Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026)

Meta Platforms has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $6.0 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 45.45% year-over-year to $6.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $22.3 billion (up 29.16% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.4 billion, up 22.39% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation advanced to $6.0 billion in Q1 2026, from $5.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for META reached as high as $6.0 billion in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $2.5 billion in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $4.1 billion (2023), against an average of $4.1 billion.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Share-based Compensation grew 4.72% — and 2026, when it soared 45.45%.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $3.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 13.83% to $3.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 24.47% to $4.3 billion in 2024, then soared by 38.2% to $5.9 billion in 2025, then rose by 2.41% to $6.0 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $6.0 billion, $5.9 billion, and $5.6 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.