Investing
CapEx
Roblox CapEx decreased by 88.9% to $33.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 94.1%, from $17.00M to $33.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 47.5% 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 | $23.24M | $2.96M | $44.94M | $51.79M | $83.81M | $133.36M | $157.21M | $91.36M | $110.92M | $53.20M | $65.20M | $46.68M | $39.70M | $29.41M | $63.86M | $17.00M | $22.98M | $102.58M | $298.42M | $33.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -87.2% | >999% | +15.2% | +61.8% | +59.1% | +17.9% | -41.9% | +21.4% | -52.0% | +22.6% | -28.4% | -15.0% | -25.9% | +117.2% | -73.4% | +35.1% | +346.5% | +190.9% | -88.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +260.7% | >999% | +249.8% | +76.4% | +32.3% | -60.1% | -58.5% | -48.9% | -64.2% | -44.7% | -2.1% | -63.6% | -42.1% | +248.9% | +367.3% | +94.1% |
Range$2.96M – $298.42M
CAGR+7.7%
Avg YoY Growth+334.1%
Median YoY Growth+15.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Roblox's capex?
- Roblox (RBLX) reported capex of $33.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Roblox's capex changed year-over-year?
- Roblox's capex increased by 94.1% year-over-year, from $17.00M to $33.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Roblox's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Roblox's capex has grown at a 47.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $93.27M to $440.98M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.