Investing
Investment Purchases
Wells Fargo & Company Investment Purchases increased by 84.1% to $26.19B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 48.2%, from $17.68B to $26.19B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows a downward trend with a -10.1% 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:
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 | $35.79B | $12.58B | $25.86B | $19.20B | $12.10B | $7.54B | $1.27B | $12.39B | $4.37B | $4.72B | $4.57B | $19.67B | $19.44B | $33.51B | $22.85B | $17.68B | $14.97B | $25.25B | $14.23B | $26.19B |
| QoQ Change | — | -64.9% | +105.5% | -25.8% | -37.0% | -37.7% | -83.2% | +875.8% | -64.8% | +8.1% | -3.2% | +330.4% | -1.2% | +72.4% | -31.8% | -22.6% | -15.3% | +68.8% | -43.7% | +84.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -66.2% | -40.0% | -95.1% | -35.4% | -63.9% | -37.4% | +259.9% | +58.7% | +345.2% | +609.7% | +399.8% | -10.1% | -23.0% | -24.6% | -37.7% | +48.2% |
Range$1.27B – $35.79B
CAGR-6.4%
Avg YoY Growth+80.5%
Median YoY Growth-23.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wells Fargo & Company's investment purchases?
- Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) reported investment purchases of $26.19B in Q1 2026.
- How has Wells Fargo & Company's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Wells Fargo & Company's investment purchases increased by 48.2% year-over-year, from $17.68B to $26.19B.
- What is the long-term trend for Wells Fargo & Company's investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wells Fargo & Company's investment purchases has grown at a -10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $110.43B to $72.13B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.