Meta Platforms (META) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted quarterly Tax Provisions of $2.9 billion for Q2 2026, up 32.36% year-over-year from $2.2 billion in Q2 2025, and up 157.92% quarter-over-quarter from -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026.
Meta Platforms (META) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has reported Tax Provisions for 16 consecutive years, with $2.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Tax Provisions rose 32.36% year-over-year to $2.9 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $19.4 billion (up 121.19% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $25.5 billion, up 206.8% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions improved to $2.9 billion in Q2 2026 per META's latest filing, from -$5.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $19.0 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $2.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.8 billion in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Tax Provisions soared 788.19% — and 2026, when it slumped 388.9%.
- Meta Platforms' Tax Provisions stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then jumped by 86.5% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then dropped by 2.72% to $2.7 billion in 2024, then retreated by 4.72% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then gained by 12.45% to $2.9 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's Tax Provisions at $2.9 billion in Q2 2026, -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026, and $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,322.94 Bn | 3,893.90 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 26.56 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,508.67 Bn | 1,418.41 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
| 3 | Baidu | 298.52 Bn | 295.97 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 76.00 Mn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 100.48 Bn | 90.25 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 252.88 Mn |
| 5 | Joyy | 78.32 Bn | 77.46 Bn | 205.64 Mn | -1.37 Mn |
| 6 | BILI Social International | 60.58 Bn | 60.58 Bn | 405,933.00 | 21,469.00 |
| 7 | Nebius | 48.55 Bn | 38.93 Bn | 295.20 Mn | - |
| 8 | 31.08 Bn | 28.30 Bn | 734.60 Mn | 3.99 Mn | |
| 9 | Tencent Music Entertainment | 29.33 Bn | 27.04 Bn | 514.00 Mn | -66.00 Mn |
| 10 | Kanzhun | 15.28 Bn | 13.18 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -43.34 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.91 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.95 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.37 Bn |