Autodesk (ADSK) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) posted Capital Expenditures of $14 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 55.6% from $9 million a year earlier but down 17.6% from the prior quarter.
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Autodesk (ADSK) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Autodesk was $57 million, up 39.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $43 million, up 7.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Autodesk's Capital Expenditures was $40 million in FY2025 (+29.0%), $31 million in FY2024 (-22.5%), $40 million in FY2023 (-28.6%) and $56 million in FY2022 (-38.5%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has run from a low of $5 million in fiscal Q3 2024 to a high of $17 million in fiscal Q1 2027 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 41.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2027, with growth of 112.5%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a decline of 74.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior fiscal quarters was $17 million (Q1 2027), $17 million (Q4 2026) and $9 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 99.39 Bn | 74.64 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 85.00 Mn |
| 2 | Atlassian | 56.40 Bn | 49.68 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 4.45 Mn |
| 3 | Autodesk | 51.55 Bn | 39.59 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 14.00 Mn |
| 4 | Twilio | 41.87 Bn | 31.94 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 3.07 Mn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 28.87 Bn | -1.92 Bn | 985.50 Mn | - |
| 6 | Figma | 12.14 Bn | 5.65 Bn | 309.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Dropbox | 8.22 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 3.30 Mn |
| 8 | Nice | 7.17 Bn | 5.64 Bn | 995.81 Mn | -17.21 Mn |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.72 Bn | 6.21 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 10.59 Mn |
| 10 | Open Text | 6.42 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 63.83 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 14.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 17.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 17.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 9.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 14.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 5.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 7.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 8.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 11.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 6.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 14.00 Mn |
API Access
Autodesk Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "ADSK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ADSK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();