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Meta disclosed in a regulatory filing that its future spending commitments as of the end of September totaled approximately $825 billion, a sharp rise from about $700 billion in July. Of this, leases were valued at $355.7 billion and irrevocable contracts at $454.5 billion, most of which are related to AI computing power and data centers. Another report said that the above two items nearly doubled within half a year from $182.9 billion and $237.7 billion at the end of March this year. In the same period, Meta's third-quarter capital expenditures of $34.91 billion exceeded operating cash flow of $32.79 billion, and free cash flow for the quarter was negative $2.12 billion, compared with positive $10.63 billion in the same period last year; the company also raised its full-year capital expenditure forecast and announced the establishment of non-voting Class C common stock that can be used for capital raising. The disclosure has already triggered a market reaction: Meta's U.S. shares fell by about 7% at one point after the opening bell, and its five-year CDS rose intraday to about 119.3 basis points, the highest since listing.
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Oct 24
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Meta's Chief AI Officer discloses Muse's monetization path: ad-free, subscription and enterprise service fees, commission on shopping transactions
Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang said in an interview with Nikkei that the personal AI agent Muse is free for ordinary users and will not carry ads; advanced features and enterprise services will be charged, and the company also plans to take a commission from shopping transactions facilitated by the agent. Muse launched in North America on September 8, reached 10 million downloads in six weeks, and first entered the Japanese market on October 23. Meta's latest 2026 capital expenditure guidance range is $135 billion to $145 billion; as of the end of September, lease obligations not yet commenced and irrevocable contract commitments totaled approximately $810 billion.
Oct 23
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Meta shares plunge nearly 7%, capex growth concerns overshadow agent hype
Meta shares closed down 6.98% at $648.85 per share on October 22, falling back to early September levels, with all gains brought by the Muse agent wiped out. A report Meta submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22 shows that as of September 30, 2026, its total irrevocable contractual commitments were $454.52 billion, mainly involving third-party cloud computing capacity, servers and network infrastructure, data center energy services and Reality Labs consumer hardware, of which about $45.85 billion and $121.41 billion mature in 2026 and 2027 respectively.
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AI Trade Hit by Selloff: Philadelphia Semiconductor Index Falls Over 6% Intraday, Meta Down More Than 7%
On Thursday, October 22, AI-related assets in the U.S. stock market fell collectively. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index and the semiconductor industry ETF SOXX fell more than 6% at one point in early trading, while Meta fell more than 7% intraday. Meta's third-quarter revenue rose 26% year over year to $64.6 billion, and earnings per share were $3.83, both beating expectations, but its 2026 capital expenditure guidance was raised to $135 billion to $145 billion, future spending commitments rose to $825 billion, and the price of its five-year CDS once rose to about 119.3 basis points, a record high. Lam Research fell more than 10% due to supply constraints, while optical communications, memory, and AI cloud computing sectors declined in tandem. Brent crude oil rose above $110 per barrel, further weighing on risk appetite.
Oct 22
Cailian Press
Meta's future spending commitments rise to about $825 billion, with AI compute investment continuing to increase
In its quarterly filing, Meta disclosed total future spending commitments of about $825 billion, including $355.7 billion in leases for data centers and energy facilities and $454.5 billion in non-cancelable purchase commitments, nearly doubling within half a year from $182.9 billion and $237.7 billion at the end of March this year. In the third quarter, Meta's capital expenditures of $34.91 billion exceeded operating cash flow of $32.79 billion, and free cash flow for the quarter was negative $2.12 billion, compared with positive $10.63 billion in the same period last year. The company also raised its full-year capital expenditure forecast and announced the creation of non-voting Class C common stock that can be used for capital raising.
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Meta's future spending commitments rise to $825 billion, five-year CDS hits record high
Meta disclosed in a regulatory filing that as of the end of September, its future spending commitments stood at approximately $825 billion, a sharp climb from about $700 billion in July, including $355.7 billion in lease value and $454.5 billion in irrevocable contracts, much of it related to AI compute and data centers. After the U.S. stock market opened on Thursday, Meta fell about 7%, and its five-year CDS rose intraday to about 119.3 basis points, the highest since it began trading, while CDS prices for Oracle, Microsoft, Broadcom and others rose in tandem. Meta's third-quarter free cash flow turned negative to -$2.12 billion, the first time since its 2012 listing.
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