Meta Platforms (META) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $2.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year from $2.6 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) data on file, last reported at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for Q1 2026 came in at $2.6 billion, down 1.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.6 billion (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.6 billion, down 1.53% from the prior year.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) was little changed at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) peaked at $2.7 billion in Q1 2022 and troughed at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $2.6 billion and a median of $2.6 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 5.7% in 2022, then rose 1.12% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $2.7 billion in 2022, then slipped by 2.7% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then slipped by 0.57% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then decreased by 1.53% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then dropped by 0.39% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.6 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,881,096.02 Bn | 1,881,096.02 Bn | 295.20 Mn | - |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,296.11 Bn | 4,080.50 Bn | 102.29 Bn | - |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,440.73 Bn | 1,359.55 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 116.89 Bn | 106.65 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 4,039.07 |
| 5 | 33.24 Bn | 30.47 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 202.52 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.72 Bn | 12.42 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 636.59 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.73 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 948.09 Mn |
| 8 | Snap | 8.98 Bn | 6.16 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 9 | Match | 8.04 Bn | 7.02 Bn | 653.28 Mn | - |
| 10 | Zillow | 7.69 Bn | 6.91 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 239.64 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.57 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.88 Bn |