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 2023

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.