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CapEx
WEC Energy Group CapEx decreased by 37.2% to $817.90M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.7%, from $701.10M to $817.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 18.2% 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 | $539.50M | $617.80M | $624.90M | $383.50M | $645.30M | $671.90M | $614.20M | $499.40M | $574.30M | $655.80M | $763.40M | $444.50M | $693.90M | $796.30M | $846.40M | $701.10M | $829.40M | $1.56B | $1.30B | $817.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | +14.5% | +1.1% | -38.6% | +68.3% | +4.1% | -8.6% | -18.7% | +15.0% | +14.2% | +16.4% | -41.8% | +56.1% | +14.8% | +6.3% | -17.2% | +18.3% | +88.6% | -16.7% | -37.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.6% | +8.8% | -1.7% | +30.2% | -11.0% | -2.4% | +24.3% | -11.0% | +20.8% | +21.4% | +10.9% | +57.7% | +19.5% | +96.5% | +53.9% | +16.7% |
Range$383.50M – $1.56B
CAGR+9.2%
Avg YoY Growth+22.1%
Median YoY Growth+19.6%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is WEC Energy Group's capex?
- WEC Energy Group (WEC) reported capex of $817.90M in Q1 2026.
- How has WEC Energy Group's capex changed year-over-year?
- WEC Energy Group's capex increased by 16.7% year-over-year, from $701.10M to $817.90M.
- What is the long-term trend for WEC Energy Group's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), WEC Energy Group's capex has grown at a 18.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.25B to $4.40B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.