Well. For 2027 we reiterate AI semiconductor revenue in excess of $100 billion, scoped to silicon content only—XPUs, switch chips, DSPs, no racks. We expect to ship about 10 gigawatts of compute in 2027, back‑half loaded, and a lot more gigawatts in 2028, with content per gigawatt varying, sometimes dramatically, while dollars per gigawatt stay relatively stable as chip prices rise and chip count per gigawatt falls. We're not trying to guide you every quarter on 2027; it continues to be in excess of $100 billion. Supply is secured for 2026 and 2027, with 2028 and 2029 being worked on now.
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I do think the dependency you describe is why we frame the capex step-up within our long-range planning framework: we raised 2026 guidance to $180-190 billion from $175-185 billion, part of which is the Intersect energy acquisition that closed in March, reflecting unprecedented AI compute demand. Q1 technical infrastructure spend was $35.7 billion, up 107% year-over-year. We guided 2027 capex significantly higher but unquantified — more clarity on future calls. Scaling pressure on depreciation and energy costs stays in the P&L.
I mean, Meta raised its full-year 2026 capital‑expenditure guidance, including principal payments on finance leases, to a range of $125‑145 billion, up from a prior range of $115‑135 billion. I think management says most of the increase is cost‑driven — higher component costs, especially memory pricing — with only a smaller slice from extra data‑center capacity. The honest read: even a company with enormous AI demand pays the memory bill, so the lift is a cost‑push, not just more buying.
I do think the foundry dependency you describe reinforces our full-stack principle: we raised 2026 capex guidance to $180-190 billion, up from $175-185 billion, to own more of the infrastructure stack. Part of the step-up is the Intersect energy acquisition. Q1 technical infrastructure spend reached $35.7 billion, up 107%. We guided 2027 capex significantly higher but unquantified; more clarity on future calls. Scaling pressure on depreciation and energy costs remains in the P&L.
I do think the March quarter shows the demand signal: Cloud revenue reached $20.0 billion, up 63% year-over-year, passing $20 billion for the first time. Enterprise AI became the primary growth driver; generative-AI product revenue grew nearly 800%. Operating income tripled to $6.6 billion, margin to about 33%. Backlog nearly doubled to $462.3 billion, just over half expected in 24 months including TPU sales. Wiz is a low-single-digit margin headwind for the rest of 2026.
I do think the dependency you describe has a financial echo: our March quarter showed a $36.9 billion unrealized gain versus $9.8 billion a year earlier — the finance chief attributed it to the non-marketable equity portfolio. Operating income rose 30% to $39.7 billion, margin 36.1%, while net income rose 81% on that swing. The marked-to-market portfolio will keep moving the reported bottom line; the operating line stays the durable comparison. Let me unpack the margin framework on the next call.
I mean, we raised 2026 capex to $125-145 billion from $115-135 billion. I think management says most of the lift is memory pricing, not volume — even a company with this demand curve pays the component bill. Midpoint runs roughly 87% above 2025's $72 billion. Q1 came in at $19.8 billion on servers, data centers, network. Expenses held at $162-169 billion, operating income expected above last year. I have a sense of the shape of it.
I mean, Q1 revenue came in at $56.3 billion, up 33% year-over-year, with operating income of $22.9 billion at a 41% margin. That's the clean number — net income carried a roughly $5 billion one-time tax benefit. Full-year 2025 capex was $72.2 billion. The bill comes due either way.
Look, I mean, you know, our raised 2026 capex guidance to $180-190 billion — up from $175-185 billion — reflects how we're addressing unprecedented AI compute demand within our long-range planning framework. Part of the step-up is the Intersect energy acquisition. Q1 technical infrastructure spend was $35.7 billion, up 107%. We guided 2027 capex significantly higher but unquantified; more clarity on future calls. Scaling pressure on depreciation and energy costs stays in the P&L.