📉 Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Stock Drops 7% After $16B One-Time Charge! 🔥

📊 Pascal Capital Quick Take:
Meta recorded a $16B one-time tax expense in Q3, slashing net income to $2.71B ($1.05 per share), down sharply from $15.69B ($6.03 per share) last year.
Excluding the charge, adjusted net income was $18.64B ($7.25 per share) — stronger than expected.
Revenue jumped 26% year-over-year to $51.56B, beating estimates, with ad impressions up 14% and average ad price up 10%.
However, Meta warned that capital spending will rise sharply in 2026, projecting $70–72B in 2025 CapEx and total expenses of $116–118B as it invests heavily in AI and infrastructure.

📈 Pascal Capital Insight:
In the short term, tax charges and rising expenses weigh on META shares.
But long term? Meta’s AI and infrastructure expansion could power future growth.

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📉 Buy the dip?
💥 Or stay cautious?

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