Investing
Investment Purchases
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 37.1%, from $595.00M to $374.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 964.7% 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
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $250.00K | $250.00K | $250.00K | $301.00M | $301.00M | $301.00M | $301.00M | $562.00M | $25.00M | $15.00M | $49.00M | $0.00 | $455.00M | $595.00M | $612.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $374.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | >999% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +86.7% | -95.6% | -40.0% | +226.7% | -100.0% | — | +30.8% | +2.9% | -100.0% | — | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | >999% | >999% | >999% | +86.7% | -91.7% | -97.3% | +96.0% | — | — | >999% | >999% | — | -100.0% | -37.1% |
Range$0.00 – $612.00M
CAGR+458.5%
Avg YoY Growth>999%
Median YoY Growth+96.0%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
Investment Purchases at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Merck & Co.'s investment purchases?
- Merck & Co. (MRK) reported investment purchases of $374.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Merck & Co.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Merck & Co.'s investment purchases decreased by 37.1% year-over-year, from $595.00M to $374.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Merck & Co.'s investment purchases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Merck & Co.'s investment purchases has grown at a 964.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.00M to $1.21B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.