Meta Platforms (META) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 1163.0% to 81.85% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 87.99%, a 195.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 94.03%, up 1237.0% from a year prior.
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Gross Margin data on record, last reported at 81.85% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin reached 81.85% in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, down from 94.31% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for META hit a ceiling of 94.31% in Q4 2025 and a floor of 57.91% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 86.58% and a median of 88.13% in 2022 define the central range for Gross Margin.
- Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: tumbled -2787bps in 2023, then skyrocketed 2383bps in 2024.
- Tracing META's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 85.78% in 2022, then tumbled by -32bps to 57.91% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 41bps to 81.73% in 2024, then rose by 15bps to 94.31% in 2025, then fell by -13bps to 81.85% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for META at 81.85% in Q1 2026, 94.31% in Q4 2025, and 82.03% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms | 1,539.18 Bn | 1,458.00 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 81.85% |
| 2 | Spotify Technology | 118.05 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 32.98% |
| 3 | 28.76 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 77.17% | |
| 4 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 73.98% |
| 5 | 12.01 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 76.32% | |
| 6 | Strive | 9.69 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Snap | 9.60 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 84.37% |
| 8 | Match | 8.34 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 75.62% |
| 9 | Baidu | 5.09 Bn | -5.87 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 0.04% |
| 10 | Iac | 3.16 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 289.86 Mn | 68.54% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 81.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 94.31% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 82.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 93.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 93.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 81.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 93.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 93.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 81.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 57.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 91.57% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 90.14% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 89.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 85.78% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 86.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 87.53% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 88.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 106.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 80.11% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 88.79% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 89.14% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 70.14% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 80.47% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 84.80% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 84.29% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 85.65% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 82.13% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 85.70% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 81.32% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 92.39% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 85.95% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 85.98% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 86.67% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 87.58% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 85.98% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 87.94% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 85.57% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 87.31% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 86.79% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 85.75% |