Meta Platforms (META) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) reported Retained Earnings of -$303.0 million for Q1 2026, up 83.75% year-over-year from -$164.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 211.81% quarter-over-quarter from $271.0 million in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) Retained Earnings (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at -$303.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$303.0 million, up 83.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$303.0 million (up 83.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $271.0 million, up 108.75% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings slipped to -$303.0 million in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from $271.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $106.3 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$3.5 billion in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $35.2 billion and a median of $271.0 million in 2025 frame the typical 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.
- A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$3.5 billion in 2022, then surged by 38.95% to -$2.2 billion in 2023, then sank by 43.71% to -$3.1 billion in 2024, then soared by 108.75% to $271.0 million in 2025, then sank by 211.81% to -$303.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's Retained Earnings 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 | Nebius | 1,942,920.03 Bn | 1,942,920.03 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 3.92 Bn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,333.14 Bn | 4,117.52 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 384.02 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,436.75 Bn | 1,355.57 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -303.00 Mn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 115.76 Bn | 105.52 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 3.02 Bn |
| 5 | 31.07 Bn | 28.30 Bn | 511.94 Mn | -467.14 Mn | |
| 6 | 12.92 Bn | 11.62 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 55.11 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.73 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 255.62 Bn | - |
| 8 | Snap | 8.83 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -14.39 Bn |
| 9 | Match | 8.15 Bn | 7.13 Bn | 653.28 Mn | -5.80 Bn |
| 10 | Zillow | 7.57 Bn | 6.79 Bn | 519.00 Mn | -1.81 Bn |
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 |