Meta Platforms (META) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted quarterly Tax Provisions of -$5.0 billion for Q1 2026, down 388.9% YoY from $1.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 294.16% sequentially from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms has disclosed Tax Provisions across 16 years of filings, most recently posting -$5.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Provisions fell 388.9% year-over-year to -$5.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $18.7 billion (up 127.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $25.5 billion, up 206.8% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions retreated to -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Tax Provisions for META reached as high as $19.0 billion in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$5.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $1.7 billion (2025), against an average of $2.5 billion.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Tax Provisions soared 788.19% — and 2026, when it plunged 388.9%.
- 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 sank by 294.16% to -$5.0 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions over the past three periods registered -$5.0 billion, $2.6 billion, and $19.0 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,330.11 Bn | 4,114.49 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 14.83 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,553.11 Bn | 1,471.93 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -5.02 Bn |
| 3 | Baidu | 320.91 Bn | 305.99 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 76.00 Mn |
| 4 | BILI Social International | 84.82 Bn | 84.82 Bn | 405,933.00 | 51,580.00 |
| 5 | Joyy | 70.39 Bn | 70.39 Bn | 205.64 Mn | -1.37 Mn |
| 6 | Nebius | 59.20 Bn | 49.90 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -5.80 Mn |
| 7 | 37.81 Bn | 35.04 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 1.75 Mn | |
| 8 | Scienjoy Holding | 37.35 Bn | -14.16 Bn | 7.27 Mn | -425,000.00 |
| 9 | Tencent Music Entertainment | 26.62 Bn | 24.37 Bn | 514.00 Mn | -66.00 Mn |
| 10 | 13.92 Bn | 12.62 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 10.09 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 |