Meta Platforms (META) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms' Operating Margin was 30.88% in Q2 2026, down 12.14 percentage points from 43.02% a year earlier and down 9.74 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Meta Platforms (META) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Meta Platforms' Operating Margin was 38.08% through Jun 30, 2026, down 5.94 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 41.44%, down 0.74 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +3.43 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 42.18% in FY2024 (+7.52 pp), 34.66% in FY2023 (+9.83 pp), 24.82% in FY2022 (-14.82 pp) and 39.65% in FY2021 (+1.64 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.52 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 20.95 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 17.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, META's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 40.62% (Q1 2026), 41.32% (Q4 2025) and 40.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,394.62 Bn | 3,078.49 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,562.01 Bn | 1,562.01 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Netflix | 255.92 Bn | 217.22 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 34.63% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 227.02 Bn | 40.65 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 5.64% |
| 5 | Shopify | 203.21 Bn | 180.40 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 132.34 Bn | 104.14 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 121.64 Bn | 78.55 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 13.52% |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 113.63 Bn | 46.68 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 109.85 Bn | -134.20 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 24.71% |
| 10 | Airbnb | 97.28 Bn | 50.51 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 21.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 30.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 40.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 43.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 41.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 48.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 38.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.90% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.85% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.35% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.44% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 29.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 37.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 35.93% |
API Access
Meta Platforms Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "META", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();