Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
| Market Cap | 1.62T -7.0% |
| Revenue (ttm) | 200.97B +22.2% |
| Net Income | 60.46B -3.1% |
| EPS | 23.49 -1.6% |
| Shares Out | 2.53B |
| PE Ratio | 27.24 |
| Forward PE | 21.19 |
| Dividend | $2.22 (0.35%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Volume | 12,338,231 |
| Open | 645.10 |
| Previous Close | 649.81 |
| Day's Range | 634.57 - 651.43 |
| 52-Week Range | 479.80 - 796.25 |
| Beta | 1.28 |
| Analysts | Strong Buy |
| Price Target | 835.59 (+30.61%) |
| Earnings Date | Jan 28, 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 41 analysts, the average rating for META stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $835.59, which is an increase of 30.61% from the latest price.
News
Meta Is the Winner in Smart Glasses. How Big the Business Can Get.
Meta Platforms and its manufacturing partner sold more seven million pairs of smart glasses in 2025. Here's how the growth could affect the stock.
Trump trade adviser Navarro says administration may force data center builders like Meta to 'internalize' costs
President Donald Trump's trade and manufacturing adviser Peter Navarro said on Sunday that the White House may force data center builders to absorb utility costs. Data centers powering artificial inte...
Meta apparently thinks we're too distracted to care about facial recognition and Ray-Bans
Meta is planning to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, The New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Why now? Because people are distracted by bigger things going on ...
Meta says it won't chop the bottom 5% performers this year
Meta denies plans for new performance-based layoffs amid online speculation. Meta previously considered annual job cuts based on performance to manage low performers.
Meta Is Now A Bargain Mag 7 Stock
Meta Platforms is reiterated as a strong buy, driven by robust user metrics, accelerating ad impressions, and undervalued forward P/E. Q4 revenues grew 23.78% YoY, beating expectations by $1.42 billio...
Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, report claims
Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses as soon as this year, according to a new report from The New York Times. The feature, internally known as “Name Tag,” would allow smart glasse...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature's release.
Meta Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) board of directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.525 per share of the company's outstanding C...
Meta: Analyzing The Surge In Debt From $0 To $60 Billion In 5 Years
Meta Platforms, Inc. has exited its fortress balance sheet era, ending 2025 with ~$60 billion in debt and guiding for $135 billion in CapEx that threatens to turn FCF negative this year. 2026 operatin...
Bill Ackman makes $2B gamble on Mark Zuckerberg's AI pivot with massive Meta stock purchase
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman allegedly commits $2 billion to Meta, representing 10% of Pershing Square's portfolio as Zuckerberg pivots to AI superintelligence.
Meta Platforms: Snatch Up This Big Tech Deal Now
In recent months, Meta's fundamentals have outpaced its share price growth. The company's personal superintelligence strategy is making interactions more relevant, which should continue to drive impro...
Russia blocks WhatsApp as messaging app crackdown gathers pace
Russia on Thursday confirmed that it had blocked WhatsApp in the country. The Kremlin said citizens can use a state-backed messenging service instead.
Instagram use can be 'problematic' but not addictive, says app's chief
The head of Instagram has told a court he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media.
Russia attempted to ‘fully block' WhatsApp, Meta-owned company says
Move is a ‘backwards step', company spokesperson says, amid concerns Kremlin is seeking more state control via messaging apps such as Max
Russia blocks Meta's WhatsApp messaging service, FT reports
Russian authorities have removed Meta Platforms -owned WhatsApp, which had at least 100 million users in the country until recently, from the equivalent of an online directory run by the internet regu...
Vatican Bank Is Picking Stocks — And It Likes Meta, Amazon The Most
The Vatican Bank introduced two new equity indexes on Tuesday designed to track companies that strictly adhere to the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Instagram CEO dismisses idea of social media addiction in landmark trial
Adam Mosseri defends app on witness stand and says critics must separate ‘clinical addiction' from ‘problematic use'
Ackman Calls Meta 'One Of The World's Greatest Businesses,' Adds Stock Alongside Amazon, Alphabet
Pershing's investment presentation Wednesday unveiled a new stake in Meta, just days ahead of the next 13F filing deadline for fourth quarter portfolio updates from fund managers.
Bill Ackman backs Mark Zuckerberg's Meta with $2B investment in AI future
The investment represents about 10% of Pershing Square's portfolio — a sizable allocation for Ackman's concentrated hedge fund.
Instagram chief likens social media addiction to being hooked on a Netflix show in trial testimony
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that there can be problematic usage of social media, but he disagreed that it constitutes an addiction. Mosseri testified in Los Angeles Superior Court during a social...
Bill Ackman Makes a Big Bet on Meta
Pershing Square has disclosed a roughly $2 billion position in Facebook's parent.
Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica says it more than tripled Meta AI glasses sales in 2025
EssilorLuxottica's more than tripled its Meta artificial intelligence glasses sales last year, the Ray-Ban maker said on Wednesday in its fourth-quarter results. The French-Italian eyewear brand said ...
Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square bets on Meta, exits Hilton
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman told clients on Wednesday that his hedge fund bought shares in Meta Platforms late last year, betting the technology giant will benefit from artificial intelligence.
Daniel Newman on Futurum's "AI 15," PLTR Upside Potential & "Best Idea" in META
Futurum's Daniel Newman talks about his firm's "AI 15 picks," which includes software companies like Palantir (PLTR) and utility-based stocks like Nebius (NBIS) and IREN Ltd. (IREN). While the Mag 7 r...