Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality (VR) headsets, and AI glasses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). The FoA segment offers Facebook, which enables people to build community through feed, reels, stories, groups, marketplace, and other; Instagram that brings people closer through Instagram feed, stories, reels, live, and messaging; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; Meta AI, an assistant that's available across apps, as a stand-alone app, on AI glasses, and on the web; Threads, an application for text-based updates and public conversations; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact. The RL segment provides virtual and augmented reality products, including consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, as well as Meta Quest devices that enable social experiences across gaming, fitness, entertainment, and more. The segment also includes wearables such as AI glasses like Ray Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses; and the Meta Ray Ban Display, which combines AI glasses with an integrated lens display and the Meta Neural Band, a wrist worn device using electromyography that lets people control their AI glasses through neuromuscular signals. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Inc., and OpenAI, L.L.C. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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- META
- SEC CIK
- 0001326801
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Interactive Media & Services
- Periods
- FY2025 Q1, FY2026, FY2026 Q1, FY2026 Q2, FY2026 Q3, FY2027
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, CA
- Employees
- 75,472
Key figures
- Revenue 56.31B USD
- NetIncome 26.77B USD
- DilutedEPS 10.44 USD/share
Reported figures
- BasicEPS 10.57 USD/share
- BasicEPS 6.59 USD/share
- BasicSharesOutstanding 2.53B count
- CapitalExpenditure 19.00B USD
- CostOfRevenue 10.22B USD
- CostOfRevenue 7.57B USD
- DilutedEPS 10.44 USD/share
- DilutedEPS 6.43 USD/share
- FreeCashFlow 10.33B USD
- FreeCashFlow 12.39B USD
- FreeCashFlow 13.23B USD
- GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 2.28B USD
- GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 2.61B USD
- GrossProfit 46.09B USD
- InterestExpense 562.00M USD
- NetIncome 16.64B USD
- NetIncome 26.77B USD
- OperatingCashFlow 24.03B USD
- OperatingCashFlow 32.23B USD
- OperatingExpenses 24.76B USD
- OperatingExpenses 33.44B USD
- OperatingIncome -4.03B USD
- OperatingIncome -4.21B USD
- OperatingIncome 17.55B USD
- OperatingIncome 21.77B USD
- OperatingIncome 22.87B USD
- OperatingIncome 26.90B USD
- OperatingMargin 41 percent
- OtherMetric -23 percent
- OtherMetric -5.02B USD
- OtherMetric 1.35B USD
- OtherMetric 1.74B USD
- OtherMetric 12 percent
- OtherMetric 12.94B USD
- OtherMetric 19 percent
- OtherMetric 19.00B USD
- OtherMetric 19.84B USD
- OtherMetric 2.76B USD
- OtherMetric 2.91B USD
- OtherMetric 3.56B count
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Guidance
- OperatingExpenses guidance 162.00B–169.00B USD
- OtherMetric guidance 125.00B–145.00B USD
- OtherMetric guidance 13–16 percent
- Revenue guidance 58.00B–61.00B USD
Drivers
- Ad impressions delivered across Family of Apps increased by 19% year-over-year
- Additional data center costs to support future year capacity expected to increase capital
- Average price per ad increased by 12% year-over-year
- Foreign currency was an approximately 4 percentage point headwind to year-over-year total
- Higher component pricing expected to increase capital expenditures in 2026
- Income tax benefit of $8.03 billion recognized in Q1 2026 from U.S. Treasury Notice 2026-7
- Slight decline in DAP on a quarter-over-quarter basis was driven by internet disruptions i
Risks
- Active legal and regulatory matters, including headwinds in the EU and the U.S., could sig
- Foreign currency expected to be an approximately 2% tailwind to year-over-year total reven
- Scrutiny on youth-related issues with additional trials scheduled for 2026 in the U.S., wh