Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $16.2 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 46.02% year-over-year to $16.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $51.2 billion (down 37.88% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $46.1 billion, down 45.24% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow rose to $16.2 billion in Q1 2026, from -$24.3 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for META reached as high as $43.7 billion in Q4 2024 and fell as low as -$24.3 billion in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $12.8 billion (2024), against an average of $15.3 billion.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow jumped 9001.89% — and 2025, when it tumbled 155.71%.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $33.6 billion in 2022, then slumped by 41.02% to $19.8 billion in 2023, then soared by 120.61% to $43.7 billion in 2024, then plunged by 155.71% to -$24.3 billion in 2025, then jumped by 166.5% to $16.2 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $16.2 billion, -$24.3 billion, and $31.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.