Discontinued — last reported Q4 '14
Investment Purchases
InvestingMicrosoft Investment Purchases decreased by 44.3% to $9.85B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 380.2%, from $2.05B to $9.85B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 21.1% 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
19 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$5.56B | $10.31B | $2.51B | $8.72B | $7.89B | $5.01B | $11.60B | $9.06B | $3.66B | $8.46B | $4.26B | $2.18B | $1.49B | $1.62B | $2.05B | $4.47B | $23.04B | $17.67B | $9.85B |
| QoQ Change | — | +285.4% | -75.7% | +248.2% | -9.6% | -36.5% | +131.4% | -21.9% | -59.7% | +131.5% | -49.7% | -48.7% | -31.9% | +8.9% | +26.5% | +118.2% | +415.0% | -23.3% | -44.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +241.9% | -51.4% | +363.0% | +3.9% | -53.7% | +68.8% | -63.3% | -75.9% | -59.3% | -80.9% | -51.9% | +104.9% | >999% | +990.8% | +380.2% |
Range-$5.56B – $23.04B
CAGR+13.5%
Avg YoY Growth+211.1%
Median YoY Growth+3.9%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's investment purchases?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported investment purchases of $9.85B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's investment purchases increased by 380.2% year-over-year, from $2.05B to $9.85B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's investment purchases has grown at a 21.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $25.63B to $55.03B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Money the company spent buying stocks, bonds, or other financial securities.