Meta Platforms (META) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 68.31% to -$33.7 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$115.7 billion, a 97.98% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$102.0 billion, down 116.34% from a year prior.
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on record, last reported at -$33.7 billion in Q1 2026.
- Cash from Investing Activities reached -$33.7 billion in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, up from -$34.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Cash from Investing Activities for META hit a ceiling of -$4.8 billion in Q1 2022 and a floor of -$34.2 billion in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$13.9 billion and a median of -$8.6 billion in 2024 define the central range for Cash from Investing Activities.
- Peak YoY movement for Cash from Investing Activities: tumbled 2839.7% in 2022, then surged 37.36% in 2023.
- Tracing META's Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$7.5 billion in 2022, then rose by 14.06% to -$6.5 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 232.17% to -$21.5 billion in 2024, then crashed by 59.02% to -$34.2 billion in 2025, then increased by 1.49% to -$33.7 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Cash from Investing Activities for META at -$33.7 billion in Q1 2026, -$34.2 billion in Q4 2025, and -$21.8 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms | 1,539.18 Bn | 1,458.00 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -33.68 Bn |
| 2 | Spotify Technology | 118.05 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 3 | 28.76 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 124.82 Mn | |
| 4 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -2.64 Bn |
| 5 | 12.01 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 112.89 Mn | |
| 6 | Strive | 9.69 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | -871.13 Mn |
| 7 | Snap | 9.60 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 57.26 Mn |
| 8 | Match | 8.34 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 653.28 Mn | -20.38 Mn |
| 9 | Baidu | 5.09 Bn | -5.87 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 756.00 Mn |
| 10 | Iac | 3.16 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 289.86 Mn | 260.64 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -33.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -33.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -34.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -34.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -21.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -21.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -25.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -25.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -20.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -21.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -8.30 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -6.08 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -7.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.70 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -6.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.78 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -4.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -330.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -330.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -8.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -8.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -4.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -4.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -5.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -5.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -16.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -16.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -4.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -4.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.04 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -5.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -5.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -4.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -4.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -6.77 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -6.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -3.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -3.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -4.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -4.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -2.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -2.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -1.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -1.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -3.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -3.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -5.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -5.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -5.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | -5.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -3.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -3.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -4.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -4.97 Bn |