Investing
Investment Purchases
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Investment Purchases increased by 60.2% to $1.40B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 112.3%, from $660.00M to $1.40B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 13.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2013
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
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 | $381.60M | $464.80M | $439.10M | $616.20M | $241.10M | $975.30M | $2.11B | $1.61B | $742.10M | $999.00M | $854.70M | $1.16B | $475.10M | $1.06B | $660.00M | $1.07B | $1.09B | $874.70M | $1.40B |
| QoQ Change | — | +21.8% | -5.5% | +40.3% | -60.9% | +304.5% | +116.6% | -24.0% | -53.8% | +34.6% | -14.4% | +35.3% | -58.9% | +124.1% | -38.0% | +62.4% | +1.6% | -19.7% | +60.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -36.8% | +109.8% | +381.2% | +160.7% | +207.8% | +2.4% | -59.5% | -28.0% | -36.0% | +6.6% | -22.8% | -7.3% | +129.2% | -17.9% | +112.3% |
Range$241.10M – $2.11B
CAGR+33.5%
Avg YoY Growth+60.1%
Median YoY Growth+2.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) reported investment purchases of $1.40B in Q4 2025.
- How has Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s investment purchases increased by 112.3% year-over-year, from $660.00M to $1.40B.
- What is the long-term trend for Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s investment purchases has grown at a 13.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.38B to $3.89B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.