Meta Platforms (META) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) reported Tax Rate of 23.08% for Q1 2026, down 3254.0% year-over-year from 0.73% in Q1 2025, and down 326.31% quarter-over-quarter from 10.2% in Q4 2025.
Meta Platforms (META) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Meta Platforms (META) has 16 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 23.08% in Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 23.08%, down 3254.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.96% (up 997.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 29.64%, up 1789.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate fell to 23.08% in Q1 2026 per META's latest filing, from 10.2% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 87.49% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 23.08% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 17.29% and a median of 16.19% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Tax Rate jumped 7552 bps in 2025, then sank 3254 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 24.33% in 2022, then tumbled by 32 bps to 16.6% in 2023, then plunged by 31 bps to 11.52% in 2024, then decreased by 11 bps to 10.2% in 2025, then sank by 326 bps to 23.08% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows META's Tax Rate at 23.08% in Q1 2026, 10.2% in Q4 2025, and 87.49% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 2,430,078.11 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -0.94 |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,448.32 Bn | 4,232.70 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 19.16 |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,465.06 Bn | 1,383.88 Bn | 46.09 Bn | -23.08 |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 113.19 Bn | 102.95 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.56 Bn | 30.79 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 0.85 | |
| 6 | 12.93 Bn | 11.63 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -15.89 | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.77 Bn | 10.67 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -20.98 |
| 8 | Match | 8.28 Bn | 7.26 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 16.81 |
| 9 | Snap | 7.91 Bn | 5.08 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -3.73 |
| 10 | Zillow | 7.56 Bn | 6.78 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 4.17 |
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% |