Meta Platforms META
NASDAQ META
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Meta Platforms' (META) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $1.7 billion in Q2 2026, down 80.65% year-over-year from $9.0 billion in Q2 2025, and down 86.8% quarter-over-quarter from $13.2 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Meta Platforms (META) has reported Free Cash Flow for 16 consecutive years, with $1.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 80.65% year-over-year to $1.7 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $41.0 billion, a 18.27% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $46.1 billion, down 14.73% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $1.7 billion for Q2 2026 at Meta Platforms, down from $13.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $16.5 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at $317.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $9.9 billion and a median of $11.2 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 96.75% in 2022 and jumped 4286.75% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $5.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 106.76% to $11.8 billion in 2023, then gained by 14.82% to $13.6 billion in 2024, then climbed by 9.35% to $14.8 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 88.23% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.7 billion (Q2 2026), $13.2 billion (Q1 2026), and $14.8 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Meta Platforms 1,696.33 Bn 1,606.07 Bn 49.47 Bn 1.75 Bn
2 Reddit 29.01 Bn 26.23 Bn 734.60 Mn 260.74 Mn
3 Bilibili 12.48 Bn 10.34 Bn 433.97 Mn -
4 Pinterest 10.51 Bn 9.24 Bn 922.30 Mn 269.93 Mn
5 Match 9.93 Bn 9.35 Bn 648.84 Mn 352.53 Mn
6 Snap 9.56 Bn 6.90 Bn 931.11 Mn 120.54 Mn
7 Rum 5.38 Bn 5.26 Bn - -
8 Sound 4.72 Bn 4.61 Bn - -
9 Joyy 4.14 Bn 3.82 Bn 201.60 Mn -
10 Grindr 2.68 Bn 2.67 Bn 103.57 Mn 37.96 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 1.75 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 13.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 14.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 11.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 9.02 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 11.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 13.56 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 16.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 11.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 12.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 11.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 13.91 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 11.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 7.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 317.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 4.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 8.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 12.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 9.74 Bn