What is Badger Meter's capex?

Badger Meter (BMI) reported capex of $4.43M in Q1 2026.

How has Badger Meter's capex changed year-over-year?

Badger Meter's capex increased by 49.3% year-over-year, from $2.97M to $4.43M.

What is the long-term trend for Badger Meter's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Badger Meter's capex has grown at a 20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.75M to $14.03M.

What does capex mean?

Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.

Badger Meter BMI CapEx

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$202.3M-9.0%

Gross profit$84.3M-11.6%

Operating income$35.2M-28.8%

Net income$27.3M-28.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.93-28.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$205.5M+56.4%

Total debt$12.7M+111%

Total equity$690.4M+7.6%

Total assets$970.8M+7.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$33.9M+2.6%

Free cash flow$29.5M-2.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.95B-20.5%

P/E30.3×-6.8×

P/S4.4×-1.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin41.4%+0.6pp

Operating margin18.9%-1.2pp

Net margin14.6%-1.2pp

FCF margin18.9%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity19.6%-3.2pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio3×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Badger Meter in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Badger Meter’s 10-Q, filed April 20, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Badger Meter's capex?: Badger Meter (BMI) reported capex of $4.43M in Q1 2026.
How has Badger Meter's capex changed year-over-year?: Badger Meter's capex increased by 49.3% year-over-year, from $2.97M to $4.43M.
What is the long-term trend for Badger Meter's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Badger Meter's capex has grown at a 20.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.75M to $14.03M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.