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CapEx
Cencora CapEx increased by 38.7% to $165.62M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 28.3%, from $129.06M to $165.62M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 11.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical 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 | $121.80M | $164.81M | $79.69M | $129.65M | $113.39M | $173.59M | $75.73M | $102.85M | $104.28M | $175.50M | $74.22M | $112.75M | $117.88M | $182.32M | $105.89M | $129.06M | $183.22M | $249.81M | $119.38M | $165.62M |
| QoQ Change | — | +35.3% | -51.6% | +62.7% | -12.5% | +53.1% | -56.4% | +35.8% | +1.4% | +68.3% | -57.7% | +51.9% | +4.5% | +54.7% | -41.9% | +21.9% | +42.0% | +36.3% | -52.2% | +38.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -6.9% | +5.3% | -5.0% | -20.7% | -8.0% | +1.1% | -2.0% | +9.6% | +13.0% | +3.9% | +42.7% | +14.5% | +55.4% | +37.0% | +12.7% | +28.3% |
Range$74.22M – $249.81M
CAGR+6.7%
Avg YoY Growth+11.3%
Median YoY Growth+7.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cencora's capex?
- Cencora (COR) reported capex of $165.62M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cencora's capex changed year-over-year?
- Cencora's capex increased by 28.3% year-over-year, from $129.06M to $165.62M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cencora's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cencora's capex has grown at a 11.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $438.22M to $667.98M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.