Meta Platforms (META) Dividends Paid - Common (2024 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $1.4 billion for Q2 2026, up 1.96% year-over-year from $1.3 billion in Q2 2025, and up 0.52% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Meta Platforms (META) Dividends Paid - Common (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 3 consecutive years, with $1.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 1.96% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $5.4 billion (up 3.43% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.3 billion, up 4.97% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common advanced to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026 per META's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $1.3 billion in Q3 2024.
- Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $1.3 billion across 3 years, with a median of $1.3 billion in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Dividends Paid - Common grew 5.35% — and 2026, when it advanced 1.28%.
- Meta Platforms' Dividends Paid - Common stood at $1.3 billion in 2024, then increased by 5.35% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 1.12% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's Dividends Paid - Common at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,083.83 Bn | 3,654.79 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,456.07 Bn | 1,365.81 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 3 | Spotify Technology | 111.71 Bn | 104.79 Bn | 1.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Nebius | 50.03 Bn | 40.93 Bn | 448.70 Mn | - |
| 5 | 28.44 Bn | 25.65 Bn | 734.60 Mn | - | |
| 6 | Bilibili | 13.59 Bn | 11.45 Bn | 433.97 Mn | - |
| 7 | Tencent Music Entertainment | 12.71 Bn | 9.21 Bn | 582.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | 12.21 Bn | 10.93 Bn | 922.30 Mn | - | |
| 9 | Match | 9.45 Bn | 8.86 Bn | 648.84 Mn | 46.74 Mn |
| 10 | Snap | 9.26 Bn | 6.60 Bn | 931.11 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.27 Bn |