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Meta to Raise Up to $95B in Stock Sale to Fund AI
Why is Meta stock down today?
Meta (META) stock fell about 1.8% to $631 in early Monday trading after the company launched up to $95 billion of stock sales to pay for AI data centers.
Key numbers
| Total equity plan | $95B$35B now + $60B later |
|---|---|
| META early price | $631-1.8% |
| Q3 capex | $34.9B+80% vs $19.4B a year ago |
| Q3 free cash flow | -$2.1Bcapex above operating cash flow (per [3]) |
| 2026 capex guidance | $135-145Blow end raised from $130B |
| Cash and securities | $82.45Bas of Sept 30 (per [3]) |
What happened
Meta (META) stock fell about 1.8% to $631 in early Monday trading after the company launched up to $95 billion of stock sales to pay for AI data centers. First comes about $35 billion: $22.5 billion of regular shares and $12.5 billion of preferred shares that turn into regular stock in 2029. Up to $60 billion more would be sold gradually from early 2027 as new non-voting Class C shares. Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom showed interest in buying up to $5 billion. Meta expects to spend $135 billion to $145 billion on AI and other projects this year.
Why it matters
Meta is turning to investors for cash because its AI spending is now bigger than the money its business brings in. Last quarter it spent $34.9 billion on capital projects like data centers (capex) but made only $32.8 billion from operations, so free cash flow, the cash left over, was negative $2.1 billion. New shares mean each existing share owns a slightly smaller slice of Meta (dilution). The raise equals about 5.8% of Meta's roughly $1.63 trillion value.
Who this affects
- MarketbearishMedium impact
- Tech investors weigh dilution; Meta shares slipped early.
- CompanymixedHigh impact
- Raises AI cash but dilutes existing shareholders.
- CompetitorsneutralLow impact
- Rivals see Meta fund AI with new equity.
- IndustrybullishMedium impact
- Funds continued AI spending, good for chip suppliers.
Meta vs Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon
How we got here
Meta reports Q3 revenue of $64.6B, up 26%, and narrows 2026 capex guidance to $135-145B.
Meta discloses plan for new non-voting Class C shares alongside quarterly results.
Meta launches about $35B of stock offerings and a planned $60B at-the-market program.
What to watch
- Final pricing, dividend rate and conversion terms for the preferred shares.Q4 2026
- Start of $60B at-the-market sales after Class C shares begin trading.Q1 2027
- Deadline for forward-sale common shares to settle.2027-11-19
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