Meta Platforms (META) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) reported Deferred Taxes of $123.0 million for Q1 2026, up 112.39% year-over-year from $57.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 88.1% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $123.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at $123.0 million, up 112.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $19.9 billion (up 476.38% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $18.7 billion, up 495.48% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes declined to $123.0 million in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $19.9 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$1.6 billion in Q2 2024.
- A 5-year average of $645.2 million and a median of -$993.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Deferred Taxes sank 297.82% in 2022, then surged 1618.88% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$1.2 billion in 2022, then climbed by 1.02% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then retreated by 14.73% to -$1.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 177.63% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then plunged by 88.1% to $123.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's Deferred Taxes at $123.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $19.9 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -7.80 Mn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 6.92 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 123.00 Mn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | - | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 5.33 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | - |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Match | 8.04 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 11.64 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 123.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -993.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -456.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -620.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -453.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -563.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 748.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -786.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 229.00 Mn |