Meta Platforms (META) EBT Margin (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) reported EBT Margin of 38.63% for Q1 2026, down 481.0% year-over-year from 10.14% in Q1 2025, and down 8.75% quarter-over-quarter from 42.33% in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) EBT Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 38.63% in Q1 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 38.63%, down 481.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 41.54% (down 240.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 42.76%, down 20.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin eased to 38.63% in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from 42.33% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 48.68% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 19.12% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 36.3% and a median of 38.91% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin slumped 1861 bps in 2022, then surged 2278 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 19.12% in 2022, then soared by 119 bps to 41.9% in 2023, then increased by 16 bps to 48.68% in 2024, then dropped by 13 bps to 42.33% in 2025, then declined by 9 bps to 38.63% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's EBT Margin at 38.63% in Q1 2026, 42.33% in Q4 2025, and 42.28% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 154.24% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 70.44% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 38.63% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 20.67% |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 31.01% | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -6.30% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 68.87% |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -5.61% |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 6.78% |
| 10 | Match | 8.04 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 23.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 38.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 42.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 42.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 43.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 43.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 48.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 41.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 41.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.04% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.12% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.40% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 36.42% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 43.03% |