Investing
Investment Purchases
Nvidia Investment Purchases increased by 259.2% to $20.54B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 193.0%, from $7.01B to $20.54B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 13.1% 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:
purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | 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 | $4.47B | $4.80B | $6.75B | $8.77B | $3.93B | $3.64B | $2.19B | $2.13B | $2.80B | $2.54B | $5.35B | $7.52B | $9.30B | $5.74B | $4.52B | $7.01B | $6.55B | $7.81B | $5.72B | $20.54B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.3% | +40.7% | +29.8% | -55.1% | -7.3% | -40.0% | -2.5% | +31.3% | -9.2% | +110.3% | +40.7% | +23.7% | -38.3% | -21.3% | +55.2% | -6.6% | +19.3% | -26.8% | +259.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -12.0% | -24.1% | -67.6% | -75.7% | -28.8% | -30.2% | +144.3% | +252.7% | +232.1% | +126.0% | -15.5% | -6.8% | -29.6% | +36.0% | +26.6% | +193.0% |
Range$2.13B – $20.54B
CAGR+37.9%
Avg YoY Growth+45.0%
Median YoY Growth-9.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Nvidia's investment purchases?
- Nvidia (NVDA) reported investment purchases of $20.54B in Q4 2025.
- How has Nvidia's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Nvidia's investment purchases increased by 193.0% year-over-year, from $7.01B to $20.54B.
- What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Nvidia's investment purchases has grown at a 13.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $24.79B to $40.62B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.