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CapEx
Idexx Laboratories CapEx increased by 8.7% to $31.98M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.5%, from $30.03M to $31.98M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows relatively stable performance with a 1.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
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 | $22.58M | $45.02M | $31.79M | $31.84M | $30.09M | $37.69M | $49.23M | $39.51M | $27.47M | $34.09M | $32.56M | $30.27M | $33.31M | $28.09M | $29.26M | $30.03M | $34.10M | $31.11M | $29.43M | $31.98M |
| QoQ Change | — | +99.4% | -29.4% | +0.2% | -5.5% | +25.3% | +30.6% | -19.7% | -30.5% | +24.1% | -4.5% | -7.0% | +10.0% | -15.7% | +4.2% | +2.6% | +13.6% | -8.8% | -5.4% | +8.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +33.2% | -16.3% | +54.9% | +24.1% | -8.7% | -9.5% | -33.9% | -23.4% | +21.2% | -17.6% | -10.1% | -0.8% | +2.4% | +10.8% | +0.6% | +6.5% |
Range$22.58M – $49.23M
CAGR+7.6%
Avg YoY Growth+2.1%
Median YoY Growth-0.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Idexx Laboratories's capex?
- Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) reported capex of $31.98M in Q1 2026.
- How has Idexx Laboratories's capex changed year-over-year?
- Idexx Laboratories's capex increased by 6.5% year-over-year, from $30.03M to $31.98M.
- What is the long-term trend for Idexx Laboratories's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Idexx Laboratories's capex has grown at a 1.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $119.55M to $124.68M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.