Meta Platforms META
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Meta Platforms (META) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms' (META) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $30.1 billion in Q2 2026, up 82.1% year-over-year from $16.5 billion in Q2 2025, and up 58.53% quarter-over-quarter from $19.0 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Meta Platforms (META) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Meta Platforms (META) has reported Capital Expenditures for 16 consecutive years, with $30.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 82.1% year-over-year to $30.1 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $89.3 billion, a 71.25% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $69.7 billion, up 87.06% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $30.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Meta Platforms, up from $19.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $30.1 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $5.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $11.9 billion and a median of $8.5 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures slumped 30.71% in 2023 and jumped 128.01% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $8.8 billion in 2022, then decreased by 13.71% to $7.6 billion in 2023, then soared by 90.0% to $14.4 billion in 2024, then surged by 48.24% to $21.4 billion in 2025, then jumped by 40.84% to $30.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $30.1 billion (Q2 2026), $19.0 billion (Q1 2026), and $21.4 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Meta Platforms 1,696.33 Bn 1,606.07 Bn 49.47 Bn 30.12 Bn
2 Reddit 29.01 Bn 26.23 Bn 734.60 Mn 1.13 Mn
3 Bilibili 12.48 Bn 10.34 Bn 433.97 Mn -
4 Pinterest 10.51 Bn 9.24 Bn 922.30 Mn 22.95 Mn
5 Match 9.93 Bn 9.35 Bn 648.84 Mn 17.31 Mn
6 Snap 9.56 Bn 6.90 Bn 931.11 Mn 55.68 Mn
7 Rum 5.38 Bn 5.26 Bn - -
8 Sound 4.72 Bn 4.61 Bn - -
9 Joyy 4.14 Bn 3.82 Bn 201.60 Mn -
10 Grindr 2.68 Bn 2.67 Bn 103.57 Mn 2.85 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 30.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 19.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 21.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 18.83 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 16.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 12.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 14.43 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 8.26 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 8.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 6.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 7.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 6.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 6.82 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 8.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 9.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 7.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 4.35 Bn