Meta shares fell over 8% in pre-market trading! Q1 earnings beat expectations on revenue and profit, but surging AI spending sparks concerns.

ORIGINALMeta 盤前跌逾 8%！Q1 財報營收、獲利超預期，但 AI 支出暴增引憂慮

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Meta Platforms Q1 revenue grew 33% year-over-year to $56.3 billion, with earnings also beating expectations. However, the company raised its full-year AI capital expenditure forecast to as high as $145 billion, causing its stock to plunge more than 8% in pre-market trading today (Taiwan time). (Previous coverage: Quick Look at the Magnificent 7 Earnings: Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta all beat Q1 expectations!) (Background: Amazon stock plunged 9% in a single day! Wall Street unimpressed by Amazon's $200 billion AI race) Meta Platforms (META) fell over 8% in pre-market trading, even though its Q1 earnings beat Wall Street expectations. Q1 revenue was $56.31 billion, a 33% year-over-year increase, higher than the $554.5 billion expected by analysts; adjusted earnings per share were $7.31, also better than the market consensus of $6.78. Future spending has raised investor concerns, as Meta raised its full-year 2024 capital expenditure guidance from $35 billion–$40 billion to $35 billion–$40 billion (Note: The original text mentioned 2026, but based on context, it refers to the 2024 fiscal year guidance adjustment). In its earnings report, the company stated that the upward revision reflects "rising component prices and additional data center costs required to support future capacity." This makes it the latest Mag 7 giant, following Amazon, to scare off investors due to AI capital expenditures. Regulatory risks have also emerged. The EU has officially launched an antitrust investigation into Meta's restrictions on third-party AI chatbots accessing WhatsApp, which could result in fines of up to 10% of global revenue; the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust lawsuit regarding the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp is also scheduled for trial in 2026.

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