Meta Platforms Inc.
Revenue
$61B
Net Income
$16B
Meta Platforms Inc.
Revenue
$61B
Net Income
$16B
Meta Platforms Inc.
CIK: 0001326801
Earnings Analysis
Analyzed 8 of 9 reports
Performance Summary - Q2 2026neutral (50)not_provided
Reality-Based Sentiment Analysisneutral50/100
Based on actual market data, not just management spin. Weighted score: 10% management tone + 40% earnings beat/miss + 30% price action + 20% guidance accuracy.
Financial Performance Trend
Overall Analysis & Outlook
Over the past 5 quarters, Meta Platforms Inc. has been consistently bullish with stable guidance. Revenue has grown 55.6% during this period. The latest quarter shows neutral sentiment with neutral tone from management.
Latest Quarter Highlights:
Meta reported Q2 2026 revenue of $60.8 billion (+28% YoY) and net income of $15.8 billion (-13% YoY), with strong operating cash flow of $64.1 billion but significant headwinds from $49.1 billion in capex (+67% YoY) driven by massive AI infrastructure investments. The company faces substantial regulatory challenges including FTC antitrust litigation, GDPR compliance issues, DMA fines, and multiple state youth-protection lawsuits, while maintaining strong pricing power and geographic diversification across regions.
Detailed Quarterly Reports
In-depth analysis of each quarter's earnings filing
Q2 2026
10-Q • Filed 7/30/2026
Summary
Meta reported Q2 2026 revenue of $60.8 billion (+28% YoY) and net income of $15.8 billion (-13% YoY), with strong operating cash flow of $64.1 billion but significant headwinds from $49.1 billion in capex (+67% YoY) driven by massive AI infrastructure investments. The company faces substantial regulatory challenges including FTC antitrust litigation, GDPR compliance issues, DMA fines, and multiple state youth-protection lawsuits, while maintaining strong pricing power and geographic diversification across regions.
Revenue
$60.80B
Net Income
$15.85B
Guidance
Tone
Capex
$49.11B(+66.6% YoY)
Partnerships
Key Quotes
"We have contingent obligations to purchase up to $14.72 billion of cloud capacity over a five-year period"
"In July 2026, we entered into additional data center leases with lease obligations of approximately $68 billion, which are expected to commence in 2027 and 2028, with lease terms of 18 to 20 years"
"We have non-cancelable contractual commitments of $349.31 billion, comprising both short-term and long-term arrangements, mostly relating to third-party cloud capacity and infrastructure investments"
Q1 2026
10-Q • Filed 4/30/2026
Summary
Meta delivered strong Q1 2026 results with revenue of $56.3B (up 33% YoY) and net income of $26.8B (up 61% YoY), driven by robust advertising demand across all geographic regions. The company is aggressively investing in infrastructure with capex of $19B (up 47% YoY) and committed an additional $24B in multi-year infrastructure contracts in April 2026, signaling confidence in AI capacity needs and long-term growth. However, significant regulatory headwinds persist including FTC consent order modifications, European DMA and GDPR enforcement actions totaling over $2B in fines, and extensive youth-related litigation creating material legal uncertainty.
Revenue
$56.31B
Net Income
$26.77B
Guidance
Tone
Capex
$19.00B(+46.83% YoY)
Partnerships
Key Quotes
"Our lease agreements with the Venture, which cover the right to use properties on the data center campus, will commence in 2029 and have an aggregate initial lease commitment of approximately $12.31 billion."
"In April 2026, we entered into additional multi-year infrastructure contracts, related to which our non-cancelable contractual commitments increased by approximately $24 billion."
"We have accrued significant amounts for loss contingencies related to these inquiries and investigations in Europe, and we believe there is a reasonable possibility that additional accruals for losses related to these matters could be material individually or in the aggregate."
