Medtronic (MDT) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026)
Medtronic (MDT) posted Capital Expenditures of $503 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.2% from $504 million a year earlier but up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
Medtronic (MDT) Capital Expenditures (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Medtronic was $1.9 billion, up 3.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 24, 2026), it was $1.9 billion, up 2.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has increased for eight consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Medtronic's Capital Expenditures was $1.86 billion in FY2025 (+17.1%), $1.59 billion in FY2024 (+8.8%), $1.46 billion in FY2023 (+6.7%) and $1.37 billion in FY2022 (+1.0%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has run from a low of $271 million in fiscal Q2 2022 to a high of $520 million in fiscal Q1 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2025, with growth of 46.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 16.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior fiscal quarters was $488 million (Q4 2026), $444 million (Q3 2026) and $468 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 251.30 Bn | 230.45 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 450.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.70 Bn | 145.78 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 497.00 Mn |
| 3 | Danaher | 158.94 Bn | 142.76 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 269.00 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 145.87 Bn | 125.42 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 112.60 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 111.49 Bn | 77.36 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 503.00 Mn |
| 6 | Stryker | 106.96 Bn | 93.08 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 202.00 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.62 Bn | 58.63 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 195.00 Mn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.80 Bn | 34.92 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 66.90 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 49.59 Bn | 46.74 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 143.00 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.34 Bn | 42.23 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 80.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 503.00 Mn |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 488.00 Mn |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 444.00 Mn |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 468.00 Mn |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 504.00 Mn |
| Apr 25, 2025 | 459.00 Mn |
| Jan 24, 2025 | 476.00 Mn |
| Oct 25, 2024 | 404.00 Mn |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 520.00 Mn |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 426.00 Mn |
| Jan 26, 2024 | 346.00 Mn |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 461.00 Mn |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 354.00 Mn |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 378.00 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2023 | 332.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 323.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 426.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 389.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 330.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 271.00 Mn |
Medtronic 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=MDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "MDT", "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=MDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();