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Meta Platforms (META) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Meta Platforms (META) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 15 consecutive years, with $5.9 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 38.2% to $5.9 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $20.4 billion through Dec 2025, up 22.39% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $20.4 billion for FY2025, 22.39% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $5.9 billion at Meta Platforms, up from $5.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $5.9 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $1.8 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $3.6 billion, with a median of $3.5 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation skyrocketed 50.38% in 2021, then increased 4.72% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $2.4 billion in 2021, then increased by 24.97% to $3.0 billion in 2022, then rose by 13.83% to $3.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 24.47% to $4.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 38.2% to $5.9 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $5.9 billion, $5.6 billion, and $4.8 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.