Q4 2025
10-K • Filed 1/29/2026
Summary
Meta reported full-year 2025 revenue of $114.9B and net income of $38.2B, demonstrating strong profitability despite significant regulatory headwinds and substantial Reality Labs losses (~$19.2B in 2025). The company faces intensifying competition from rivals and younger users, coupled with extensive litigation exposure (potentially hundreds of billions in aggregate damages across various proceedings) and evolving global regulations that threaten core business practices around data usage, content moderation, and AI training. Management's tone reflects defensive posturing amid ongoing FTC consent order disputes, GDPR enforcement actions, and antitrust challenges, with expectations that Reality Labs losses will persist through 2026.
Revenue
$59.89B
Net Income
$22.77B
Guidance
Tone
Key Quotes
"Our investments in Reality Labs reduced our 2025 overall operating profit by approximately $19.19 billion, and we expect our 2026 Reality Labs operating losses to remain similar to 2025."
"We believe that some users, particularly younger users, are aware of and actively engaging with other products and services similar to, or as a substitute for, our products and services, and we believe that some users have reduced their use of and engagement with our products and services in favor of these other products and services."
"The maximum aggregate monetary damages or penalties sought across our various legal proceedings could amount to an aggregate of up to hundreds of billions of dollars and, as a result, could be material to the financial condition of the company."
Q3 2025
10-Q • Filed 10/30/2025
Summary
Meta reported Q3 2025 revenue of $51.2 billion (26% YoY growth) with net income of $2.7 billion, reflecting significant headwinds including a $16.0 billion tax provision increase and heightened regulatory challenges in Europe. The company demonstrated strong pricing power and aggressive capex expansion ($48.3 billion, +112% YoY) focused on AI infrastructure and data centers, including major cloud partnerships and joint venture arrangements. However, substantial regulatory fines ($998 million), pending litigation with existential implications (DMA compliance, youth-related claims), and deferred revenue impact warrant caution on near-term guidance and policy exposure.
Revenue
$51.24B
Net Income
$2.71B
Guidance
Tone
Capex
$48.31B(+111.5% YoY)
Partnerships
Key Quotes
"We extended the estimated useful lives of most servers and network assets to 5.5 years, effective January 1, 2025, resulting in $1.96 billion increase to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025."
"In June 2025, we completed an investment in Scale AI by acquiring a non-voting minority of its outstanding equity for $13.79 billion as part of AI infrastructure investments."
"On April 2025, the European Commission issued a final decision that our 'subscription for no ads' model does not comply with DMA requirements and imposed a fine of EUR €200 million. Further fines or modifications to our model may be imposed during the appeal process, which could result in a materially worse user experience for European users and a significant impact to our European business and revenue as early as later in the fourth quarter of 2025."
Q2 2025
10-Q • Filed 7/31/2025
Summary
Meta delivered strong Q2 2025 results with revenue of $47.5 billion (up 22% YoY) and net income of $18.3 billion (up 36% YoY), demonstrating robust advertising demand and pricing power across all geographies. The company invested heavily in infrastructure with capex doubling YoY to $29.5 billion and made a strategic $13.79 billion investment in Scale AI, signaling aggressive positioning in AI capabilities. However, substantial regulatory headwinds including potential changes to European data policies and ongoing antitrust litigation create material uncertainty around future profitability and user experience.
Revenue
$47.52B
Net Income
$18.34B
Guidance
Tone
Capex
$29.48B(+102.3% YoY)
Partnerships
Key Quotes
"In January 2025, we completed an assessment of the useful lives of property and equipment, which resulted in an increase in the estimated useful lives of most servers and network assets to 5.5 years, effective January 1, 2025."
"We cannot rule out that further fines or modifications to our model may be imposed during the appeal process, which could result in a materially worse user experience for European users and a significant impact to our European business and revenue as early as later in the third quarter of 2025."
"We have accrued significant amounts for loss contingencies related to these inquiries and investigations in Europe, and we believe there is a reasonable possibility that additional accruals for losses related to these matters could be material individually or in the aggregate."
Q1 2025
10-Q • Filed 5/1/2025
Summary
Meta delivered Q1 2025 revenue of $42.3B (up 16% YoY) and net income of $16.6B (up 35% YoY), driven by strong advertising performance across all geographies and improved operational efficiency from extending server useful lives. However, significant regulatory headwinds including a EUR 200M DMA fine, ongoing FTC consent order modifications, antitrust litigation over acquisitions, and youth-related lawsuits create material uncertainty; management provided no forward guidance and flagged potential material revenue impact from required changes to the European 'subscription for no ads' model as early as Q3 2025.
