Investing
Investment Purchases
Starbucks Investment Purchases increased by 7.1% to $54.60M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 47.0%, from $103.10M to $54.60M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -6.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
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
| 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 | $45.60M | $64.70M | $61.00M | $6.50M | $49.80M | $260.60M | $10.50M | $237.20M | $109.40M | $253.40M | $217.10M | $254.90M | $73.60M | $81.90M | $66.30M | $103.10M | $128.80M | $35.40M | $51.00M | $54.60M |
| QoQ Change | — | +41.9% | -5.7% | -89.3% | +666.2% | +423.3% | -96.0% | >999% | -53.9% | +131.6% | -14.3% | +17.4% | -71.1% | +11.3% | -19.0% | +55.5% | +24.9% | -72.5% | +44.1% | +7.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.2% | +302.8% | -82.8% | >999% | +119.7% | -2.8% | >999% | +7.5% | -32.7% | -67.7% | -69.5% | -59.6% | +75.0% | -56.8% | -23.1% | -47.0% |
Range$6.50M – $260.60M
CAGR+3.9%
Avg YoY Growth+349.3%
Median YoY Growth-12.9%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Starbucks's investment purchases?
- Starbucks (SBUX) reported investment purchases of $54.60M in Q1 2026.
- How has Starbucks's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Starbucks's investment purchases decreased by 47.0% year-over-year, from $103.10M to $54.60M.
- What is the long-term trend for Starbucks's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Starbucks's investment purchases has grown at a -6.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $432.00M to $333.60M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.