Meta Markets About $15 Billion in Dollar Bonds, Prepares First Euro Offering
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Meta began marketing about $15 billion in dollar-denominated bonds on November 3, split across five tranches, and was also preparing its first euro-denominated issue, Reuters reported. The dollar offering is part of a broader funding plan that reports the previous day said could raise at least $20 billion through a cross-border issuance. Reuters said the company was considering that size, which could increase depending on investor demand. No final decision on the offering had been made in the report published on November 2. The report links the funding to Meta's spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure.
The potential dollar bonds have maturities ranging from 5 to 30 years, according to details of the offering reported by Reuters on November 3. The range of maturities gives investors options from shorter-dated debt to long-term bonds, while allowing the company to borrow across different tranches. According to the report, Meta was at the same time preparing to issue euro-denominated bonds, which would be its first in that currency. An earlier report estimated the potential euro issue's maturity range at slightly more than 4 years to slightly more than 38 years. That places the dollar and euro offerings within one funding plan spanning currencies and maturities.
Initial pricing guidance set the spread at 130 basis points over the yield on U.S. Treasury securities for the five-year tranche, and 250 basis points for the 30-year tranche, Reuters reported. These figures represent the initial spread between the yield investors demand on the bonds and the yield on comparable Treasuries, before final pricing. The widening of the spread from 130 to 250 basis points shows the difference in pricing between the two ends of the stated maturity range. The offering was expected to be priced on Tuesday, according to the report. The report gave no final proceeds or final pricing for the tranches when it was published.
The potential offering follows significant capital markets fundraising by Meta. In April 2026, the company raised $25 billion through an investment-grade bond sale, with investor orders peaking at $96 billion, according to Reuters. That was its last major high-grade bond offering before the current move. The level of demand in the previous sale provides context for investor interest in the company's debt, but does not determine demand for the new offering. Reports in the week before the November 3 report also said Meta priced a $25 billion common stock offering and raised $12.5 billion through a preferred stock issuance.
The funding expansion comes amid liquidity pressures tied to AI spending. Reuters cited a report published by MarketScreener saying heavy spending on AI infrastructure had weighed on the company's cash flow. Meta reported a cash burn of $2.12 billion in the third quarter of 2026, according to the report. Alongside debt and equity offerings, the company plans to raise up to $60 billion through an at-the-market stock sale program. The report did not specify a deadline for the program, while the size of the bond offering remained tied to investor demand and no final decision had been made, according to the November 2 report.