Meta Platforms META
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As of: Aug 31, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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.

Analysis

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.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,083.83 Bn 3,654.79 Bn 73.85 Bn 26.56 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,456.07 Bn 1,365.81 Bn 49.47 Bn 2.91 Bn
3 Spotify Technology 111.71 Bn 104.79 Bn 1.86 Bn 203.41 Mn
4 Nebius 50.03 Bn 40.93 Bn 448.70 Mn 13.70 Mn
5 Reddit 28.44 Bn 25.65 Bn 734.60 Mn 3.99 Mn
6 Bilibili 13.59 Bn 11.45 Bn 433.97 Mn -4.76 Mn
7 Tencent Music Entertainment 12.71 Bn 9.21 Bn 582.00 Mn -76.00 Mn
8 Pinterest 12.21 Bn 10.93 Bn 922.30 Mn -2.49 Mn
9 Match 9.45 Bn 8.86 Bn 648.84 Mn 44.10 Mn
10 Snap 9.26 Bn 6.60 Bn 931.11 Mn 2.50 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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