Investing
Investment Purchases
Cloudflare, Inc. Investment Purchases decreased by 19.1% to $769.12M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 90.5%, from $403.67M to $769.12M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 22.1% 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:
cf_purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $192.83M | $679.68M | $528.38M | $264.54M | $157.83M | $332.72M | $377.85M | $476.21M | $318.89M | $497.92M | $584.50M | $299.00M | $491.68M | $396.61M | $384.83M | $403.67M | $1.13B | $1.06B | $950.52M | $769.12M |
| QoQ Change | — | +252.5% | -22.3% | -49.9% | -40.3% | +110.8% | +13.6% | +26.0% | -33.0% | +56.1% | +17.4% | -48.8% | +64.4% | -19.3% | -3.0% | +4.9% | +179.2% | -6.3% | -10.0% | -19.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -18.1% | -51.0% | -28.5% | +80.0% | +102.0% | +49.6% | +54.7% | -37.2% | +54.2% | -20.3% | -34.2% | +35.0% | +129.2% | +166.2% | +147.0% | +90.5% |
Range$157.83M – $1.13B
CAGR+33.8%
Avg YoY Growth+44.9%
Median YoY Growth+51.9%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cloudflare, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) reported investment purchases of $769.12M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cloudflare, Inc.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Cloudflare, Inc.'s investment purchases increased by 90.5% year-over-year, from $403.67M to $769.12M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cloudflare, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cloudflare, Inc.'s investment purchases has grown at a 22.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.59B to $3.54B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.