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.

• On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 86.33% year-over-year to $7.7 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $25.1 billion, a 43.52% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $20.4 billion, up 22.39% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation was $7.7 billion for Q2 2026 at Meta Platforms, up from $6.0 billion in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $7.7 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $2.5 billion in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of $4.3 billion and a median of $4.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
• Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation decreased 10.96% in 2025 and jumped 86.33% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $3.0 billion in 2022, then climbed 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, then surged by 30.02% to $7.7 billion in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $7.7 billion (Q2 2026), $6.0 billion (Q1 2026), and $5.9 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.