Revenue
$42.31B
Net Income
$16.64B
Guidance
Tone
Capex
$12.94B(+102.1% YoY)
Key Quotes
"Based on feedback from the European Commission in connection with the DMA, we expect we will need to make some modifications to our model, which could result in a materially worse user experience for European users and a significant impact to our European business and revenue as early as the third quarter of 2025."
"We extended the estimated useful lives of most servers and network assets to 5.5 years, effective January 1, 2025. Based on the servers and network assets placed in service as of December 31, 2024, the financial impact of this change in estimate included a reduction in depreciation expense of $826 million and an increase in net income of $695 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2025."
"In January 2025, we completed an assessment of the useful lives of property and equipment, which resulted in an increase in the estimated useful lives of most servers and network assets to 5.5 years, effective January 1, 2025."
Q3 2024
10-Q • Filed 10/31/2024
Summary
Meta delivered strong Q3 2024 results with revenue of $40.6 billion (up 19% YoY) and net income of $15.7 billion (up 35% YoY), demonstrating robust advertising pricing power and operational efficiency. The company significantly increased capex to $22.8 billion (up 17% YoY) to support AI infrastructure and data center buildout, while generating robust free cash flow of $40.5 billion. However, the company faces substantial regulatory headwinds across multiple jurisdictions including FTC consent order modifications, EU GDPR/DSA investigations, youth-focused litigation, and antitrust challenges.
Revenue
$40.59B
Net Income
$15.69B
Guidance
Tone
Capex
$22.83B(+17.3% YoY)
Key Quotes
"We have $ 32.14 billion of non-cancelable contractual commitments as of September 30, 2024, which are mostly related to our investments in servers, network infrastructure, and consumer hardware products in Reality Labs."
"The interpretation and enforcement of the GDPR, as well as the imposition and amount of penalties for non-compliance, are subject to significant uncertainty. Although we are vigorously defending our regulatory compliance, we have accrued significant amounts for loss contingencies related to these inquiries and investigations in Europe, and we believe there is a reasonable possibility that additional accruals for losses related to these matters could be material individually or in the aggregate."
"On May 3, 2023, the FTC filed a public administrative proceeding seeking substantial changes to the modified consent order, which took effect in April 2020 after its entry by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia."
Q2 2024
10-Q • Filed 8/1/2024
Summary
Meta reported strong Q2 2024 results with revenue of $39.1 billion (+22% YoY) and net income of $13.5 billion (+73% YoY), demonstrating significant operational momentum and pricing power in its advertising business. Operating cash flow of $38.6 billion and free cash flow of $24.0 billion reflect robust cash generation, while the company returned $20.95 billion to shareholders through buybacks and initiated a dividend program. However, the filing is dominated by extensive regulatory and legal headwinds, including ongoing FTC consent order modifications, European competition investigations, multiple youth-related lawsuits, and a $1.4 billion Texas settlement, creating material legal uncertainty.
Revenue
$39.07B
Net Income
$13.46B
Guidance
Tone
Capex
$14.57B(+12.5% YoY)
Key Quotes
"Our revenue increased 22% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2024, driven by strong advertising demand and user growth across our Family of Apps"
"We have accrued significant amounts for loss contingencies related to inquiries and investigations in Europe, and we believe there is a reasonable possibility that additional accruals for losses related to these matters could be material individually or in the aggregate"
"Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were $14.6 billion, a 12.5% increase compared to the prior year, primarily related to investments in servers, network infrastructure and data center construction"
Sector Comparison
How META performs vs Technology sector and Social Media peers
Sector Ranking (Technology)
Category Ranking (Social Media)
Key Metrics vs Averages
META
$60,801M
Social Media Avg
$60,801M
Technology Avg
$40,813.995M
META
66.6%
Social Media Avg
66.6%
Technology Avg
56.5%
Guidance: not_provided • Tone: neutral