Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg won strong support from Wall Street after the company’s latest earnings report, clearing the way for continued heavy investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and technology. The fourth-quarter 2025 results beat expectations, with revenue driven by robust advertising growth, which helped reassure investors about Meta’s financial footing despite plans for sharply higher capital expenditures in 2026. Management projected spending of up to roughly $115 billion–$135 billion next year, much of it earmarked for AI data centers, custom hardware and related systems. Analysts and portfolio managers interpreted the earnings and guidance as a “green light” for Zuckerberg to press ahead with AI ambitions, even as costs rise and some units, like virtual and augmented reality, remain loss-making. Meta’s stock moved higher in response, reflecting confidence that sustained revenue growth can underwrite the company’s long-term AI strategy while still delivering shareholder value. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}