Meta Platforms (META) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 16.20% in Q3 2026, down 3.35 percentage points from 19.56% a year earlier but up 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Meta Platforms (META) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Meta Platforms reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 18.83%, down 5.83 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of -1.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 24.66% in FY2024 (+5.84 pp), 18.83% in FY2023 (+5.63 pp), 13.19% in FY2022 (-11.01 pp) and 24.21% in FY2021 (+4.29 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 11.53% in Q2 2023 to 24.87% in Q2 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 11.18 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 11.03 percentage points in Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 16.11% (Q2 2026), 18.54% (Q1 2026) and 18.05% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 24.48% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 16.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 25.21% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 14.59% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 5.24% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 59.50% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 21.55% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 24.77% |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 116.11 Bn | -127.94 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 14.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.20% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.11% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.96% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 23.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.70% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 17.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.73% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.46% |
API Access
Meta Platforms Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();