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

Historic Operating Expenses for Meta Platforms (META) over the last 15 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $35.1 billion.

  • Meta Platforms' Operating Expenses rose 4047.4% to $35.1 billion in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was $117.7 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 2372.56%. This contributed to the annual value of $117.7 billion for FY2025, which is 2372.66% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Meta Platforms reported Operating Expenses of $35.1 billion as of Q4 2025, which was up 4047.4% from $30.7 billion recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Meta Platforms' Operating Expenses registered a high of $35.1 billion during Q4 2025, and its lowest value of $14.8 billion during Q1 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, Meta Platforms' median Operating Expenses value was $22.6 billion (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at $23.0 billion.
  • In the last 5 years, Meta Platforms' Operating Expenses plummeted by 791.35% in 2023 and then surged by 4047.4% in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Meta Platforms' Operating Expenses stood at $21.1 billion in 2021, then rose by 22.19% to $25.8 billion in 2022, then dropped by 7.91% to $23.7 billion in 2023, then rose by 5.45% to $25.0 billion in 2024, then soared by 40.47% to $35.1 billion in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses stands at $35.1 billion for Q4 2025, versus $30.7 billion for Q3 2025 and $27.1 billion for Q2 2025.