Salesforce (CRM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Salesforce (CRM) recorded Capital Expenditures of $171 million in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 26.7% from $135 million a year earlier and up 17.9% from the prior quarter.
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Salesforce (CRM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Salesforce's Capital Expenditures came in at $596 million as of Jul 31, 2026, down 11.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at $594 million, down 9.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures came in at $658 million in FY2025 (-10.6%), $736 million in FY2024 (-7.8%), $798 million in FY2023 (+11.3%) and $717 million in FY2022 (+1.0%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q1 2026.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 35.8% in fiscal Q1 2024, against a decline of 32.9% in fiscal Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $145 million (Q1 2027), $141 million (Q4 2026) and $139 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 450.50 Bn | 419.56 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 14.55 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 401.01 Bn | 273.57 Bn | - | 28.50 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 257.03 Bn | 178.11 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -134.83 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 187.04 Bn | 142.92 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 171.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 135.91 Bn | 114.37 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 114.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 104.14 Bn | 86.27 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 72.80 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 72.30 Bn | 51.65 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 27.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 60.17 Bn | 57.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 55.31 Bn | 48.30 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 1.77 Mn |
| 10 | Workday | 45.49 Bn | 21.61 Bn | 2.00 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 171.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 145.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 141.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 139.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 135.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 179.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 154.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 204.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 137.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 163.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 147.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 166.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 180.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 243.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 218.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 198.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 203.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 179.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 167.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 166.00 Mn |
API Access
Salesforce 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=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "CRM", "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=CRM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();