Meta Platforms (META) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms (META) reported Free Cash Flow of $16.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 46.02% year-over-year from $11.1 billion in Q1 2025, and up 166.5% quarter-over-quarter from -$24.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Meta Platforms (META) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $16.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $16.2 billion, up 46.02% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $51.2 billion (down 37.88% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $46.1 billion, down 45.24% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $16.2 billion in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from -$24.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $43.7 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$24.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $15.3 billion and a median of $12.8 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow jumped 9001.89% in 2023, then sank 155.71% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $33.6 billion in 2022, then plunged by 41.02% to $19.8 billion in 2023, then soared by 120.61% to $43.7 billion in 2024, then slumped by 155.71% to -$24.3 billion in 2025, then jumped by 166.5% to $16.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows META's Free Cash Flow at $16.2 billion in Q1 2026, -$24.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $31.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,942,920.03 Bn 1,942,920.03 Bn 295.20 Mn 4.73 Bn
2 Alphabet 4,333.14 Bn 4,117.52 Bn 102.29 Bn 10.12 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,436.75 Bn 1,355.57 Bn 46.09 Bn 16.19 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 115.76 Bn 105.52 Bn 1.75 Bn 984.60 Mn
5 Reddit 31.07 Bn 28.30 Bn 511.94 Mn 311.16 Mn
6 Pinterest 12.92 Bn 11.62 Bn 768.96 Mn 311.68 Mn
7 Kanzhun 12.73 Bn 10.63 Bn 255.62 Bn 171.82 Mn
8 Snap 8.83 Bn 6.00 Bn 1.29 Bn 286.01 Mn
9 Match 8.15 Bn 7.13 Bn 653.28 Mn 173.97 Mn
10 Zillow 7.57 Bn 6.79 Bn 519.00 Mn 166.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 16.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 16.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -24.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -24.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 31.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 31.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 27.88 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 27.88 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 11.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 11.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 43.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 43.69 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 22.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 22.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 12.85 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 12.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 19.81 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 19.81 Bn