Meta Platforms (META) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 3254.0% to 23.08% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 20.96%, a 997.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 29.64%, up 1789.0% from a year prior.
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Tax Rate data on record, last reported at 23.08% in Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate reached 23.08% in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, down from 10.2% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Tax Rate for META hit a ceiling of 87.49% in Q3 2025 and a floor of 23.08% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 17.29% and a median of 16.19% in 2023 define the central range for Tax Rate.
- Peak YoY movement for Tax Rate: soared 7552bps in 2025, then plummeted -3254bps in 2026.
- Tracing META's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 24.33% in 2022, then crashed by -32bps to 16.6% in 2023, then tumbled by -31bps to 11.52% in 2024, then decreased by -11bps to 10.2% in 2025, then plummeted by -326bps to 23.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Tax Rate for META at 23.08% in Q1 2026, 10.2% in Q4 2025, and 87.49% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms | 1,539.18 Bn | 1,458.00 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -23.08 |
| 2 | Spotify Technology | 118.05 Bn | 107.81 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 3 | 28.76 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 0.85 | |
| 4 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -0.94 |
| 5 | 12.01 Bn | 10.71 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -15.89 | |
| 6 | Strive | 9.69 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Snap | 9.60 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -3.73 |
| 8 | Match | 8.34 Bn | 7.31 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 16.81 |
| 9 | Baidu | 5.09 Bn | -5.87 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 13.72 |
| 10 | Iac | 3.16 Bn | 2.06 Bn | 289.86 Mn | 87.37 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -23.08 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -23.08 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.20 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 87.49 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 87.49 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.70 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.70 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.45 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.52 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.97 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.97 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.86 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.86 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.79 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.60 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.60 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.38 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.38 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.19 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.19 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.87 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.87 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.33 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.33 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.18 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.18 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.31 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.31 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.20 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.20 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.03 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.03 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.98 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.98 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.93 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.93 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.44 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.44 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.06 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 14.06 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.53 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.53 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.54 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 15.54 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 16.36 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 16.36 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 12.11 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 12.11 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 16.89 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 16.89 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 22.97 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 22.97 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 30.24 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 30.24 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.66 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.66 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.11 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.11 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.99 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.99 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.09 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.09 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 42.79 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 42.79 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.10 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.10 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 13.24 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 13.24 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 10.09 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 10.09 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 21.27 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 21.27 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.97 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 16.97 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 17.10 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 17.10 |