Meta Platforms (META) Payables (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted Payables of $15.89 billion for Q2 2026, up 54.7% from $10.27 billion a year earlier and up 19.2% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Meta Platforms (META) Payables (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Meta Platforms' Payables came in at $8.89 billion, up 15.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 46.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Meta Platforms' Payables was $7.69 billion in FY2024 (+58.5%), $4.85 billion in FY2023 (-2.8%), $4.99 billion in FY2022 (+22.2%) and $4.08 billion in FY2021 (+206.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Payables in data going back to Q4 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has increased in each of the last ten quarters, with growth averaging 76.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payables in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 311.9%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 22.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payables for the three prior quarters was $13.33 billion (Q1 2026), $8.89 billion (Q4 2025) and $7.8 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 20.26 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 15.89 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 3.30 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 60.62 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.12 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 3.36 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | 5.15 Bn |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 11.29 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 1.54 Bn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 97.86 Bn | 51.09 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 3.04 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.27 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.20 Bn |
API Access
Meta Platforms Payables 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=payables&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();