Investing
Investment Purchases
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $24.00M to $0.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -26.7% 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 | $63.00M | $56.00M | $115.00M | $68.00M | $64.00M | $63.00M | $1.71B | $2.37B | $599.00M | $377.00M | $174.00M | $50.00M | $2.00M | $0.00 | $24.00M | $90.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| QoQ Change | — | -11.1% | +105.4% | -40.9% | -5.9% | -1.6% | >999% | +38.6% | -74.7% | -37.1% | -53.8% | -71.3% | -96.0% | -100.0% | — | +275.0% | -100.0% | — | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +1.6% | +12.5% | >999% | >999% | +835.9% | +498.4% | -89.8% | -97.9% | -99.7% | -100.0% | -86.2% | +80.0% | -100.0% | — | -100.0% |
Range$0.00 – $2.37B
CAGR-100.0%
Avg YoY Growth+395.0%
Median YoY Growth-42.3%
Investment Purchases at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is United Parcel Service, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) reported investment purchases of $0.00 in Q4 2025.
- How has United Parcel Service, Inc.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- United Parcel Service, Inc.'s investment purchases decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $24.00M to $0.00.
- What is the long-term trend for United Parcel Service, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), United Parcel Service, Inc.'s investment purchases has grown at a -26.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $312.00M to $90.00M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.