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Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
will (future marker)
jiāng
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
to raise to
shàng tiáo zhì
上调至
up to / at most
zuìgāo
最高
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
earnings report
cáibào
财报
after
hòu
will
jiāng
2026
2026 nián
2026年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
forecast
yùcè
预测
raised to
shàng tiáo zhì
上调至
$125 billion
1250 yì
1250亿
to
zhì
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元
despite / although
jǐnguǎn
尽管
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
33 percent
33%
33%
investors
tóuzī zhě
投资者
regarding
duì
large-scale / high-value
gāo é
高额
spending
zhīchū
支出
to feel
gǎndào
感到
worried / concerned
dānyōu
担忧
causing / leading to
dǎozhì
导致
stock price
gǔjià
股价
to fall / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
approximately
yuē
10 percent
10%
10%

May 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
on (a date)
April 29th
sì yuè èrshíjiǔ rì
4月29日
to release
gōngbù
公布
2026
2026 nián
2026年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
earnings report
cáibào
财报
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue
yíngsōu
营收
to reach
dádào
达到
$56.31 billion
563.1 yì měiyuán
563.1亿美元
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
grew
zēngzhǎng
增长
33 percent
33%
33%
however
rán ér
然而
company
gōngsī
公司
at the same time
tóngshí
同时
will
jiāng
full-year
quán nián
全年
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
capital expenditure
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
forecast
yùcè
预测
to raise / to revise upward
shàng tiáo
上调
to
zhì
$125 billion
1250 yì
1250亿
to
zhì
$145 billion
1450 yì měiyuán
1450亿美元
this
zhè
higher than
gāo yú
高于
previously
cǐqián
此前
forecasted
yùcè de
预测的
$115 billion
1150 yì
1150亿
to
zhì
$135 billion
1350 yì měiyuán
1350亿美元
(structural particle)
de
range
qūjiān
区间
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
to state
biǎoshì
表示
spending
zhīchū
支出
increase
zēngjiā
增加
mainly
zhǔyào
主要
reflects
fǎnyìng le
反映了
this year
jīnnián
今年
components / parts
zǔjiàn
组件
prices
jiàgé
价格
rising
shàngzhǎng
上涨
as well as
yǐjí
以及
data center
shùjù zhōngxīn
数据中心
expansion
kuòzhāng
扩张
costs
chéngběn
成本
investors
tóuzī zhě
投资者
regarding
duì
such / this level of
rúcǐ
如此
large-scale / high-value
gāo é
高额
(structural particle)
de
spending
zhīchū
支出
to feel
gǎndào
感到
uneasy / concerned
bù ān
不安
to question
zhíyí
质疑
investment
tóuzī
投资
return on investment
huí bào
回报
when
héshí
何时
to be able to
nénggòu
能够
to materialize / to deliver
duìxiàn
兑现
news
xiāoxi
消息
after being announced
gōngbù hòu
公布后
Meta (social media company)
Meta
Meta
stock price
gǔjià
股价
pre-market
pán qián
盘前
at one point
yídù
一度
to fall
xiàdiē
下跌
approximately
yuē
10 percent
10%
10%
not only that / moreover
bù jǐn rú cǐ
不仅如此
large-scale
dàxíng
大型
technology companies
kējì gōngsī
科技公司
in
zài
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
in / on
shàng
(structural particle)
de
massive / enormous
jù é
巨额
investment / spending
tóurù
投入
already
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
market
shìchǎng
市场
widespread
guǎngfàn
广泛
attention / concern
guānzhù
关注

New Words

cáibào
财报
earnings report
yíngsōu
营收
revenue
tóng bǐ zēngzhǎng
同比增长
year-on-year growth
zīběn zhīchū
资本支出
capital expenditure
yùcè
预测
forecast
shàng tiáo
上调
to revise upward
chéngběn
成本
costs
gǔjià
股价
stock price
pán qián
盘前
pre-market
rén gōng zhì néng
人工智能
artificial intelligence
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
infrastructure

News in English

Business

Meta Raises 2026 AI Capital Expenditure Forecast to Up to $145 Billion

Meta raised its 2026 AI capital expenditure forecast to $125 billion to $145 billion after posting Q1 revenue growth of 33%. Despite strong earnings, investor concern over spending levels pushed the stock down about 10%.

Meta released its Q1 2026 financial report on April 29th. The company's quarterly revenue reached $56.31 billion, representing year-on-year growth of 33%.

However, the company simultaneously raised its full-year artificial intelligence capital expenditure forecast to between $125 billion and $145 billion. This exceeds the previously forecasted range of $115 billion to $135 billion.

Meta stated that the increased spending primarily reflects rising component prices this year and data center expansion costs.

Investors expressed concern about such massive expenditures, questioning when return on investment will materialize.

Following the announcement, Meta's stock price declined by approximately 10% in pre-market trading.

Moreover, large technology companies' massive investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure have already sparked widespread market attention.

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