Meta Platforms (META) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms (META) has reported Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with $42.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 55.22% year-over-year to $42.0 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $141.3 billion, a 41.19% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $117.7 billion, up 23.73% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses was $42.0 billion for Q2 2026 at Meta Platforms, up from $33.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $42.0 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $19.4 billion in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $25.8 billion and a median of $24.0 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses dropped 7.91% in 2023 and jumped 55.22% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $25.8 billion in 2022, then decreased by 7.91% to $23.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 5.45% to $25.0 billion in 2024, then jumped by 40.47% to $35.1 billion in 2025, then advanced by 19.57% to $42.0 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $42.0 billion (Q2 2026), $33.4 billion (Q1 2026), and $35.1 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.