META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Quarterly revenue, EPS, free cash flow, valuation, and Rule of 40 scores for Meta Platforms, Inc..
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Alphabet's Rule of 40 Moved Six Hundredths of a Point in a Year. Both Halves Moved More Than Ten.
Alphabet scored 19.29 on the Rule of 40 for the June quarter of 2025 and 19.35 for the June quarter of 2026. Underneath that stillness revenue growth gained 10.44 points and free-cash-flow margin lost 10.38, almost exactly cancelling. The company traded cash for growth close to one for one and the composite recorded nothing — which is a blind spot our own explainer does not list, because a sum cannot show you a trade.
Meta Fell Below 40 for the First Time in Three Years — Because It Stopped Being the Kind of Company the Rule of 40 Describes
Meta scored 30.83 on the Rule of 40 for the quarter ended June 30, its first reading under 40 since early 2023, and four fifths of the fall came from the cash half alone. The more useful reading is not that Meta failed a threshold but that it is walking out of the window where the metric applies: capex ran at 49.5% of revenue against 34.8% a year earlier.
The AI Capex Bet, Six Months In: What the Mag 7 Actually Spent (and What the Market Learned)
Our February call was a $700B AI capex arms race. Six months and a full Q2 earnings season later, actual guidance has blown past that number, free cash flow is cratering at multiple hyperscalers, and the market has started rewarding capex very differently depending on who's spending it. Here's what changed.
Meta Q2 2026: Revenue Beat, Profit Fell 14%, Free Cash Flow Cratered — Stock Down 9%
Meta grew revenue 28% but profit fell 14% and free cash flow collapsed to $784M as AI capex hit $31B for the quarter. Zuckerberg fielded questions about starting a cloud business live on the call. We break down the numbers and the AI-spending standoff with Wall Street.
Bill Ackman Drops $2B on Meta, Calls It 'Deeply Discounted'
Pershing Square reveals 10% position in Meta, betting AI fears have created a bargain entry into one of tech's greatest businesses.
The $700B AI Bet: Inside the Mag 7's Record 2026 CapEx Arms Race
The Magnificent Seven are set to spend $700B+ on AI infrastructure in 2026, up 60% from 2025. We break down who's spending what, the supply chain winners, and why the market is spooked.
Where the revenue goes next
Latest: $60.80B (2026Q2)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020Q3 | $21.47B |
| 2020Q4 | $28.07B |
| 2021Q1 | $26.17B |
| 2021Q2 | $29.08B |
| 2021Q3 | $29.01B |
| 2021Q4 | $33.67B |
| 2022Q1 | $27.91B |
| 2022Q2 | $28.82B |
| 2022Q3 | $27.71B |
| 2022Q4 | $32.16B |
| 2023Q1 | $28.64B |
| 2023Q2 | $32.00B |
| 2023Q3 | $34.15B |
| 2023Q4 | $40.11B |
| 2024Q1 | $36.45B |
| 2024Q2 | $39.07B |
| 2024Q3 | $40.59B |
| 2024Q4 | $48.38B |
| 2025Q1 | $42.31B |
| 2025Q2 | $47.52B |
| 2025Q3 | $51.24B |
| 2025Q4 | $59.89B |
| 2026Q1 | $56.31B |
| 2026Q2 | $60.80B |
Latest: $6.18 (2026Q2)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020Q3 | $2.71 |
| 2020Q4 | $3.87 |
| 2021Q1 | $3.30 |
| 2021Q2 | $3.61 |
| 2021Q3 | $3.22 |
| 2021Q4 | $3.64 |
| 2022Q1 | $2.72 |
| 2022Q2 | $2.46 |
| 2022Q3 | $1.64 |
| 2022Q4 | $1.76 |
| 2023Q1 | $2.20 |
| 2023Q2 | $2.98 |
| 2023Q3 | $4.39 |
| 2023Q4 | $5.30 |
| 2024Q1 | $4.71 |
| 2024Q2 | $5.16 |
| 2024Q3 | $6.03 |
| 2024Q4 | $8.02 |
| 2025Q1 | $6.43 |
| 2025Q2 | $7.14 |
| 2025Q3 | $1.05 |
| 2025Q4 | $8.88 |
| 2026Q1 | $10.44 |
| 2026Q2 | $6.18 |
Latest: 20.8 (2026Q1)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020Q2 | 27.5 |
