Meta Platforms, Inc.

NasdaqGS:META Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.6t

Meta Platforms Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 6/6

Meta Platforms has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 13.7%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 13.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 15.1% per year. Meta Platforms's return on equity is 33.8%, and it has net margins of 35.6%.

Key information

13.7%

Earnings growth rate

16.6%

EPS growth rate

Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth6.2%
Revenue growth rate15.1%
Return on equity33.8%
Net Margin35.6%
Next Earnings Update29 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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)?

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

Meta And Its Potentially Game Changer AI

Sep 26

Meta Platforms Gains From TikTok's Pains

Sep 20

Does Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 12
Does Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Meta Platforms: A Reflection On A Mistake

Sep 09

Meta Set For A Breakout

Sep 02

Meta Platforms: Rapid Monetization Of AI Investment Makes It Very Attractive

Aug 26

Meta Platforms: It's Now Or Never

Aug 20

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Presents An Opportunity

Aug 19
If EPS Growth Is Important To You, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Presents An Opportunity

Meta Platforms: AI Strategy Is Correct, But There's No Free Lunch

Aug 13

Meta Platforms, Inc. Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Aug 05
Meta Platforms, Inc. Just Beat Earnings Expectations: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Meta Q2 Earnings: Raising Capex Outlook Amid Advertising Softness

Aug 04

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

Jul 30
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)?

Meta's Open-Source AI Strategy Means It Could Develop AGI First

Jul 27

Meta Platforms' Q2: What To Expect And What To Watch

Jul 21

Meta Platforms: Don't Bet Against Double-Compounding

Jul 14

Meta: Monetizing Next Round Of Capex Could Push Stock Higher

Jul 08

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Knows How To Allocate Capital

Jul 02
Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) Knows How To Allocate Capital

Meta's Unbelievable Moat Makes It Our Favorite Long-Term Big Tech Buy

Jul 01

Mea Culpa: I Was Wrong About Meta, But I'll Correct That Now

Jun 23

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Jun 19
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)

Meta: Regression Analysis Shows Double Digit Price Growth By 2027

Jun 11

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
30 Sep 24156,22755,53921,44140,887
30 Jun 24149,78451,43421,60338,725
31 Mar 24142,71245,75822,47837,407
31 Dec 23134,90239,09822,20436,489
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
31 Mar 148,9161,9132,0271,577

Quality Earnings: META has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: META's current net profit margins (35.6%) are higher than last year (23.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: META's earnings have grown by 13.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: META's earnings growth over the past year (86.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (13.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: META earnings growth over the past year (86.8%) exceeded the Interactive Media and Services industry 1.4%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: META's Return on Equity (33.8%) 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 Analysis2025/01/22 22:35
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/22 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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. 66 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
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company