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CapEx
eBay CapEx decreased by 38.5% to $72.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 49.7%, from $143.00M to $72.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 4.3% 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 | $99.00M | $159.00M | $103.00M | $83.00M | $111.00M | $102.00M | $153.00M | $132.00M | $113.00M | $85.00M | $126.00M | $143.00M | $89.00M | $109.00M | $117.00M | $143.00M | $134.00M | $131.00M | $117.00M | $72.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +60.6% | -35.2% | -19.4% | +33.7% | -8.1% | +50.0% | -13.7% | -14.4% | -24.8% | +48.2% | +13.5% | -37.8% | +22.5% | +7.3% | +22.2% | -6.3% | -2.2% | -10.7% | -38.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.1% | -35.8% | +48.5% | +59.0% | +1.8% | -16.7% | -17.6% | +8.3% | -21.2% | +28.2% | -7.1% | +0.0% | +50.6% | +20.2% | +0.0% | -49.7% |
Range$72.00M – $159.00M
CAGR-6.5%
Avg YoY Growth+5.0%
Median YoY Growth+0.9%
Current Streak4 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is eBay's capex?
- eBay (EBAY) reported capex of $72.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has eBay's capex changed year-over-year?
- eBay's capex decreased by 49.7% year-over-year, from $143.00M to $72.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for eBay's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), eBay's capex has grown at a 4.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $444.00M to $525.00M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.