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Meta 2026 capital expenditures guidance, including principal payments on finance leases (Q2 2026 results)

$130–145Bforecast

Value kindforecast — Forecasts are time-bound outlooks, not specifications; test decisions across plausible scenarios.
ScopeCompany guidance issued 2026-07-29, narrowed from $125–145B. Includes finance-lease principal; not comparable with cash capex alone.
As of2026-07
SourceMeta, Second Quarter 2026 Results, 2026-07-29 · CFO outlook: 2026 capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases, $130-145 billion, narrowed from $125-145 billion
Reviewchecking…review by 2026-11-15 · fast cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-10-19
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