Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $16.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 23.95% YoY from $12.9 billion in Q1 2025, and down 73.51% sequentially from $60.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $16.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 23.95% year-over-year to $16.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $72.8 billion (up 432.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $69.7 billion, up 877.84% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures eased to $16.0 billion in Q1 2026, from $60.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Capital Expenditures for META reached as high as $60.6 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$19.1 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $5.4 billion (2022), against an average of $5.9 billion.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures surged 2328.76% — and 2024, when it plunged 3816.21%.
- A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at -$19.1 billion in 2022, then jumped by 97.9% to -$401.0 million in 2023, then sank by 3816.21% to -$15.7 billion in 2024, then surged by 485.6% to $60.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 73.51% to $16.0 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $16.0 billion, $60.6 billion, and -$1.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 60.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 60.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -401.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -401.00 Mn |