AstroNova (ALOT) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026)
AstroNova's Capital Expenditures came in at $36,000 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), down 40.0% from $60,000 a year earlier and down 74.1% from the prior quarter.
AstroNova (ALOT) Capital Expenditures (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Apr 30, 2026, AstroNova reported Capital Expenditures of $308,000, down 58.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $332,000, down 71.5% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -33.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Capital Expenditures was $1.17 million in FY2025 (+33.1%), $875,000 in FY2024 (+282.1%), $229,000 in FY2023 (-87.2%) and $1.8 million in FY2022 (-30.6%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures increased in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 42.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 925.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 97.6%).
- Business Quant data shows ALOT's Capital Expenditures at $139,000 (Q4 2026), $86,000 (Q3 2026) and $47,000 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 324.09 Bn | 278.09 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 335.00 Mn |
| 2 | Rtx | 250.22 Bn | 223.44 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 669.00 Mn |
| 3 | Boeing | 147.08 Bn | 53.78 Bn | 2.41 Bn | 733.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 117.51 Bn | 104.24 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 318.00 Mn |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 90.46 Bn | 86.07 Bn | 951.00 Mn | 104.00 Mn |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 89.77 Bn | 76.88 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 234.00 Mn |
| 7 | Motorola Solutions | 73.88 Bn | 70.24 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 55.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 68.68 Bn | 57.92 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 302.00 Mn |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 66.86 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 3.65 Bn | 315.00 Mn |
| 10 | AstroNova | 224.61 Mn | 208.40 Mn | 14.43 Mn | 36,000.00 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 36,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 139,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 86,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 47,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 60,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 79,000.00 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 256,000.00 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 338,000.00 |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 492,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -404,000.00 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 785,000.00 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 446,000.00 |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 48,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 7,000.00 |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 59,000.00 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 113,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 50,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 289,000.00 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 345,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 618,000.00 |
AstroNova 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=ALOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "ALOT", "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=ALOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();