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Q2 10-Q: buybacks of $23.2bn a year ago fell to zero while capex rose sharply. An escrow for infrastructure purchases and residual-value guarantees for a data-center venture sit only in the notes, not on the face of the statements
Meta Platforms (META) did not repurchase a single share in the first half of 2026. The 10-Q filed July 30 shows buybacks falling from $23,159m a year earlier to zero, while notes issued in May raised $24,910m. Where the money is going is set out in the cash flow statement and in Notes 9 and 13.
Meta bought back none of its own shares in the first half of this year. In the same period a year earlier it bought $23.2bn worth. It raised money by borrowing instead.
52 Filing score · Moderate
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The stockholders' equity note states: 'We did not repurchase any shares of Class A common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2026.' The cash flow statement shows no repurchase line; a year earlier the figure was $23,159m.
Not directly. The MD&A attributes the rise in financing cash to 'net proceeds from the May 2026 Notes and the absence of share repurchases' and says the company has increased, and expects to keep increasing, infrastructure and AI investment. How to read the two together is discussed in the subscriber section.
Issued May 2026, maturing 2031–2066, coupons 4.55%–6.45%. The remaining figures and what they mean are in the subscriber section of this article.
On SEC EDGAR: Meta Platforms' Q2 2026 Form 10-Q (accession 0001628280-26-050705), cash flow statement, the stockholders' equity, long-term debt, commitments (Note 9) and subsequent event (Note 13) notes, and the MD&A liquidity section.
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