capital expenditures, FY2020
Meta Platforms, Inc. expects capital expenditures of $16 billion for FY2020.
Guided $16 billion on 29 Oct 2020; reported $15.72 billion 90 days later; below the range by 1.7%, better than guided.
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- Status
- missed better than guided
- Guided
- $16 billion
- Stated
- 2020-10-29
- Reported
- $15.72 billion
- Outcome date
- 2021-01-27
- Days to falsifiable
- 90
- Acknowledged
- no
The guidance
We expect 2020 capital expenditures to be approximately $16 billion, unchanged from our prior outlook.
8-K 0001326801-20-000081, filed 2020-10-29 View on EDGAR
The outcome
Capital expenditures – Capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases, were $4.82 billion and $15.72 billion for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020, respectively.
8-K 0001326801-21-000011, filed 2021-01-27 View on EDGAR
Review
review: hand-reviewed
Reviewed by hand by Navneet on 2026-10-02.