Latest period
$182M
YoY change
+2.2%
5Y CAGR
+10.3%
Peak year (FY1998)
$155M
Cumulative CapEx
$2.52B
CapEx history chart for H.B. Fuller (FUL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $142M
CapEx growth chart for H.B. Fuller (FUL) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +2.2%
CapEx history table for H.B. Fuller (FUL) from 1989 to 2025
| FY2025 | $142M | +2.2% | +$3.04M | ||
| FY2024 | $139M | +16.9% | +$20.1M | ||
| FY2023 | $119M | -8.3% | -$10.8M | ||
| FY2022 | $130M | +35.3% | +$33.9M | ||
| FY2021 | $96.1M | +10.1% | +$8.8M | ||
| FY2020 | $87.3M | +40.8% | +$25.3M | ||
| FY2019 | $62M | -9.2% | -$6.28M | ||
| FY2018 | $68.3M | +24.3% | +$13.3M | ||
| FY2017 | $54.9M | -13.2% | -$8.38M | ||
| FY2016 | $63.3M | +8.0% | +$4.69M | ||
| FY2015 | $58.6M | -58.1% | -$81.2M | ||
| FY2014 | $140M | +10.4% | +$13.1M | ||
| FY2013 | $127M | +252.7% | +$90.8M | ||
| FY2012 | $35.9M | -0.3% | -$119K | ||
| FY2011 | $36M | +0.3% | +$122K | ||
| FY2010 | $35.9M | +57.9% | +$13.2M | ||
| FY2009 | $22.7M | +13.9% | +$2.78M | ||
| FY2008 | $20M | -4.5% | -$931K | ||
| FY2007 | $20.9M | -1.2% | -$254K | ||
| FY2006 | $21.1M | -16.9% | -$4.31M | ||
| FY2005 | $25.5M | -18.6% | -$5.81M | ||
| FY2004 | $31.3M | -20.4% | -$8M | ||
| FY2003 | $39.3M | +8.2% | +$2.99M | ||
| FY2002 | $36.3M | +18.1% | +$5.55M | ||
| FY2001 | $30.7M | -37.4% | -$18.3M | ||
| FY2000 | $49M | -19.3% | -$11.8M | ||
| FY1999 | $60.8M | -60.7% | -$94M | ||
| FY1998 | $155M | +123.7% | +$85.6M | ||
| FY1997 | $69.2M | -22.9% | -$20.6M | ||
| FY1996 | $89.8M | -1.0% | -$900K | ||
| FY1995 | $90.7M | +39.5% | +$25.7M | ||
| FY1994 | $65M | +22.0% | +$11.7M | ||
| FY1993 | $53.3M | +54.5% | +$18.8M | ||
| FY1992 | $34.5M | +15.0% | +$4.5M | ||
| FY1991 | $30M | -4.8% | -$1.5M | ||
| FY1990 | $31.5M | -26.2% | -$11.2M | ||
| FY1989 | $42.7M | — | — |
- FY2025$142M+2.2%
- FY2024$139M+16.9%
- FY2023$119M-8.3%
- FY2022$130M+35.3%
- FY2021$96.1M+10.1%
- FY2020$87.3M+40.8%
- FY2019$62M-9.2%
- FY2018$68.3M+24.3%
- FY2017$54.9M-13.2%
- FY2016$63.3M+8.0%
- FY2015$58.6M-58.1%
- FY2014$140M+10.4%
- FY2013$127M+252.7%
- FY2012$35.9M-0.3%
- FY2011$36M+0.3%
- FY2010$35.9M+57.9%
- FY2009$22.7M+13.9%
- FY2008$20M-4.5%
- FY2007$20.9M-1.2%
- FY2006$21.1M-16.9%
- FY2005$25.5M-18.6%
- FY2004$31.3M-20.4%
- FY2003$39.3M+8.2%
- FY2002$36.3M+18.1%
- FY2001$30.7M-37.4%
- FY2000$49M-19.3%
- FY1999$60.8M-60.7%
- FY1998$155M+123.7%
- FY1997$69.2M-22.9%
- FY1996$89.8M-1.0%
- FY1995$90.7M+39.5%
- FY1994$65M+22.0%
- FY1993$53.3M+54.5%
- FY1992$34.5M+15.0%
- FY1991$30M-4.8%
- FY1990$31.5M-26.2%
- FY1989$42.7M—
CapEx values are taken from H.B. Fuller'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 H.B. Fuller (FUL)
According to H.B. Fuller's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $182M. 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 .
In 2025, H.B. Fuller (FUL) CapEx totalled $142M – edged up 2.2% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, H.B. Fuller CapEx compounded at +10.3% per year, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
H.B. Fuller CapEx declined from $155M in 1998 to $142M in 2025, a 8.1% drawdown.
$155M stands as the all-time-high annual CapEx, posted in 1998, against a low of $20M during 2008.
H.B. Fuller Capital Expenditures by Year
H.B. Fuller Capital Expenditures 2025: $142M
H.B. Fuller CapEx in 2025 was $142M, edged up 2.2% from 2024.
H.B. Fuller Capital Expenditures 2024: $139M
2024's CapEx for H.B. Fuller came in at $139M, grew 16.9% from 2023.
H.B. Fuller Capital Expenditures 2023: $119M
H.B. Fuller posted CapEx of $119M in 2023, declined 8.3% below 2022.
H.B. Fuller Capital Expenditures 2022: $130M
In 2022, H.B. Fuller reported CapEx of $130M, surged 35.3% from 2021.
H.B. Fuller Capital Expenditures 2021: $96.1M
H.B. Fuller CapEx in 2021 was $96.1M.
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