Meta Platforms (META) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments rose 39.23% to $57.8 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $57.8 billion, a 39.23% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $45.7 billion, up 34.76% from a year prior.
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Short-term Investments data on record, last reported at $57.8 billion in Q1 2026.
- Short-term Investments reached $57.8 billion in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, up from $45.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Short-term Investments for META hit a ceiling of $57.8 billion in Q1 2026 and a floor of $23.5 billion in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $31.5 billion and a median of $27.5 billion in 2022 define the central range for Short-term Investments.
- Peak YoY movement for Short-term Investments: plummeted 41.94% in 2022, then skyrocketed 60.69% in 2025.
- Tracing META's Short-term Investments over 5 years: stood at $26.1 billion in 2022, then decreased by 9.66% to $23.5 billion in 2023, then soared by 44.11% to $33.9 billion in 2024, then soared by 34.76% to $45.7 billion in 2025, then rose by 26.32% to $57.8 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Short-term Investments for META at $57.8 billion in Q1 2026, $45.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $34.3 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms | 1,539.18 Bn | 1,458.00 Bn | 46.09 Bn |
| 2 | Spotify Technology | 118.05 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
| 3 | 28.76 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 511.94 Mn | |
| 4 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn |
| 5 | 12.01 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 768.96 Mn | |
| 6 | Strive | 9.69 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - |
| 7 | Snap | 9.60 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 8 | Match | 8.34 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 653.28 Mn |
| 9 | Baidu | 5.09 Bn | -5.87 Bn | 1.88 Mn |
| 10 | Iac | 3.16 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 289.86 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 43.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 47.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 44.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 44.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 44.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 37.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 36.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 35.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 36.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 34.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 34.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 31.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 31.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 30.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 31.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 33.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 31.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 29.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 25.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 20.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 20.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 18.19 Bn |