capital-intensive
adjective
cap·i·tal-in·ten·sive
ˈka-pə-tᵊl- in-ˈten(t)-siv 
ˈkap-tᵊl-
: having a high capital cost per unit of output
especially
: requiring greater expenditure in the form of capital than of labor
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For many companies, owning the supply chain outright is too capital-intensive or impractical, particularly outside of core categories.
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Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Value stocks tend to benefit when interest rates are cut because lower borrowing costs improve profitability for capital-intensive and cyclical businesses, which make up the lion’s share of the value universe.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
More capital-intensive manufacturers, on the other hand, trade at a 21x multiple.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
However, its study has been confined to capital-intensive facilities.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
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Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Value stocks tend to benefit when interest rates are cut because lower borrowing costs improve profitability for capital-intensive and cyclical businesses, which make up the lion’s share of the value universe.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
More capital-intensive manufacturers, on the other hand, trade at a 21x multiple.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
However, its study has been confined to capital-intensive facilities.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Capital-intensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital-intensive. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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