Investing
CapEx
Wabtec CapEx decreased by 62.3% to $46.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.5%, from $44.00M to $46.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 18.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
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 | $29.00M | $23.00M | $51.50M | $20.00M | $30.00M | $32.00M | $67.00M | $32.00M | $38.00M | $39.00M | $77.00M | $31.00M | $46.00M | $46.00M | $84.00M | $44.00M | $39.00M | $55.00M | $122.00M | $46.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -20.7% | +123.9% | -61.2% | +50.0% | +6.7% | +109.4% | -52.2% | +18.8% | +2.6% | +97.4% | -59.7% | +48.4% | +0.0% | +82.6% | -47.6% | -11.4% | +41.0% | +121.8% | -62.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +3.4% | +39.1% | +30.1% | +60.0% | +26.7% | +21.9% | +14.9% | -3.1% | +21.1% | +17.9% | +9.1% | +41.9% | -15.2% | +19.6% | +45.2% | +4.5% |
Range$20.00M – $122.00M
CAGR+10.2%
Avg YoY Growth+21.1%
Median YoY Growth+20.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Wabtec's capex?
- Wabtec (WAB) reported capex of $46.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Wabtec's capex changed year-over-year?
- Wabtec's capex increased by 4.5% year-over-year, from $44.00M to $46.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Wabtec's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Wabtec's capex has grown at a 18.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $130.00M to $260.00M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.