Discontinued — last reported Q4 '14
Investment Purchases
InvestingMeta Platforms, Inc. Investment Purchases decreased by 63.3% to $2.84B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 36.4%, from $4.47B to $2.84B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -68.7% 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
17 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $10.30B | $7.79B | $6.09B | $4.07B | $2.22B | $2.60B | $741.00M | $85.00M | $718.00M | $1.01B | $1.17B | $6.89B | $3.29B | $4.47B | $11.76B | $7.75B | $2.84B |
| QoQ Change | — | -24.4% | -21.7% | -33.2% | -45.4% | +17.0% | -71.5% | -88.5% | +744.7% | +40.3% | +16.4% | +487.6% | -52.2% | +35.8% | +163.3% | -34.1% | -63.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -78.4% | -66.6% | -87.8% | -97.9% | -67.7% | -61.2% | +58.2% | >999% | +358.1% | +343.7% | +70.8% | +135.5% | -36.4% |
Range$85.00M – $11.76B
CAGR-27.5%
Avg YoY Growth+651.7%
Median YoY Growth-36.4%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported investment purchases of $2.84B in Q3 2025.
- How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Meta Platforms, Inc.'s investment purchases decreased by 36.4% year-over-year, from $4.47B to $2.84B.
- What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s investment purchases has grown at a -68.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $30.41B to $2.98B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Money the company spent buying stocks, bonds, or other financial securities.