Latest period
$89.3B
YoY change
+87.1%
5Y CAGR
+35.8%
Peak year (FY2025)
$69.7B
Cumulative CapEx
$297B
CapEx history chart for Meta (META) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: $69.7B
CapEx growth chart for Meta (META) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +87.1%
CapEx history table for Meta (META) from 2009 to 2025
| FY2025 | $69.7B | +87.1% | +$32.4B | ||
| FY2024 | $37.3B | +36.6% | +$9.99B | ||
| FY2023 | $27.3B | -13.3% | -$4.17B | ||
| FY2022 | $31.4B | +69.3% | +$12.9B | ||
| FY2021 | $18.6B | +22.8% | +$3.45B | ||
| FY2020 | $15.1B | +0.1% | +$13M | ||
| FY2019 | $15.1B | +8.5% | +$1.19B | ||
| FY2018 | $13.9B | +106.7% | +$7.18B | ||
| FY2017 | $6.73B | +49.9% | +$2.24B | ||
| FY2016 | $4.49B | +78.0% | +$1.97B | ||
| FY2015 | $2.52B | +37.8% | +$692M | ||
| FY2014 | $1.83B | +34.4% | +$469M | ||
| FY2013 | $1.36B | +10.3% | +$127M | ||
| FY2012 | $1.24B | +103.8% | +$629M | ||
| FY2011 | $606M | +106.8% | +$313M | ||
| FY2010 | $293M | +787.9% | +$260M | ||
| FY2009 | $33M | — | — |
- FY2025$69.7B+87.1%
- FY2024$37.3B+36.6%
- FY2023$27.3B-13.3%
- FY2022$31.4B+69.3%
- FY2021$18.6B+22.8%
- FY2020$15.1B+0.1%
- FY2019$15.1B+8.5%
- FY2018$13.9B+106.7%
- FY2017$6.73B+49.9%
- FY2016$4.49B+78.0%
- FY2015$2.52B+37.8%
- FY2014$1.83B+34.4%
- FY2013$1.36B+10.3%
- FY2012$1.24B+103.8%
- FY2011$606M+106.8%
- FY2010$293M+787.9%
- FY2009$33M—
CapEx values are taken from Meta's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at Meta (META)
According to Meta's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $89.3B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Meta (META) reported CapEx of $69.7B – surged 87.1% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Meta CapEx compounded at +35.8% per year, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
$69.7B stands as the all-time-high annual CapEx, posted in 2025, against a low of $33M during 2009.
Meta Capital Expenditures by Year
Meta Capital Expenditures 2025: $69.7B
In 2025, Meta reported CapEx of $69.7B, surged 87.1% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Meta Capital Expenditures 2024: $37.3B
Meta CapEx in 2024 was $37.3B, surged 36.6% from 2023.
Meta Capital Expenditures 2023: $27.3B
2023's CapEx for Meta came in at $27.3B, declined 13.3% below 2022.
Meta Capital Expenditures 2022: $31.4B
Meta posted CapEx of $31.4B in 2022, surged 69.3% from 2021.
Meta Capital Expenditures 2021: $18.6B
Meta CapEx in 2021 was $18.6B.
See more financial history for Meta (META).
Sector peers by CapEx
Communication Services peers of Meta (META), ranked by their latest CapEx
| $91.4B | |
| $20.8B | |
| $17B | |
| $9.96B | |
| $8.02B | |
| $688M | |
| $257M | |
| $71M |
- $91.4B
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