Investing

Investment Purchases

PNC Financial Services Investment Purchases increased by 7.4% to $3.30B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 32.1%, from $4.87B to $3.30B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -34.8% 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_investments

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value$22.29B$13.53B$27.59B$15.60B$6.55B$1.45B$1.99B$612.00M$660.00M$1.52B$1.01B$1.77B$14.48B$9.26B$4.87B$4.10B$4.95B$3.08B$3.30B
QoQ Change-39.3%+103.9%-43.5%-58.0%-77.9%+37.7%-69.3%+7.8%+130.2%-33.2%+74.2%+719.9%-36.1%-47.4%-15.8%+20.7%-37.8%+7.4%
YoY Change-70.6%-89.3%-92.8%-96.1%-89.9%+5.0%-49.1%+188.6%>999%+509.3%+379.8%+132.0%-65.8%-66.8%-32.1%
Range$612.00M$27.59B
CAGR-34.6%
Avg YoY Growth+177.1%
Median YoY Growth-49.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PNC Financial Services's investment purchases?
PNC Financial Services (PNC) reported investment purchases of $3.30B in Q4 2025.
How has PNC Financial Services's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
PNC Financial Services's investment purchases decreased by 32.1% year-over-year, from $4.87B to $3.30B.
What is the long-term trend for PNC Financial Services's investment purchases?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), PNC Financial Services's investment purchases has grown at a -34.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $85.50B to $15.43B.
What does investment purchases mean?
The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.