capital expenditures

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Its previously stated plan to spend as much as $190 billion this year on capital expenditures would still leave the company producing nearly $26 billion in free cash flow, based on current consensus estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Alphabet also said on that call that it expects capital expenditures to “significantly increase” in 2027 relative to 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

To be sure, a lot of that growth has been driven by tech — whether that’s capital expenditures from megacap companies, or increased demand for data centers and semiconductors.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

The move comes at a time when investors are focused on how Meta is getting a return on investment from its heavy capital expenditures on AI, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The fixed charges on the capital expenditures together with the labour and incidental charges almost invariably make the total cost of operation of a straight bleach plant higher than that of a liquid chlorine plant.

From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph