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Cumulative Cost Basis

Snowflake Cumulative Cost Basis decreased by 10.0% to $2.45B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 15.6%, from $2.90B to $2.45B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Cumulative Cost Basis shows a downward trend with a -11.0% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2020
Last reportedQ3 2026Dec 5, 2025

How to read this metric

Provides a stable reference point for the scale of the bank's investment activities and historical capital deployment.

Detailed definition

The cumulative cost basis represents the original purchase price or historical cost of assets or liabilities before any...

Peer comparison

Universal accounting concept used by all financial institutions to track historical investment scale.

Metric ID: cumulative_cost_basis

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26Q3 '26
Value$4.46B$4.39B$4.17B$4.04B$4.01B$4.18B$4.13B$4.18B$4.41B$4.13B$3.54B$3.01B$3.14B$2.65B$2.90B$2.66B$2.62B$2.72B$2.45B
QoQ Change-1.6%-5.0%-3.2%-0.7%+4.2%-1.1%+1.1%+5.6%-6.4%-14.3%-15.1%+4.5%-15.7%+9.5%-8.1%-1.6%+3.7%-10.0%
YoY Change-10.2%-4.9%-1.0%+3.4%+10.1%-1.2%-14.3%-28.1%-28.8%-35.8%-18.0%-11.3%-16.6%+2.7%-15.6%
Range$2.45B$4.46B
CAGR-12.5%
Avg YoY Growth-11.3%
Median YoY Growth-11.3%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Snowflake's cumulative cost basis?
Snowflake (SNOW) reported cumulative cost basis of $2.45B in Q3 2025.
How has Snowflake's cumulative cost basis changed year-over-year?
Snowflake's cumulative cost basis decreased by 15.6% year-over-year, from $2.90B to $2.45B.
What is the long-term trend for Snowflake's cumulative cost basis?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Snowflake's cumulative cost basis has grown at a -11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.25B to $2.66B.
What does cumulative cost basis mean?
The original total cost of assets or liabilities before any accounting adjustments.