Meta Platforms (META) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026)
Meta Platforms' Return on Equity [ROE] was 28.20% in Q3 2026, down 1.88 percentage points from 30.08% a year earlier but up 1.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Meta Platforms (META) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Meta Platforms came in at 30.24%, down 6.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +4.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 37.14% in FY2024 (+9.10 pp), 28.04% in FY2023 (+9.52 pp), 18.52% in FY2022 (-12.59 pp) and 31.10% in FY2021 (+5.68 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 17.12% (Q1 2023) and 37.63% (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 16.16 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2023 (a drop of 12.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, META's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 26.97% (Q2 2026), 30.63% (Q1 2026) and 29.40% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 35.76% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 28.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 49.69% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 16.72% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 12.62% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 155.17% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 35.30% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 116.11 Bn | -127.94 Bn | 9.48 Bn | 21.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 28.20% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 26.97% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 30.63% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 37.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 34.57% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 33.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 26.41% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.57% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 30.49% |
API Access
Meta Platforms Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();