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Meta Platforms (META) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Meta Platforms (META) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 15 consecutive years, with $35.1 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 40.47% to $35.1 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $117.7 billion through Dec 2025, up 23.73% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $117.7 billion for FY2025, 23.73% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $35.1 billion at Meta Platforms, up from $30.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $35.1 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $14.8 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $23.0 billion, with a median of $22.6 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses fell 7.91% in 2023, then skyrocketed 40.47% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $21.1 billion in 2021, then rose by 22.19% to $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 skyrocketed by 40.47% to $35.1 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $35.1 billion, $30.7 billion, and $27.1 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.