Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) Deferred Taxes (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms (META) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of $123.0 million for Q1 2026, up 112.39% YoY from $57.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 88.1% sequentially from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Meta Platforms has disclosed Deferred Taxes across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $123.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 112.39% year-over-year to $123.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $19.9 billion (up 476.38% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $18.7 billion, up 495.48% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes retreated to $123.0 million in Q1 2026, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for META reached as high as $19.9 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$1.6 billion in Q2 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$993.0 million (2025), against an average of $645.2 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Deferred Taxes tumbled 297.82% — and 2025, when it surged 1618.88%.
  • 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 slumped by 88.1% to $123.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods registered $123.0 million, $1.0 billion, and $19.9 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
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