Meta Platforms (META) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 83.75% to -$303.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$303.0 million, a 83.75% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $271.0 million, up 108.75% from a year prior.
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Retained Earnings data on record, last reported at -$303.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings reached -$303.0 million in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, down from $271.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for META hit a ceiling of $106.3 billion in Q2 2025 and a floor of -$3.5 billion in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $35.2 billion and a median of $271.0 million in 2025 define the central range for Retained Earnings.
- On a YoY basis, Retained Earnings climbed as much as 32494.2% in 2022 and fell as far as 409.38% in 2022.
- Tracing META's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$3.5 billion in 2022, then surged by 38.95% to -$2.2 billion in 2023, then crashed by 43.71% to -$3.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 108.75% to $271.0 million in 2025, then crashed by 211.81% to -$303.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Retained Earnings for META at -$303.0 million in Q1 2026, $271.0 million in Q4 2025, and $159.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms | 1,539.18 Bn | 1,458.00 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -303.00 Mn |
| 2 | Spotify Technology | 118.05 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 3 | 28.76 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 511.94 Mn | -467.14 Mn | |
| 4 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 3.92 Bn |
| 5 | 12.01 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 55.11 Mn | |
| 6 | Strive | 9.69 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | -474.05 Mn |
| 7 | Snap | 9.60 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -14.39 Bn |
| 8 | Match | 8.34 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 653.28 Mn | -5.80 Bn |
| 9 | Baidu | 5.09 Bn | -5.87 Bn | 1.88 Mn | - |
| 10 | Iac | 3.16 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 289.86 Mn | -714.88 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -303.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 271.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 159.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 106.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 84.97 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 76.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 67.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 67.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 69.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 67.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -693.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -207.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 85.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 82.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 927.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 308.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -142.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 59.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -489.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -849.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 44.97 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -781.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 41.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 38.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -687.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -294.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 33.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 31.21 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 27.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 24.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -703.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 18.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 15.48 Bn |