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FactExpectedFinancial·October 29, 2025
2026 Capital Expenditure Dollar Growth Expected to Be 'Notably Larger' Than 2025
Meta's CFO indicated that capital expenditures dollar growth will be notably larger in 2026 than 2025, driven by expanding compute needs that have grown meaningfully versus prior quarter expectations, including building own infrastructure and contracting with third-party cloud providers.
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October 29, 2025
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October 29, 2025
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Related Developments
Meta Raises Full-Year 2025 Capex Guidance to $64-$72 Billion2026 Capital Expenditure Expected to Grow by a Similarly Significant Dollar Amount2025 Capital Expenditure Guidance Narrowed to $66-72 Billion2026 Total Expenses Expected to Grow at 'Significantly Faster' Rate Than 2025Meta Guides 2026 Total Expenses to $162-169B, Driven by Infrastructure and AI Talent
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- 8-K — 2025-10-29 (META)SEC EDGAR (META)·Oct 29, 2025
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Evidence100%Authoritative
Backed by sec filing
Includes official or primary source
Insights
First tracked
October 29, 2025
Last updated
October 29, 2025
Sources
1 source
Related Developments
Meta Raises Full-Year 2025 Capex Guidance to $64-$72 Billion2026 Capital Expenditure Expected to Grow by a Similarly Significant Dollar Amount2025 Capital Expenditure Guidance Narrowed to $66-72 Billion2026 Total Expenses Expected to Grow at 'Significantly Faster' Rate Than 2025Meta Guides 2026 Total Expenses to $162-169B, Driven by Infrastructure and AI Talent