Latest period
$19.60M
YoY change
+49.9%
5Y CAGR
+15.4%
Peak year (2015)
$35.40M
Cumulative CapEx
$209.09M
CapEx history chart for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: $16.80M
CapEx growth chart for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2012 to 2025
Latest: +49.9%
CapEx history table for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) from 2012 to 2025
| 2025 | $16.80M | +49.9% | +$5.59M | ||
| 2024 | $11.21M | +14.3% | +$1.41M | ||
| 2023 | $9.80M | -26.0% | −$3.44M | ||
| 2022 | $13.24M | +98.2% | +$6.56M | ||
| 2021 | $6.68M | -18.5% | −$1.52M | ||
| 2020 | $8.20M | +115.6% | +$4.40M | ||
| 2019 | $3.80M | -30.5% | −$1.67M | ||
| 2018 | $5.47M | -61.7% | −$8.80M | ||
| 2017 | $14.28M | -36.5% | −$8.22M | ||
| 2016 | $22.50M | -36.4% | −$12.90M | ||
| 2015 | $35.40M | +97.5% | +$17.47M | ||
| 2014 | $17.93M | +54.7% | +$6.34M | ||
| 2013 | $11.59M | -53.8% | −$13.49M | ||
| 2012 | $25.07M | — | — |
- 2025$16.80M+49.9%
- 2024$11.21M+14.3%
- 2023$9.80M-26.0%
- 2022$13.24M+98.2%
- 2021$6.68M-18.5%
- 2020$8.20M+115.6%
- 2019$3.80M-30.5%
- 2018$5.47M-61.7%
- 2017$14.28M-36.5%
- 2016$22.50M-36.4%
- 2015$35.40M+97.5%
- 2014$17.93M+54.7%
- 2013$11.59M-53.8%
- 2012$25.07M—
CapEx values are taken from Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW)
According to Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $19.60M. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW) CapEx is $16.80M – surged 49.9% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises CapEx delivered a +15.4% annualised rate; sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises CapEx plunged from $35.40M in 2015 to $16.80M in 2025, a 52.5% drawdown.
The highest annual CapEx of $35.40M was reported in 2015. The lowest in the available history was $3.80M in 2019.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Capital Expenditures by Year
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Capital Expenditures 2025: $16.80M
2025's CapEx for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises came in at $16.80M, surged 49.9% from 2024.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Capital Expenditures 2024: $11.21M
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises posted CapEx of $11.21M in 2024, grew 14.3% from 2023.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Capital Expenditures 2023: $9.80M
In 2023, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises reported CapEx of $9.80M, declined 26.0% below 2022.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Capital Expenditures 2022: $13.24M
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises CapEx in 2022 was $13.24M, surged 98.2% from 2021.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Capital Expenditures 2021: $6.68M
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises CapEx in 2021 was $6.68M.
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Sector peers by CapEx
Industrials peers of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), ranked by their latest CapEx
| $20.74B | |
| $4.23B | |
| $3.79B | |
| $2.94B | |
| $2.63B | |
| $1.47B | |
| $1.27B | |
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