Meta Platforms (META) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 23.08% for Q1 2026, down 3254.0% YoY from 0.73% in Q1 2025, and down 326.31% sequentially from 10.2% in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms has disclosed Tax Rate across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 23.08% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 3254.0% year-over-year to 23.08%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 20.96% (up 997.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.64%, up 1789.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate slipped to 23.08% in Q1 2026, from 10.2% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Tax Rate for META reached as high as 87.49% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 23.08% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 16.19% (2023), against an average of 17.29%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Tax Rate jumped 7552 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 3254 bps.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 24.33% in 2022, then sank by 32 bps to 16.6% in 2023, then slumped by 31 bps to 11.52% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 10.2% in 2025, then tumbled by 326 bps to 23.08% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 23.08%, 10.2%, and 87.49% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,330.11 Bn | 4,114.49 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 19.16% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,553.11 Bn | 1,471.93 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -23.08% |
| 3 | Baidu | 320.91 Bn | 305.99 Bn | 1.88 Mn | 13.72% |
| 4 | BILI Social International | 84.82 Bn | 84.82 Bn | 405,933.00 | 50.45% |
| 5 | Joyy | 70.39 Bn | 70.39 Bn | 205.64 Mn | -3.36% |
| 6 | Nebius | 59.20 Bn | 49.90 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -241,666,666.67% |
| 7 | 37.81 Bn | 35.04 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 0.85% | |
| 8 | Scienjoy Holding | 37.35 Bn | -14.16 Bn | 7.27 Mn | -27.96% |
| 9 | Tencent Music Entertainment | 26.62 Bn | 24.37 Bn | 514.00 Mn | -17.55% |
| 10 | 13.92 Bn | 12.62 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -15.89% |
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 |