Meta Spent $31B in Capex Last Quarter as Free Cash Flow Plummets
VraserX · x · 2026-08-01
Meta spent a staggering $31.08 billion on capital expenditures last quarter, causing its free cash flow to drop sharply to $784 million. This raises a critical question for the market: exactly how expensive can the AI bet get before investors finally blink?
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