Meta Platforms (META) FCF Payout Ratio (2024 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 30.64% to 0.08 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.1, a 67.67% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.12, up 91.69% from a year prior.
Meta Platforms (META) has 3 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on record, last reported at 0.08 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio reached 0.08 in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, up from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for META hit a ceiling of 0.25 in Q3 2024 and a floor of 0.05 in Q4 2025.
- A 3-year average of 0.06 and a median of 0.05 in 2025 define the central range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 785.13% in 2025 and fell as far as 289.11% in 2025.
- Tracing META's FCF Payout Ratio over 3 years: stood at 0.03 in 2024, then crashed by 289.11% to 0.05 in 2025, then soared by 251.28% to 0.08 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for META at 0.08 in Q1 2026, 0.05 in Q4 2025, and 0.04 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms | 1,539.18 Bn | 1,458.00 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 0.08 |
| 2 | Spotify Technology | 118.05 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 3 | 28.76 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 511.94 Mn | - | |
| 4 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | - |
| 5 | 12.01 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 768.96 Mn | - | |
| 6 | Strive | 9.69 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | -0.33 |
| 7 | Snap | 9.60 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 8 | Match | 8.34 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 0.25 |
| 9 | Baidu | 5.09 Bn | -5.87 Bn | 1.88 Mn | - |
| 10 | Iac | 3.16 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 289.86 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.05 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.04 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.12 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.03 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01 |