Meta Platforms (META) Acquisitions (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted Acquisitions of $111 million for Q3 2026, down 85.3% from $753 million a year earlier but up 8.8% from the prior quarter.
Meta Platforms (META) Acquisitions (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Acquisitions at Meta Platforms was $4 billion, up 385.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.23 billion.
- Annual Acquisitions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 61.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Meta Platforms' Acquisitions was $270 million in FY2024 (-57.1%), $629 million in FY2023 (-52.1%), $1.31 billion in FY2022 (+54.2%) and $851 million in FY2021 (+119.3%).
- Quarterly Acquisitions has run from a low of $1 million in Q1 2025 to a high of $3.42 billion in Q4 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Acquisitions increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 45.8%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Acquisitions in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 470.5%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 98.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Acquisitions for the three prior quarters was $102 million (Q2 2026), $372 million (Q1 2026) and $3.42 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Acquisitions (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,394.62 Bn | 3,078.49 Bn | - | 406.00 Mn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,562.01 Bn | 1,562.01 Bn | - | 111.00 Mn |
| 3 | Netflix | 255.92 Bn | 217.22 Bn | 6.80 Bn | - |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 227.02 Bn | 40.65 Bn | 15.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 203.21 Bn | 180.40 Bn | 1.71 Bn | - |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 132.34 Bn | 104.14 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 647.00 Mn |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 121.64 Bn | 78.55 Bn | 1.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 113.63 Bn | 46.68 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 109.85 Bn | -134.20 Bn | 9.48 Bn | - |
| 10 | Airbnb | 97.28 Bn | 50.51 Bn | 2.98 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 111.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 102.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 372.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 753.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 61.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 132.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 57.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 72.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 64.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 83.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 444.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 62.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 363.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 853.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 521.00 Mn |
Meta Platforms Acquisitions API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "acquisitions", "ticker": "META", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=acquisitions&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();