Meta Platforms (META) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms (META) has reported Share-based Compensation for 16 consecutive years, with $7.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 86.33% year-over-year to $7.7 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $25.1 billion (up 43.52% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.4 billion, up 22.39% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation advanced to $7.7 billion in Q2 2026 per META's latest filing, from $6.0 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $7.7 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $2.5 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $4.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.1 billion in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Share-based Compensation slipped 10.96% — and 2026, when it surged 86.33%.
• Meta Platforms' Share-based Compensation stood at $3.0 billion in 2022, then increased by 13.83% to $3.4 billion in 2023, then gained by 24.47% to $4.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 38.2% to $5.9 billion in 2025, then jumped by 30.02% to $7.7 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows META's Share-based Compensation at $7.7 billion in Q2 2026, $6.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $5.9 billion in Q4 2025.