Meta Platforms META
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Meta Platforms (META) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms' (META) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, up 223.5% year-over-year from $446.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 1074.8% quarter-over-quarter from $123.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Meta Platforms (META) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Meta Platforms (META) has reported Deferred Taxes for 16 consecutive years, with $1.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes rose 223.5% year-over-year to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $22.5 billion, a 567.81% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $18.7 billion, up 495.48% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $1.4 billion for Q2 2026 at Meta Platforms, up from $123.0 million 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 $689.6 million and a median of -$806.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
  • Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes slumped 297.82% in 2022 and jumped 1618.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at -$1.2 billion in 2022, then advanced by 1.02% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then fell by 14.73% to -$1.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 177.63% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then soared by 39.75% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q2 2026), $123.0 million (Q1 2026), and $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Meta Platforms 1,696.33 Bn 1,606.07 Bn 49.47 Bn 1.45 Bn
2 Reddit 29.01 Bn 26.23 Bn 734.60 Mn -
3 Bilibili 12.48 Bn 10.34 Bn 433.97 Mn -
4 Pinterest 10.51 Bn 9.24 Bn 922.30 Mn -6.70 Mn
5 Match 9.93 Bn 9.35 Bn 648.84 Mn 15.09 Mn
6 Snap 9.56 Bn 6.90 Bn 931.11 Mn -
7 Rum 5.38 Bn 5.26 Bn - -
8 Sound 4.72 Bn 4.61 Bn - -
9 Joyy 4.14 Bn 3.82 Bn 201.60 Mn -
10 Grindr 2.68 Bn 2.67 Bn 103.57 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.45 Bn
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