What is Equinix, Inc.'s americas — payments to acquire productive assets?

Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) reported americas — payments to acquire productive assets of $382.80M in Q3 2023.

What does americas — payments to acquire productive assets mean?

The amount of cash spent on building or upgrading data center infrastructure in the Americas.

Discontinued — last reported Q3 '23

Geographic · Payments To Acquire Productive Assets

Americas — Payments To Acquire Productive Assets

Equinix, Inc. Americas — Payments To Acquire Productive Assets decreased by 2.6% to $382.80M in Q3 2023 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 37.5%, from $278.49M to $382.80M.

Analysis

StatementSegment

CategoryCapital Allocation

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2016

Last reportedQ3 2023Oct 27, 2023

Rolls up toPayments to Acquire Other Productive Assets

How to read this metric

Higher spending suggests aggressive expansion or modernization, while lower spending may indicate a shift toward capital efficiency or a pause in regional capacity growth.

Detailed definition

This metric tracks the cash outflows dedicated to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of long-term physical as...

Peer comparison

Comparable to capital expenditure (CapEx) reporting for other data center operators and real estate investment trusts.

Metric ID: eqix_segment_americas_payments_to_acquire_productive_assets

Historical Data

8 periods

	Q2 '21	Q3 '21	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q3 '23
Value	$250.34M	$246.50M	$185.05M	$225.10M	$278.49M	$300.68M	$392.86M	$382.80M
QoQ Change	—	-1.5%	-24.9%	+21.6%	+23.7%	+8.0%	+30.7%	-2.6%
YoY Change	—	—	—	-10.1%	+13.0%	+62.5%	+74.5%	+37.5%

Range$185.05M – $392.86M

CAGR+27.5%

Avg YoY Growth+35.5%

Median YoY Growth+37.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Equinix, Inc.'s americas — payments to acquire productive assets?: Equinix, Inc. (EQIX) reported americas — payments to acquire productive assets of $382.80M in Q3 2023.
How has Equinix, Inc.'s americas — payments to acquire productive assets changed year-over-year?: Equinix, Inc.'s americas — payments to acquire productive assets increased by 37.5% year-over-year, from $278.49M to $382.80M.
What does americas — payments to acquire productive assets mean?: The amount of cash spent on building or upgrading data center infrastructure in the Americas.