Meta Platforms (META) FCF Payout Ratio (2024 - 2026)

Meta Platforms (META) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.08 for Q1 2026, down 30.64% year-over-year from 0.12 in Q1 2025, and up 251.28% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05 in Q4 2025.

Meta Platforms (META) FCF Payout Ratio (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Meta Platforms (META) has 3 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.08 in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.08, down 30.64% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.1 (up 67.67% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.12, up 91.69% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.08 in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.25 in Q3 2024 and troughed at 0.05 in Q4 2025.
  • A 3-year average of 0.06 and a median of 0.05 in 2025 frame the typical 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.
  • A 3-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.03 in 2024, then sank by 289.11% to 0.05 in 2025, then soared by 251.28% to 0.08 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows META's FCF Payout Ratio 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 Nebius 2,430,078.11 Bn 2,430,078.11 Bn 295.20 Mn -
2 Alphabet 4,448.32 Bn 4,232.70 Bn 102.29 Bn 0.25
3 Meta Platforms 1,465.06 Bn 1,383.88 Bn 46.09 Bn 0.08
4 Spotify Technology 113.19 Bn 102.95 Bn 1.75 Bn -
5 Reddit 33.56 Bn 30.79 Bn 511.94 Mn -
6 Pinterest 12.93 Bn 11.63 Bn 768.96 Mn -
7 Kanzhun 12.77 Bn 10.67 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Match 8.28 Bn 7.26 Bn 653.28 Mn 0.25
9 Snap 7.91 Bn 5.08 Bn 1.29 Bn -
10 Zillow 7.56 Bn 6.78 Bn 519.00 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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