Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
| Market Cap | 1.47T -21.6% |
| Revenue (ttm) | 228.25B +27.7% |
| Net Income | 68.10B -4.8% |
| EPS | 26.54 -3.7% |
| Shares Out | 2.55B |
| PE Ratio | 21.78 |
| Forward PE | 17.86 |
| Dividend | $2.10 (0.36%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Volume | 16,041,646 |
| Open | 571.55 |
| Previous Close | 571.10 |
| Day's Range | 571.00 - 589.19 |
| 52-Week Range | 520.26 - 790.80 |
| Beta | 1.24 |
| Analysts | Strong Buy |
| Price Target | 754.77 (+30.58%) |
| Earnings Date | Jul 29, 2026 |
About 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 Instag... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2025, Meta Platforms's revenue was $200.97 billion, an increase of 22.17% compared to the previous year's $164.50 billion. Earnings were $60.46 billion, a decrease of -3.05%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Summary
According to 62 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $754.77, which is an increase of 30.58% from the latest price.
News
Meta's $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who's next on the firing line?
Meta's $18 billion settlement in the social media addiction trial has shifted focus to other platforms. Under the settlement conditions, Meta called on YouTube and TikTok to also make changes to their...
Opinion | The Meta Settlement Makes Big Tech Bigger
The company is too powerful, the government says, then loads it up with new obligations that require more power.
Angelo Zino on META $16.7B Trial Settlement & Uncertain AI ROI Path
Meta Platforms (META) settling its child safety trial for about $16.7 billion is "the most important" development Angelo Zino sees for the Mag 7 company. Despite the 11-digit payment the social media ...
Will TikTok and YouTube follow Meta's new rules for teens?
Earlier this week, Meta agreed to pay $18 billion and make sweeping changes to how minors access its social networks to settle a lawsuit brought by 29 states. But the eye-popping settlement figure was...
Ca$htag$: Meta's AI Bet Not Showing Returns, Yet
Meta Platforms (META) big CapEx spend has yet to pay off in revenue, but the company is seeing growth in demand for ads as customers use A.I. to create new ads and positive conversions.
Meta's $18 Billion Settlement Complicates Brand-Creator Deals On Social Media
Meta agreed to an $18 billion settlement to resolve claims that it designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children, misled the public about the dangers of its platforms, and illegally collected, re...
Meta Pressures TikTok and YouTube After $18 Billion Teen Safety Settlement
Social media giant Meta Platforms ($META) is putting public pressure on TikTok and YouTube after agreeing to a settlement worth as much as $18 billion with U.S. states over teen…
Meta researchers taught an 8B AI model to match Claude Opus 4.5 — without the frontier price tag
Consider an AI agent tasked with a complex enterprise workflow like migrating massive batches of customer records from a legacy CRM to a cloud database. The agent cannot rely solely on its internal co...
Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India
Meta's India and Southeast Asia vice president, Sandhya Devanathan, is leaving the social media giant to join OpenAI, the ChatGPT maker told TechCrunch.
What Meta bought with its $18 billion settlement
Meta's new restrictions on teen accounts come with some convenient exceptions. A version of this story appeared in the BI Tech Memo newsletter.
YouTube, TikTok haven’t acknowledged Meta’s AG settlement changes, NYT says
YouTube (GOOGL) and TikTok are yet to publicly acknowledge Meta‘s (META) proposed changes under its AG settlement, The New York Times’ Mike Isaac reports. Isaac writes that Meta’s settlement is…
What could Meta's US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the Netherlands
Meta Takes Down Iran-Linked AI Network Impersonating Americans
Social media giant Meta Platforms ($META) says it removed 23 Facebook accounts and 11 Instagram accounts linked to actors in Iran who used AI to impersonate Americans. According to Meta’s…
Why is Meta calling out TikTok and YouTube with a flurry of new ads? It's a game of 'reputational jujitsu.
Meta ran ads on social media and in print newspapers following a multibillion-dollar settlement. The advertisements call on TikTok and YouTube to join Meta in new protocols for teen safety.
Buried in Meta's $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids' data
In addition to paying out up to $18 billion and adding child safety measures, Meta's settlement agreement with attorneys general from 29 states includes an interesting provision: the states have agree...
Meta settlement falls short on teen mental health protections, whistleblower says
A whistleblower whose testimony helped build a child safety case against Meta Platforms said on Wednesday that the firm's settlement with a coalition of U.S. states does not meaningfully address harms...
What Meta's $17 Billion Settlement Means
Our reporter Cecilia Kang explains Meta's settlement of a lawsuit claiming that the company's social media platforms had harmed teenage users.
Meta Settlement a ‘Pittance,' Law Professor Says
Meta's settlement is a “pittance” relative to the company's profits, according to University of Virginia Law Professor Danielle Citron. She argues the bigger question is whether new protections for te...
Meta memo reveals what its new AI 'Hatch' agent can do, from booking a restaurant to finding a dog sitter
Meta said its coming Hatch AI agent "can do anything you can do online." Meta has been testing Hatch with employees, per an internal memo.
Meta, Roblox agree to child-safety measures sought by Philippines, minister says
Meta and gaming platform Roblox have agreed to strengthen child-safety protections for Philippine users, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Henry Aguda said on Thursday.
Meta Settles Social Media Lawsuit for $18B
Meta Platforms Inc. said it agreed to pay up to $18 billion in landmark settlements to resolve social media claims from US states that would require the company to make major changes to how it operate...
“Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement
In “The Anxious Generation,” the sociologist laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.
Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic's A.I.
The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic's tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.
Meta Platforms price target lowered to $763 from $770 at Truist
Truist analyst Youssef Squali lowered the firm’s price target on Meta Platforms (META) to $763 from $770 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company’s agreement with a…
Meta will be happy with its $18bn US settlement – but the costs of child online safety will keep rising for big tech | Chris Stokel-Walker
This week's settlement without liability was pragmatic, but it doesn't change the inevitability of further lawsuits around the world