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Mark Zuckerberg’s AI ambitions back in the spotlight as Meta execs begin ‘moonshot’ mission for $9.5T valuation and large payouts
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Meta Platforms is set to report first quarter of 2026 earnings on Wednesday, and investors will have a gimlet eye on capital expenditures.
Key facts
- Capex is expected to rise to between $115 billion and $135 billion this year as Meta focuses on its Superintelligence Labs
- Analysts expect Meta to report Q1 revenue near $55.5 billion, up roughly 31% year-over-year, and in the middle of the $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion range that the company guided
- Each exec got seven tranches of stock options with exercise prices ranging from $1,116 to $3,727 per share
- Including restricted stock unit grants that went to some of the executives, the combined payouts would range from $787 million to $921 million
Summary
The $1.7 trillion social media giant disclosed a sweeping round of executive compensation awards to five of Meta’s most-senior executives last month. Each exec got seven tranches of stock options with exercise prices ranging from $1,116 to $3,727 per share. The Meta board, chaired by CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg, granted the options to a select group including chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth, chief product officer Christopher Cox, chief financial officer Susan Li, chief legal officer Curtis Mahoney, and president and vice chairman Dina Powell McCormick. The board granted the awards to a deliberately selective group that Meta believes is critical to its AI ambitions. Zuckerberg collects a $1 salary at Meta, although the company pays his personal security expenses, which were $25.1 million last year.