Investing
Investment Purchases
Charles Schwab Corporation Investment Purchases increased by 569.4% to $5.75B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 681.3%, from $736.00M to $5.75B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -52.8% 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_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 | $40.48B | $47.97B | $41.62B | $30.71B | $15.74B | $3.44B | $1.11B | $0.00 | $0.00 | $775.00M | $712.00M | $523.00M | $735.00M | $992.00M | $736.00M | $1.07B | $820.00M | $859.00M | $5.75B |
| QoQ Change | — | +18.5% | -13.2% | -26.2% | -48.7% | -78.1% | -67.7% | -100.0% | — | — | -8.1% | -26.5% | +40.5% | +35.0% | -25.8% | +45.0% | -23.1% | +4.8% | +569.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -61.1% | -92.8% | -97.3% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -77.5% | -36.0% | — | — | +28.0% | +3.4% | +104.0% | +11.6% | -13.4% | +681.3% |
Range$0.00 – $47.97B
CAGR-35.2%
Avg YoY Growth+19.2%
Median YoY Growth-36.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Charles Schwab Corporation's investment purchases?
- Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) reported investment purchases of $5.75B in Q4 2025.
- How has Charles Schwab Corporation's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Charles Schwab Corporation's investment purchases increased by 681.3% year-over-year, from $736.00M to $5.75B.
- What is the long-term trend for Charles Schwab Corporation's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Charles Schwab Corporation's investment purchases has grown at a -52.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $171.73B to $8.50B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.