Meta expects 2026 capex to be $115B-$135B, compared with a $110.6B analyst estimate and $72.2B in 2025, driven by investments in superintelligence labs
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@firstadopter
Tae Kim
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Meta raised 2026 capex guide to $115-135 billion versus $111 billion Wall Street estimate. Obviously, this is bullish for Nvidia.
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@supbagholder
@supbagholder
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$META +6% as investors are realizing AI capex is a good thing when it increases topline growth. [image]
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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okay my guess is the stock is not getting battered b/c investors like this slide ARPU rocketed up over one quarter. AI ad targeting etc etc [image]
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@richlightshed
@richlightshed
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$META revenue growth accelerating into 2026 - company guide suggests they could hit 30% growth excluding currency tailwinds in Q1 2026 Would be first time Meta hit 30%+ revenue growth since Q3 2021 🤯🤯🤯 Reminder revenue basis is now over $200 billion annually [image]
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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my guess is this earnings call is going to be an hour of telling investors “actually it's good we're spending like a drunken sailor b/c AI helps core business” all while the c-suite is staring at the stock price
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@conorsen
Conor Sen
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Over the past 21 months $META's expected 12m capex has increased from $35 billion to $125 billion.
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@hedgeyecomm
@hedgeyecomm
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$META Q1 guide 26.4 - 33.5%... Even with 4% currency tailwind... Woah.
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@rihardjarc
Rihard Jarc
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So Zuck finally put out the CapEx numbers now we can move on. $META sees 2026 CapEx $115B-$135B (estimates were $110B).
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@amitisinvesting
Amit
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$META GUIDING $115B-$135B OF CAPEX AHEAD OF $110B ESTIMATES OH MY GOODNESS
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@zerohedge
@zerohedge
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At the high end of its capex forecast ($135BN), META free cash flow in 2026 will be $0 [image]
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@benitoz
Ben Pouladian
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Meta just guided $115-135B in 2026 CapEx nearly 2x 2025 CFO: “Doubled GPUs to train Gem model. Sequence learning drove 3.5% FB ad lift.” AI spend is WORKING. Hyperscalers keep buying $NVDA demand thesis keeps getting stronger $meta [video]
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@amitisinvesting
Amit
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$META...Mark Zuckerberg: “I'm looking forward to advancing personal superintelligence for people around the world in 2026.”
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@hedgeyecomm
@hedgeyecomm
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I'm sorry but Capex and Opex guide should be an after thought on this type of revenue growth... $META They guided total expenses $12-19B higher than consensus... And quick math on implied 2026 assuming 32% Q1 revenue YoY... That is $17B of revenue higher than consensus...
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@aleabitoreddit
Serenity
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Btw this $META call at $625 was only 2 weeks ago. 🎯 Hope it goes up even more over the next few weeks, capex spend was overblown since they're printing money and growing at astounding rates. [image]
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@thetranscript_
@thetranscript_
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$META CFO: “We anticipate 2026 capex, including principal payments on finance leases, to be in the range of $115-135B with Y/Y growth driven by increased investment to support our Meta Superintelligence Labs efforts and core business” [image]
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@mikeisaac
Rat King
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meta expects to nearly *double* its capital expenditures spending in 2026 — from 72billion in 2025 to an estimated $115 to $135 billion in 2026 AI!
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@hedgeyecomm
@hedgeyecomm
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Higher capex and opex... doesn't matter given the revenue upside!
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@_josenajarro
Jose Najarro Stocks
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$META $NVDA CRAZY CAPEX!! We anticipate 2026 capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases, to be in the range of $115-135 billion, with year-over-year growth driven by increased investment to support our Meta Superintelligence Labs efforts and core [image]