Meta Platforms, Inc.

NasdaqGS:META Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.4t

Meta Platforms Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 6/6

Meta Platforms has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 16.2%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 20.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.6% per year. Meta Platforms's return on equity is 36%, and it has net margins of 39.1%.

Key information

16.2%

Earnings growth rate

19.5%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth6.2%
Revenue growth rate14.6%
Return on equity36.0%
Net Margin39.1%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Meta Q1 Preview: Antitrust Issues Make This A Risky Buy At Current Valuations

Apr 29

Is Meta The Most Undervalued Stock In The Magnificent 7

Apr 23

Meta: A Likely Downward Adjustment Of Capex Could Start A Bullish Rally

Apr 16

Meta: Losing Its Lead In AI (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 31

Meta: My 3 Favorite Aspects Of The Thesis

Mar 25

META Stock: Why I'm Betting Big Before The Surge

Mar 19

Meta Platforms Remains A Compelling Opportunity On Big Spending Boost

Mar 13

Meta Platforms: Price Pullback Made It A GARP Pick

Mar 05

At US$668, Is It Time To Put Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) On Your Watch List?

Mar 03
At US$668, Is It Time To Put Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) On Your Watch List?

Meta Platforms: Expenses Up, Stock Down In 2025

Feb 24

Meta Platforms: Why You'll Regret Not Buying The Stock Today

Feb 17
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Narrative update from Stjepan Kalinic

Feb 10Meta’s Family of Apps (FoA) saw a significant increase in daily active users, adding 60 million quarter-over-quarter in Q4 2024. This growth is a testament to Meta’s ability to maintain its dominance

Meta's AI Capex Can Surge +$65B In 2025 - That's A Good Thing

Feb 09

Is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) A Risky Investment?

Feb 07
Is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) A Risky Investment?

Meta's Secret Weapon For 2025

Feb 03

Meta Platforms Q4 Preview: Is There A DeepSeek Risk?

Jan 27

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) P/E

Jan 26
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Meta Platforms, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) P/E

Meta Makes 'Intense Year' Forecast And Big Layoffs

Jan 21

Meta: One Of The Least Attractive Stocks In The Big Tech Space

Jan 14

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Might Become A Compounding Machine

Jan 14
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Might Become A Compounding Machine

Meta's New Architecture Could Revolutionize AI

Jan 08

An Intrinsic Calculation For Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) Suggests It's 36% Undervalued

Jan 02
An Intrinsic Calculation For Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) Suggests It's 36% Undervalued

Meta Platforms: Brace For Pain In 2025

Dec 31

Market Continues To Underestimate Meta Platforms

Dec 24

Meta's Rally Isn't Over: Why It Remains A Buy

Dec 15

Meta: Potential TikTok Ban Is A Major Catalyst; Upgrade To 'Strong Buy'

Dec 09

Meta: Innovation Keeps Snowballing

Dec 02

Here's Why We Think Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Nov 26
Here's Why We Think Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Meta: The Open-Source AI Bet That Could Change The Game

Nov 22

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)?

Nov 14
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)?
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Meta’s Bold Bet on AI Pays Off

Nov 11Meta Platforms, Inc.  (META) announced very strong Q3 2024 results underlined by revenue growth and a strong commitment to AI and the metaverse.Revenue for the quarter grew 19% year-over-year to

Meta Platforms Q3: Significant Near-Term Downside Volatility Is Likely

Nov 11

Results: Meta Platforms, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Nov 02
Results: Meta Platforms, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Meta: AI Train Isn't Slowing Down Anytime Soon

Nov 02

Meta Platforms: 4 Key Verticals To Monitor In The Q3 Earnings Report

Oct 27

The Price Is Right For Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Oct 25
The Price Is Right For Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Meta Platforms: It Is Not Time To Jump On To The AI Hype Train

Oct 21

A Look Into Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ:META) Impressive Returns On Capital

Oct 13
A Look Into Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ:META) Impressive Returns On Capital

Meta's Q3: A Make-Or-Break Moment

Oct 11

Meta: No Upside Left

Oct 03

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Meta Platforms makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:META Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 25170,36066,63521,55145,791
31 Dec 24164,50162,36022,53343,619
30 Sep 24156,22755,53921,44140,887
30 Jun 24149,78451,43421,60338,725
31 Mar 24142,71245,75822,47837,407
31 Dec 23134,90239,09822,97936,911
30 Sep 23126,95629,73424,03035,156
30 Jun 23120,52522,54626,34935,315
31 Mar 23117,34621,44425,68734,813
31 Dec 22116,60923,20025,68133,619
30 Sep 22118,11528,83227,11132,613
30 Jun 22119,41033,63026,44629,759
31 Mar 22119,66637,33825,07927,165
31 Dec 21117,92939,37023,87224,655
30 Sep 21112,33040,30421,06022,816
30 Jun 21104,79038,95719,03321,263
31 Mar 2194,39933,74118,25019,629
31 Dec 2085,96529,14618,15518,447
30 Sep 2078,97525,27618,13017,118
30 Jun 2075,15723,52117,42115,902
31 Mar 2073,35720,95816,62714,755
31 Dec 1970,69718,48515,34113,600
30 Sep 1966,52918,01813,92912,577
30 Jun 1962,60417,06413,03711,687
31 Mar 1958,94919,55312,02910,895
31 Dec 1855,83822,11111,29710,273
30 Sep 1851,89619,4979,9149,367
30 Jun 1848,49719,0638,7488,762
31 Mar 1844,58717,8487,8828,158
31 Dec 1740,65315,9207,2427,754
30 Sep 1736,49015,2126,8147,368
30 Jun 1733,17313,1296,4736,858
31 Mar 1730,28811,5156,0246,410
31 Dec 1627,63810,1885,5035,919
30 Sep 1624,6708,1825,0145,670
30 Jun 1622,1606,4534,7005,399
31 Mar 1619,7674,8924,3175,097
31 Dec 1517,9283,6694,0204,816
30 Sep 1515,9382,8113,8324,613
30 Jun 1514,6402,7223,3513,950
31 Mar 1513,5072,7953,0083,273
31 Dec 1412,4662,9252,6532,666
30 Sep 1411,2012,7492,2811,964
30 Jun 1410,0132,3692,1421,725

Quality Earnings: META has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: META's current net profit margins (39.1%) are higher than last year (32.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: META's earnings have grown by 16.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: META's earnings growth over the past year (45.6%) exceeds its 5-year average (16.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: META earnings growth over the past year (45.6%) exceeded the Interactive Media and Services industry -0.9%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: META's Return on Equity (36%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/01 05:55
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/01 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Meta Platforms, Inc. is covered by 97 analysts. 63 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David HeasmanAccountability Research Corporation
Rocco StraussArete Research Services LLP
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP