Meta Platforms, Inc.

META

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Quarterly revenue, EPS, free cash flow, valuation, and Rule of 40 scores for Meta Platforms, Inc.

R40: 31 · 2026 Q2 $1.87T
$725.18
About

Meta Platforms, Inc. develops products that enable people to connect and share. Family of Apps includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Threads, and Meta AI. Reality Labs includes Quest VR devices, Ray-Ban Meta and other AI glasses, and related software and content. Advertising on the apps is the primary revenue source.

History ↓ Leadership ↓

News

Coverage

News

Meta's Disclosed Hyperion Exposure Is $46.03bn, Nearly Twice the Bond at a Record Low

Meta's 10-Q caps Hyperion exposure at $46.03bn, 1.69x the $27.3bn bond being marked. The bond is down 5.6 points; Meta's own 2055 note is down 17.8.

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Radar

Amazon Barred Meta's Agent on Its Conditions of Use, the One Claim It Did Not Lose

Amazon blocked Muse on 20 September citing its customer agreement, not the anti-hacking law it lost on 4 August. Shopify opened Shop Pay to it next day.

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News

Meta Sized the Muse VM With the Word 'Enough'. X Posts Made It 1.58 Million Chips.

Meta promised every Muse user a dedicated VM and never published its size. The 2 vCPU / 8 GB / 100 GB behind 1.58 million AMD chips came from users.

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News

JPMorgan Cut Meta Twice on AI Spending, Then Upgraded With Its 2027 Capex Forecast $41 Billion Higher

JPMorgan upgraded Meta to $820 on AI products Meta has never reported revenue for — after raising its own 2027 capex forecast to $243bn from $202bn.

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News

Europe's Cloud Is 70% U.S.-Run. AI Is Concentrating the Next Wave of Capacity.

Amazon, Microsoft and Google hold 70% of Europe's cloud market, versus 15% for local providers. Hyperscalers may drive 65–70% of 2028 data-center demand.

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In-Depth

Meta Is Building Toward 14 GW. Its Rentable Compute Is Still a Thin Slice.

Meta targets 14 GW by 2027 while remaining a major compute buyer. This deep dive maps its Titans, silicon, workloads, utilization and rentable capacity.

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Open META Rule of 40 details
Median 48.3 Above 40 0–40 Below 0
59
Q3
49
2024 Q4
42
Q1
41
Q2
48
Q3
49
2025 Q4
57
Q1
31
2026 Q2 40 0 Mix
ANALYST RATINGS
Strong Buy $841
Consensus as of Aug 19, 2026
META
Jefferies Buy $825
Reiterated
2026-08-03
Phillip Securities Buy $795
Reiterated
2026-08-03
Roth MKM Buy $820
Reiterated
2026-08-03
CMB International Securities Buy $880
Reiterated
2026-07-31
Mizuho Securities Buy $835
Reiterated
2026-07-31

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Forward model

Where the revenue goes next

META FORWARD MODEL $757.11 +4%
Revenue

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
EPS

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
P/E Ratio

Latest: 21.2 (2026Q2)

Period Value
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
2026Q2 21.2
Free Cash Flow

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
Shares

Latest: 2.57B (2026Q2)

Period Value
2018Q3 2.91B
2019Q1 2.87B
2019Q2 2.88B
2019Q3 2.87B
2020Q1 2.87B
2020Q2 2.88B
2020Q3 2.89B
2021Q1 2.88B
2021Q2 2.88B
2021Q3 2.86B
2022Q1 2.74B
2022Q2 2.71B
2022Q3 2.69B
2023Q1 2.60B
2023Q2 2.61B
2023Q3 2.64B
2024Q1 2.62B
2024Q2 2.61B
2024Q3 2.60B
2025Q1 2.59B
2025Q2 2.57B
2025Q3 2.57B
2026Q1 2.56B
2026Q2 2.57B
Cumulative FCF

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
Earnings coverage

Latest earnings

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Background

Company History

Exchange
NASDAQ
IPO Date
May 18, 2012
IPO Price
$38.00
as issued; not split-adjusted, so not comparable to the current price
Shares Outstanding
2.57B
2004
Founding of Facebook

Established as TheFacebook, Inc. on February 4, 2004, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Mark Zuckerberg and others as a social media platform.

2012
Acquisition of Instagram

Acquired Instagram for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock in April, expanding Meta

2012
Facebook IPO

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.

2014
Acquisition of Oculus

Purchased Oculus VR for $2.3 billion in cash and stock, entering the virtual reality market with plans for metaverse development.

2014
Acquisition of WhatsApp

Bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, completed on October 6, to bolster messaging services.

2021
Rebrand to Meta

Renamed from Facebook, Inc. to Meta Platforms, Inc. on October 28, shifting focus to building the metaverse with virtual and augmented reality technologies.

2022
Mass Layoffs

Laid off 11,000 employees (13% of workforce) in November, attributing cuts to over-investment, economic downturn, and ad revenue losses from privacy changes.

2023
Launch of Threads

Introduced Threads app on July 6 as a competitor to Twitter, amid growth in AI focus and revenue surpassing expectations.

Leadership

Key Players

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Mark Zuckerberg
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Mark Zuckerberg
Founded Facebook in 2004; leads overall corporate strategy, product development, and long-term vision for Meta's family of apps and Reality Labs.

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Javier Olivan
COO
Succeeded Sheryl Sandberg as COO in 2022; oversees global business operations, growth initiatives, and cross-functional alignment.
Susan Li
CFO
Promoted to CFO in 2022 after serving as VP of Finance; manages financial planning, investor relations, and capital allocation.
Andrew Bosworth
CTO
@boztank
Leads technological innovation including AR/VR, Reality Labs, Quest headsets, and Ray-Ban smart glasses.
Chris Cox
CPO
One of the earliest Facebook employees; oversees product strategy across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads.
Jennifer Newstead
Chief Legal Officer
Former Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State; manages global legal affairs, compliance, and content policy.

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