Investing
Investment Purchases
Meta 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
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_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?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.