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Meta Platforms

META Communication Services Market cap $1.59T as of Oct 29, 2026 16:00 ET S&P 500

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Q3 FY26 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 reported Oct 22, 2026

Revenue$64.60B +26% year over year
Gross profit$51.23B 79% margin
Operating profit$12.99B 20% margin
Net profit$9.86B 15% margin

Sankey diagram of Meta Platforms' income statement for Q3 FY26: revenue of $64.60 billion splits into segments and flows out into costs, taxes and net profit.
The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare of revenueYear over year
Revenue 64.60 100% +26%
Family of apps 60.37 93%
Other 2.79 4%
Other revenue 1.01 2%
Reality labs 0.43 1%
Cost of revenue−13.3721%
Gross profit51.2379% margin−3pp
R&D−20.0531%+1pp
Sales & marketing−3.335%+0pp
G&A−14.8623%+16pp
Operating profit12.9920% margin−20pp
Tax−3.13
Net profit9.86 15% margin+10pp

Financial health

The balance sheet, the quarter's capital flow, the debt schedule and the capital structure of the quarter shown above.

Balance sheet of Meta Platforms, Q3 FY26: assets of $478.8B against liabilities and equity.

Assets $478.8B Liabilities $206.5B Equity $272.4B as of Sep 30, 2026

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Assets$478.8B100%
Cash$11.2B2%
Short-term investments$71.2B15%
Receivables$22.7B5%
Other current assets$14.7B3%
Property & equipment$253.2B53%
Lease right-of-use$26.6B6%
Goodwill$23.4B5%
Long-term investments$11.5B2%
Other assets$44.2B9%
Liabilities$206.5B43%
Payables$19.1B4%
Accrued liabilities$41.4B9%
Short-term debt$2.7B1%
Other current liabilities$14.0B3%
Long-term debt$80.9B17%
Lease liabilities$28.7B6%
Other liabilities$19.6B4%
Equity$272.4B57%
Stockholders' equity$272.4B57%
Capital flow of Meta Platforms, Q3 FY26: $82.55B moved from its sources to its uses.

Money moved $82.55B Free cash flow −$1.16B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 Quarter derived from year-to-date statements.

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueShare
Where the money came from$82.55B100%
Operating cash flow$32.79B40%
Other investing$44.84B54%
Currency effect$0.01B0%
Taken from cash$4.92B6%
Where it went−$82.55B100%
Capital expenditure−$33.94B41%
Investments bought, net−$41.88B51%
Share buybacks−$4.06B5%
Dividends−$1.36B2%
Other financing−$1.31B2%
Debt and liquidity of Meta Platforms, Q3 FY26: total debt $83.7B against cash and cash flow.

Total debt $83.7B Cash & short-term investments $82.4B Net debt $1.2B Operating cash flow, last 4 quarters $133.1B Interest expense, last 4 quarters $2.6B

Maturities as filed as of Dec 31, 2025; debt and cash as of Sep 30, 2026.

The numbers behind the diagram
Principal due, as of Dec 31, 2025
DueValue
2026$0.0B
2027$2.8B
2028$1.5B
2029$1.0B
2030$5.0B
after 2030$48.8B
Instruments, as of Dec 31, 2025
DueItemCouponValue
–November2025 debt4.2%$30.0B
–August2024 debt4.3%$10.5B
–August2022 debt3.5%$10.0B
–May2023 debt4.6%$8.5B
Capital structure of Meta Platforms, Q3 FY26: debt of $83.7B against book equity of $272.4B.

Debt to equity 0.31× Net debt to EBITDA 0.01× Interest coverage 30.62× Return on invested capital 33.5% Cost of debt, after tax 4.4% Book values as of Sep 30, 2026.

EBIT, EBITDA, interest and tax are the last four quarters, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. The cost of equity, the weighted average cost of capital and the value creation spread need the share price, beta and a risk-free rate, which the filing does not carry. They stay empty rather than estimated.

The numbers behind the diagram
All figures in billions of U.S. dollars, for Q3 FY26 (period ends Sep 30, 2026).
ItemValueHow it is computed
Total debt short-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab$83.7Bshort-term and long-term borrowings, as on the debt tab
Equity, book value stockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet$272.4Bstockholders' equity incl. minority interests, as on the balance sheet
Total capital total debt + equity$356.1Btotal debt + equity
Debt share total debt / total capital24%total debt / total capital
Equity share equity / total capital77%equity / total capital
Net debt total debt − cash and short-term investments$1.2Btotal debt − cash and short-term investments
EBIT, last 4 quarters operating income, four quarters summed$79.4Boperating income, four quarters summed
Depreciation & amortisation, last 4 quarters from the cash flow statement, four quarters summed$24.9Bfrom the cash flow statement, four quarters summed
EBITDA, last 4 quarters EBIT + depreciation & amortisation$104.3BEBIT + depreciation & amortisation
Interest expense, last 4 quarters four quarters summed$2.6Bfour quarters summed
Debt to equity total debt / equity0.31×total debt / equity
Net debt to EBITDA net debt / EBITDA0.01×net debt / EBITDA
Interest coverage EBIT / interest expense30.62×EBIT / interest expense
Effective tax rate income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%4.6%income tax / pretax income, kept within 0 to 50%
NOPAT, last 4 quarters EBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)$75.7BEBIT × (1 − effective tax rate)
Invested capital, average total debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Sep 30, 2025)$226.0Btotal debt + equity − cash and short-term investments, mean of this quarter end and the one a year earlier (Sep 30, 2025)
Return on invested capital NOPAT / average invested capital33.5%NOPAT / average invested capital
Cost of debt, before tax interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate4.6%interest / average total debt: the average coupon of the debt on the books, not today's market rate
Cost of debt, after tax cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)4.4%cost of debt before tax × (1 − effective tax rate)
Cost of equity risk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium–needs market datarisk-free rate + beta × equity risk premium
Weighted average cost of capital cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value–needs market datacost of equity and after-tax cost of debt, weighted by market value
Value creation spread ROIC − WACC–needs market dataROIC − WACC

Quarter by quarter

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Quarter Period Reported Revenue Year over year Operating margin Net profit Net margin
Q3 FY26 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 reported Oct 22, 2026 Operating margin 20% Net profit $9.9B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026 Oct 22, 2026 $64.6B +26% 20% $9.9B 15%
Q1 FY26 Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 reported Apr 30, 2026 Operating margin 41% Net profit $26.8B Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026 Apr 30, 2026 $56.3B +33% 41% $26.8B 48%
Q4 FY25 Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 reported Jan 29, 2026 Operating margin 41% Net profit $22.8B Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025 Jan 29, 2026 $59.9B +24% 41% $22.8B 38%
Q3 FY25 Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 reported Oct 30, 2025 Operating margin 40% Net profit $2.7B Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2025 Oct 30, 2025 $51.2B +26% 40% $2.7B 5%
Q2 FY25 Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025 reported Jul 31, 2025 Operating margin 43% Net profit $18.3B Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2025 Jul 31, 2025 $47.5B +22% 43% $18.3B 39%
Q1 FY25 Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2025 reported May 1, 2025 Operating margin 41% Net profit $16.6B Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2025 May 1, 2025 $42.3B +16% 41% $16.6B 39%