What is Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities?

Shopify (SHOP) reported payments to acquire marketable securities of $2.40B in Q4 2025.

How has Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities changed year-over-year?

Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities increased by 2.5% year-over-year, from $2.34B to $2.40B.

What is the long-term trend for Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities?

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities has grown at a 12.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.01B to $7.04B.

What does payments to acquire marketable securities mean?

Cash spent on purchasing short-term financial investments.

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '16

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Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities

Shopify Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities increased by 64.2% to $2.40B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.5%, from $2.34B to $2.40B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities shows an upward trend with a 12.0% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement

SectionOther

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityVolatile

First reportedQ1 2015

Last reportedQ2 2016

How to read this metric

High activity indicates a strategy of parking excess cash in interest-bearing instruments rather than holding cash equivalents.

Detailed definition

This metric tracks the cash used to purchase short-term, liquid financial instruments such as bonds or equity securities...

Peer comparison

Common in companies with large cash balances and treasury management functions.

Metric ID: is_cvx_payments_to_acquire_marketable_securities

Historical Data

16 periods

	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	$1.25B	$1.25B	$1.25B	$1.25B	$1.46B	$1.46B	$1.46B	$1.46B	$2.14B	$1.83B	$2.09B	$2.34B	$1.72B	$1.46B	$1.46B	$2.40B
QoQ Change	—	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+16.6%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+0.0%	+46.3%	-14.2%	+13.7%	+12.1%	-26.5%	-14.8%	-0.3%	+64.2%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	+16.6%	+16.6%	+16.6%	+16.6%	+46.3%	+25.6%	+42.9%	+60.2%	-19.6%	-20.2%	-30.0%	+2.5%

Range$1.25B – $2.40B

CAGR+18.9%

Avg YoY Growth+14.5%

Median YoY Growth+16.6%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities?: Shopify (SHOP) reported payments to acquire marketable securities of $2.40B in Q4 2025.
How has Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities changed year-over-year?: Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities increased by 2.5% year-over-year, from $2.34B to $2.40B.
What is the long-term trend for Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Shopify's payments to acquire marketable securities has grown at a 12.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.01B to $7.04B.
What does payments to acquire marketable securities mean?: Cash spent on purchasing short-term financial investments.