Meta jumps on Wall Street after beating forecasts and doubling down on AI
Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, reported 26% revenue growth and projected fourth-quarter revenue of between $73 billion and $76 billion, above expectations. GAAP earnings per share were $3.83; excluding the $9.89 billion charge from an agreement with U.S. prosecutors, it would have been $7.40. It raised the floor of its 2026 capital investment plan to $135 billion and announced a new class of non-voting shares.
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- Revenue grew 26% and the fourth-quarter guidance tops the market consensus
- The $9.89 billion charge from the agreement with U.S. prosecutors pushed the operating margin to 20%, from 40% a year earlier
- Quarterly capex was $34.91 billion and free cash flow was negative at $2.12 billion
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