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Meta Platforms (META) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 35.06% to $33.4 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $126.4 billion, a 29.95% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $117.7 billion, up 23.73% from a year prior.

Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on record, last reported at $33.4 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses reached $33.4 billion in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, down from $35.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for META hit a ceiling of $35.1 billion in Q4 2025 and a floor of $19.4 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $24.8 billion and a median of $23.7 billion in 2023 define the central range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: dropped 7.91% in 2023, then surged 40.47% in 2025.
  • Tracing META's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $25.8 billion in 2022, then fell by 7.91% to $23.7 billion in 2023, then rose by 5.45% to $25.0 billion in 2024, then surged by 40.47% to $35.1 billion in 2025, then dropped by 4.86% to $33.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for META at $33.4 billion in Q1 2026, $35.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $30.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Meta Platforms 1,539.18 Bn 1,458.00 Bn 46.09 Bn 33.44 Bn
2 Spotify Technology 118.05 Bn 107.81 Bn 1.75 Bn 512.79 Mn
3 Reddit 28.76 Bn 25.99 Bn 511.94 Mn 480.50 Mn
4 Nebius 22.38 Bn 22.38 Bn 295.20 Mn 527.00 Mn
5 Pinterest 12.01 Bn 10.71 Bn 768.96 Mn 1.09 Bn
6 Strive 9.69 Bn 9.62 Bn - 17.33 Mn
7 Snap 9.60 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.29 Bn 1.60 Bn
8 Match 8.34 Bn 7.31 Bn 653.28 Mn 627.52 Mn
9 Baidu 5.09 Bn -5.87 Bn 1.88 Mn 4.19 Bn
10 Iac 3.16 Bn 2.06 Bn 289.86 Mn 462.96 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 33.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 35.15 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 30.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 27.08 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 24.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 25.02 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 23.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 24.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 22.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 23.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 20.40 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 22.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 21.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 25.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 22.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 20.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 19.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 21.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 18.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 16.71 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 14.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 15.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 13.43 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 12.72 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 11.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 12.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 10.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 12.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 11.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 9.09 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 7.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 7.37 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 6.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 5.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 5.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 4.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 4.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 4.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 3.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 3.70 Bn