Meta Platforms (META) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted Tax Rate of 15.50% for Q2 2026, up 4.81 percentage points from 10.70% a year earlier and up 38.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Meta Platforms (META) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Meta Platforms was 22.20%, up 11.26 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 29.64%, up 17.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of +17.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Meta Platforms' Tax Rate was 11.75% in FY2024 (-5.81 pp), 17.56% in FY2023 (-1.93 pp), 19.50% in FY2022 (+2.76 pp) and 16.74% in FY2021 (+4.58 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of -23.08% in Q1 2026 to a high of 87.49% in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.06 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q3 2025, with a gain of 75.52 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a drop of 32.54 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was -23.08% (Q1 2026), 10.20% (Q4 2025) and 87.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,273.02 Bn | 4,030.55 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 19.14% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,882.67 Bn | 1,585.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 15.50% |
| 3 | Netflix | 292.72 Bn | 252.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 16.40% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 258.66 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 221.29 Bn | 198.47 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.38% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 145.86 Bn | 117.84 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 25.63% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 120.48 Bn | 53.53 Bn | - | 23.83% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 115.79 Bn | -126.92 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.98 Bn | 66.21 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 24.31% |
| 10 | Airbnb | 97.86 Bn | 51.09 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 9.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.50% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 87.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.45% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.87% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 16.93% |
API Access
Meta Platforms Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "META", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=META&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();