White Mountains Insurance WTM
NYSE WTM
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As of: Sep 30, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

White Mountains Insurance (WTM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2017)

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White Mountains Insurance's Capital Expenditures came in at -$1.1 million for Q3 2017, compared with -$700,000 a year earlier.

Analysis

White Mountains Insurance (WTM) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2017) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2017, White Mountains Insurance reported Capital Expenditures of $2.4 million, down 25.0% year-over-year; for FY2016, it came in at $4.3 million.

  • Capital Expenditures carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.8% (FY2011 to FY2016).
  • Going back by year, Capital Expenditures was -$34.7 million in FY2015, $4.5 million in FY2014 (-61.5%), $11.7 million in FY2013 (+408.7%) and $2.3 million in FY2012 (-58.2%).
  • The Q3 2017 figure represents the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since Q2 2015.
  • Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 0.7%.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in Q1 2015 (growth of 700.0%), and the weakest in Q1 2014 (a decline of 85.7%).
  • Business Quant data shows WTM's Capital Expenditures at -$300,000 (Q2 2017), $400,000 (Q1 2017) and $3.4 million (Q4 2016) in the three quarters before Q3 2017.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Berkshire Hathaway 1,082.55 Bn -334.93 Bn 55.86 Bn 5.65 Bn
2 Chubb 128.03 Bn 80.09 Bn 9.13 Bn -
3 Progressive 122.38 Bn 98.22 Bn 9.04 Bn 138.00 Mn
4 Marsh & Mclennan Companies 81.46 Bn 73.20 Bn - 72.00 Mn
5 Travelers Companies 75.77 Bn 52.02 Bn 6.23 Bn -
6 Manulife Financial 73.91 Bn 75.11 Bn - -
7 Metlife 60.71 Bn -45.77 Bn 7.82 Bn -
8 Aon 58.53 Bn 51.77 Bn - 73.00 Mn
9 Arthur J. Gallagher 58.38 Bn 52.82 Bn - 51.00 Mn
10 White Mountains Insurance 4.83 Bn -5.85 Bn 764.50 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2017 -1.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -300,000.00
Mar 31, 2017 400,000.00
Dec 31, 2016 3.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -700,000.00
Jun 30, 2016 300,000.00
Mar 31, 2016 1.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 2.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 17.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -58.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -600,000.00
Jun 30, 2014 3.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 500,000.00
Dec 31, 2013 1.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 4.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 2.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 3.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 800,000.00
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