Nvidia shares sold off sharply this spring, fueled by increased worry that spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, such as Nvidia’s semiconductor chips, was peaking. The argument was that hyperscalers operating massive cloud data centers were overbuilding capacity and double-ordering chips,

“We currently expect another year of similarly significant capital expenditures dollar growth in 2026,” Meta CFO Susan Li said in the earnings release. Analysts said the 2026 outlook suggests Meta will spend roughly $100 billion in capex next year, significantly ahead of earlier expectations among analysts.