Meta Platforms (META) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
Meta Platforms (META) posted Tax Rate of 24.16% for Q3 2026, down 63.34 percentage points from 87.49% a year earlier but up 8.66 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 Sep 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Meta Platforms was 4.58%, down 25.85 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 9.45% in Q1 2025 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 seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.01 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 Q3 2026, with a drop of 63.34 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 18.20% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 24.16% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 15.13% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 7.41% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 28.54% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 17.49% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 26.52% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 20.63% |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 116.11 Bn | -127.94 Bn | 9.48 Bn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 24.16% |
| 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% |
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();