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Meta Platforms (META) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2025)

Meta Platforms (META) has disclosed Deferred Taxes for 15 consecutive years, with $1.0 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 177.63% to $1.0 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $18.7 billion through Dec 2025, up 495.48% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $18.7 billion for FY2025, 495.48% up from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 was $1.0 billion at Meta Platforms, down from $19.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $19.9 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$1.6 billion in Q2 2024.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is $572.7 million, with a median of -$703.0 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Deferred Taxes plummeted 297.82% in 2022, then soared 1618.88% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at $748.0 million in 2021, then crashed by 256.82% to -$1.2 billion in 2022, then increased by 1.02% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then fell by 14.73% to -$1.3 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 177.63% to $1.0 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods came in at $1.0 billion, $19.9 billion, and -$1.2 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.