Business Segments · Total Capital Expenditures

Government Operations — Total Capital Expenditures

BWX Technologies Government Operations — Total Capital Expenditures decreased by 29.6% to $27.10M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 46.5%, from $18.50M to $27.10M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Government Operations — Total Capital Expenditures shows a downward trend with a -9.5% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ1 2026May 4, 2026

How to read this metric

High capital expenditure indicates investment in growth or modernization, while low expenditure may suggest a focus on cash preservation or that assets are currently sufficient.

Detailed definition

Tracks the cash spent on acquiring, upgrading, and maintaining physical assets such as facilities and specialized nuclea...

Peer comparison

Standard capital intensity metric for industrial and manufacturing firms.

Metric ID: bwxt_segment_government_operations_total_capital_expenditures

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$36.76M$36.76M$36.76M$25.77M$25.77M$25.77M$25.77M$22.92M$22.92M$22.92M$22.92M$16.38M$14.38M$22.43M$28.05M$18.50M$15.77M$25.70M$38.47M$27.10M
QoQ Change+0.0%+0.0%-29.9%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-11.1%+0.0%+0.0%+0.0%-28.5%-12.2%+56.0%+25.1%-34.0%-14.8%+63.0%+49.7%-29.6%
YoY Change-29.9%-29.9%-29.9%-11.1%-11.1%-11.1%-11.1%-28.5%-37.3%-2.2%+22.4%+12.9%+9.7%+14.6%+37.2%+46.5%
Range$14.38M$38.47M
CAGR-6.2%
Avg YoY Growth-3.7%
Median YoY Growth-11.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BWX Technologies's government operations — total capital expenditures?
BWX Technologies (BWXT) reported government operations — total capital expenditures of $27.10M in Q1 2026.
How has BWX Technologies's government operations — total capital expenditures changed year-over-year?
BWX Technologies's government operations — total capital expenditures increased by 46.5% year-over-year, from $18.50M to $27.10M.
What is the long-term trend for BWX Technologies's government operations — total capital expenditures?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), BWX Technologies's government operations — total capital expenditures has grown at a -9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $147.05M to $98.45M.
What does government operations — total capital expenditures mean?
Total spending on physical assets and infrastructure for the government segment.