Meta Platforms (META) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms' Short-term Investments came in at $71.23 billion for Q3 2026, up 107.9% from $34.26 billion a year earlier but down 4.8% from the prior quarter.
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Meta Platforms (META) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Meta Platforms' Short-term Investments was $45.72 billion, up 34.8% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Short-term Investments was $33.93 billion in FY2024 (+44.1%), $23.54 billion in FY2023 (-9.7%), $26.06 billion in FY2022 (-17.0%) and $31.4 billion in FY2021 (-29.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Short-term Investments is $23.54 billion (Q4 2023) to $74.8 billion (Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 57.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 113.3%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 41.9%).
- Business Quant data shows META's Short-term Investments at $74.8 billion (Q2 2026), $57.75 billion (Q1 2026) and $45.72 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,463.18 Bn | 3,198.08 Bn | 76.16 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,546.58 Bn | 1,211.10 Bn | 51.23 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 269.21 Bn | 230.51 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 251.07 Bn | 73.14 Bn | 15.16 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 184.99 Bn | 163.79 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 140.28 Bn | 111.49 Bn | 6.42 Bn |
| 7 | Spotify Technology | 126.47 Bn | 83.39 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 8 | Booking Holdings | 125.48 Bn | 59.22 Bn | - |
| 9 | PDD Holdings | 119.49 Bn | -124.56 Bn | 9.48 Bn |
| 10 | AppLovin | 117.98 Bn | 106.51 Bn | 1.94 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 71.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 57.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 45.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 41.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.54 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.40 Bn |
API Access
Meta Platforms Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "META", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();