Meta Platforms (META) Shares Outstanding (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) reported Shares Outstanding of $342.0 million for Q1 2026, down 86.44% year-over-year from $2.5 billion in Q1 2025, and down 86.48% quarter-over-quarter from $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) Shares Outstanding (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Shares Outstanding data on file, last reported at $342.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Shares Outstanding for Q1 2026 came in at $342.0 million, down 86.44% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $342.0 million (down 86.44% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.5 billion, changed 0.16% from the prior year.
- Shares Outstanding slipped to $342.0 million in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Shares Outstanding peaked at $2.7 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $343.0 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $2.3 billion and a median of $2.5 billion in 2026 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Shares Outstanding slipped 0.16% in 2025, then plunged 86.44% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding shows it stood at $2.6 billion in 2022, then fell by 2.03% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then retreated by 1.05% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then fell by 0.16% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then sank by 86.48% to $342.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's Shares Outstanding at $342.0 million in Q1 2026, $2.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $343.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,942,920.03 Bn | 1,942,920.03 Bn | 295.20 Mn | - |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,333.14 Bn | 4,117.52 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 12.12 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,436.75 Bn | 1,355.57 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 2.54 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 115.76 Bn | 105.52 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 31.07 Bn | 28.30 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 50.54 Mn | |
| 6 | 12.92 Bn | 11.62 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 79.68 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.73 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 255.62 Bn | - |
| 8 | Snap | 8.83 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 9 | Match | 8.15 Bn | 7.13 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 303.49 Mn |
| 10 | Zillow | 7.57 Bn | 6.79 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 42.44 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 342.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 342.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 342.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 342.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 343.00 Mn |