Investing
Investment Purchases
Schlumberger Investment Purchases decreased by 11.2% to $103.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.6%, from $108.00M to $103.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows relatively stable performance with a -2.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
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
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 | $103.00M | $117.00M | $169.00M | $168.00M | $143.00M | $109.00M | $167.00M | $133.00M | $120.00M | $138.00M | $116.00M | $121.00M | $135.00M | $134.00M | $93.00M | $108.00M | $117.00M | $87.00M | $116.00M | $103.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.6% | +44.4% | -0.6% | -14.9% | -23.8% | +53.2% | -20.4% | -9.8% | +15.0% | -15.9% | +4.3% | +11.6% | -0.7% | -30.6% | +16.1% | +8.3% | -25.6% | +33.3% | -11.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +38.8% | -6.8% | -1.2% | -20.8% | -16.1% | +26.6% | -30.5% | -9.0% | +12.5% | -2.9% | -19.8% | -10.7% | -13.3% | -35.1% | +24.7% | -4.6% |
Range$87.00M – $169.00M
CAGR+0.0%
Avg YoY Growth-4.3%
Median YoY Growth-7.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Schlumberger 's investment purchases?
- Schlumberger (SLB) reported investment purchases of $103.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Schlumberger 's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Schlumberger 's investment purchases decreased by 4.6% year-over-year, from $108.00M to $103.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Schlumberger 's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Schlumberger 's investment purchases has grown at a -2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $474.00M to $428.00M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.