What is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) reported capex of $7.13M in Q1 2026.

How has Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex changed year-over-year?

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex increased by 64.7% year-over-year, from $4.33M to $7.13M.

What is the long-term trend for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex has grown at a 25.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.68M to $16.77M.

What does capex mean?

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

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises BW CapEx

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$214.4M+44.3%

Gross profit$43.5M+56.5%

Operating income-$1.7M+10.1%

Net income-$76.9M-250%

EPS (diluted)-$0.60-131%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$194.8M+64.3%

Total debt$46.1M-26.4%

Total equity-$172.1M+43.2%

Total assets$757.8M+5.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$17.8M+310%

Free cash flow$10.7M+183%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.37B+3,033%

Enterprise value$2.22B+24,866%

P/S3.7×+3.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin24.3%+3.1pp

Operating margin2.9%+2.2pp

Net margin-18.8%—

FCF margin-9.6%-3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-266.6%—

Debt / equity8.5×—

Current ratio1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.

The official record: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex?: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) reported capex of $7.13M in Q1 2026.
How has Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex changed year-over-year?: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex increased by 64.7% year-over-year, from $4.33M to $7.13M.
What is the long-term trend for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's capex has grown at a 25.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.68M to $16.77M.
What does capex mean?: Cash spent on property, plant, and equipment — the primary measure of investment in productive capacity and infrastructure.