| 2020Q3 | 29.6 |
| 2020Q4 | 26.9 |
| 2021Q1 | 25.0 |
| 2021Q2 | 25.6 |
| 2021Q3 | 24.1 |
| 2021Q4 | 24.2 |
| 2022Q1 | 16.7 |
| 2022Q2 | 13.3 |
| 2022Q3 | 12.8 |
| 2022Q4 | 13.9 |
| 2023Q1 | 26.1 |
| 2023Q2 | 33.2 |
| 2023Q3 | 26.3 |
| 2023Q4 | 23.6 |
| 2024Q1 | 27.7 |
| 2024Q2 | 25.6 |
| 2024Q3 | 26.9 |
| 2024Q4 | 24.4 |
| 2025Q1 | 22.4 |
| 2025Q2 | 26.7 |
| 2025Q3 | 32.4 |
| 2025Q4 | 28.1 |
| 2026Q1 | 20.8 |
Latest: $1.75B (2026Q2)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020Q3 | $6.14B |
| 2020Q4 | $9.43B |
| 2021Q1 | $7.97B |
| 2021Q2 | $8.63B |
| 2021Q3 | $9.78B |
| 2021Q4 | $12.73B |
| 2022Q1 | $8.76B |
| 2022Q2 | $4.67B |
| 2022Q3 | $337M |
| 2022Q4 | $5.52B |
| 2023Q1 | $7.17B |
| 2023Q2 | $11.18B |
| 2023Q3 | $13.91B |
| 2023Q4 | $11.81B |
| 2024Q1 | $12.85B |
| 2024Q2 | $11.20B |
| 2024Q3 | $16.47B |
| 2024Q4 | $13.56B |
| 2025Q1 | $11.09B |
| 2025Q2 | $9.02B |
| 2025Q3 | $11.17B |
| 2025Q4 | $14.83B |
| 2026Q1 | $13.23B |
| 2026Q2 | $1.75B |
Latest: $2,572,000,000.00 (2025Q3)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2018Q1 | $2,944,000,000.00 |
| 2018Q2 | $2,951,000,000.00 |
| 2018Q3 | $2,956,000,000.00 |
| 2019Q1 | $2,945,000,000.00 |
| 2019Q2 | $2,930,000,000.00 |
| 2019Q3 | $2,913,000,000.00 |
| 2020Q1 | $2,869,000,000.00 |
| 2020Q2 | $2,875,000,000.00 |
| 2020Q3 | $2,874,000,000.00 |
| 2021Q1 | $2,868,000,000.00 |
| 2021Q2 | $2,879,000,000.00 |
| 2021Q3 | $2,891,000,000.00 |
| 2022Q1 | $2,882,000,000.00 |
| 2022Q2 | $2,877,000,000.00 |
| 2022Q3 | $2,859,000,000.00 |
| 2023Q1 | $2,742,000,000.00 |
| 2023Q2 | $2,713,000,000.00 |
| 2023Q3 | $2,687,000,000.00 |
| 2024Q1 | $2,596,000,000.00 |
| 2024Q2 | $2,612,000,000.00 |
| 2024Q3 | $2,641,000,000.00 |
| 2025Q1 | $2,590,000,000.00 |
| 2025Q2 | $2,570,000,000.00 |
| 2025Q3 | $2,572,000,000.00 |
Latest: $323.46B (2026Q2)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020Q3 | $96.41B |
| 2020Q4 | $105.83B |
| 2021Q1 | $113.80B |
| 2021Q2 | $122.44B |
| 2021Q3 | $132.21B |
| 2021Q4 | $144.95B |
| 2022Q1 | $153.71B |
| 2022Q2 | $158.38B |
| 2022Q3 | $158.71B |
| 2022Q4 | $164.24B |
| 2023Q1 | $171.41B |
| 2023Q2 | $182.59B |
| 2023Q3 | $196.49B |
| 2023Q4 | $208.31B |
| 2024Q1 | $221.15B |
| 2024Q2 | $232.35B |
| 2024Q3 | $248.81B |
| 2024Q4 | $262.38B |
| 2025Q1 | $273.46B |
| 2025Q2 | $282.49B |
| 2025Q3 | $293.65B |
| 2025Q4 | $308.49B |
| 2026Q1 | $321.71B |
| 2026Q2 | $323.46B |
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Company History
Established as TheFacebook, Inc. on February 4, 2004, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Mark Zuckerberg and others as a social media platform.
Acquired Instagram for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock in April, expanding Meta
Filed for IPO on January 1, raised $16 billion on May 18, valuing the company at $104 billion, marking the largest valuation for a newly public company at the time.
Purchased Oculus VR for $2.3 billion in cash and stock, entering the virtual reality market with plans for metaverse development.
Bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, completed on October 6, to bolster messaging services.
Renamed from Facebook, Inc. to Meta Platforms, Inc. on October 28, shifting focus to building the metaverse with virtual and augmented reality technologies.
Laid off 11,000 employees (13% of workforce) in November, attributing cuts to over-investment, economic downturn, and ad revenue losses from privacy changes.
Introduced Threads app on July 6 as a competitor to Twitter, amid growth in AI focus and revenue surpassing expectations.
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