Meta Platforms (META) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) reported Tax Provisions of -$5.0 billion for Q1 2026, down 388.9% year-over-year from $1.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 294.16% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 came in at -$5.0 billion, down 388.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $18.7 billion (up 127.49% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.5 billion, up 206.8% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions declined to -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Provisions peaked at $19.0 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $2.5 billion and a median of $1.7 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Tax Provisions soared 788.19% in 2025, then slumped 388.9% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Tax Provisions shows it stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 86.5% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then slipped by 2.72% to $2.7 billion in 2024, then fell by 4.72% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 294.16% to -$5.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's Tax Provisions at -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026, $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $19.0 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -5.80 Mn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 14.83 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -5.02 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 1.75 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 10.09 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -43.34 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 3.20 Mn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 2.00 Mn |
| 10 | Match | 8.04 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 33.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.12 Bn |