.00M$300.00M$46.00M$136.00M$62.00M$76.00M$45.00M$10.00M$53.00M$35.00M$50.00M$37.00M$536.00M$28.00M$41.00M$77.00M$40.00M$30.00M$38.00M
QoQ Change-36.4%+971.4%-84.7%+195.7%-54.4%+22.6%-40.8%-77.8%+430.0%-34.0%+42.9%-26.0%>999%-94.8%+46.4%+87.8%-48.1%-25.0%+26.7%
YoY Change+209.1%+121.4%-74.7%-2.2%-92.6%-14.5%-53.9%+11.1%+270.0%+911.3%-20.0%-18.0%+108.1%-92.5%+7.1%-7.3%
Range$10.00M$536.00M
CAGR-3.0%
Avg YoY Growth+78.9%
Median YoY Growth-4.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Moody's's investment purchases?
Moody's (MCO) reported investment purchases of $38.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
Moody's's investment purchases decreased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $41.00M to $38.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's investment purchases?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Moody's's investment purchases has grown at a -19.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $437.00M to $188.00M.
What does investment purchases mean?
The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.