META Platforms Facebook| Technology Sector
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Q3-2026 |
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Q1-2026 |
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Meta shares jump 10% on stronger-than-expected revenue forecast. Meta reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that topped estimates and issued stronger-than-expected sales guidance.The stock popped as much as 10% in after-hours trading.Meta said it expects first-quarter sales to come in the range of $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, ahead of analyst estimates of $51.41 billion.Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $8.88 vs. $8.23 estimated Revenue: $59.89 billion vs. $58.59 billion estimated |
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Q4-2026 |
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Meta shares drop 9% despite earnings beat as company takes one-time tax charge.Meta
shares dropped as much as 9% on Wednesday after the company reported third-quarter earnings that beat on sales, but it also reported a $15.93 billion one-time tax charge. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $7.25 adj. vs. $6.69 estimated. Revenue: $51.24 billion vs. $49.41 billion estimated. |
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Q3-2025 |
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Shares of the social media company jumped more than 10% after the company reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat on revenue. Meta shares jumped more than 10% after the company reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat on the top and bottom line. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $7.14 vs. $5.92 expected Revenue: $47.52 billion vs. $44.80 billion expected |
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Q2-2025 |
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Meta shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue for first quarter.Meta shares rose as much as 5% after the company reported stronger-than-expected revenue in the first quarter. Second-quarter sales will be in range of $42.5 billion to $45.5 billion, said finance chief Susan Li, adding that Meta has begun to see some reduced ad spend from Asia e-commerce exporters. Meta increased its 2025 capital expenditures to come in between the range of $64 billion to $72 billion due in part to “an increase in the expected cost of infrastructure hardware.”Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $6.43 vs. $5.28 expected. Revenue: $42.31 billion vs. $41.40 billion expected. |
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Q1-2025 |
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Meta shares were up slightly in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines. Here is how the company did compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $8.02 vs. $6.77 expected. Revenue: $48.39 billion vs. $47.04 billion expected.. |
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Q4-2024 |
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Meta misses on user growth, warns of 2025 jump in AI spending.Meta reported weaker-than-expected user numbers in its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. The company reported 3.29 billion daily active people for the third quarter, which is up 5% year over year but came in below analysts’ expectations of 3.31 billion. The company said it expects capital expenditures to continue to grow significantly in 2025. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Earnings per share: $6.03 vs. $5.25 expected. Revenue: $40.59 billion vs. $40.29 billion expected |
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Q3-2024 |
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Meta shares pop on revenue and earnings beat, better-than-expected forecast. Meta shares jumped in extended trading on Wednesday after the company beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit and issued a better-than-expected forecast for the current period. The Facebook parent is spending heavily on artificial intelligence and virtual reality, a big area of focus for investors.Meta shares jumped about 7% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and profit and issued a better-than-expected forecast for the current period. Here are the results, compared to LSEG estimates: Earnings: $5.16 a share vs. $4.73 per share expected Revenue: $39.07 billion vs. $38.31 billion expected |
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Q2-2024 |
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Meta plunges 16% on weak revenue guidance even as first-quarter results top estimates. Meta shares plunged 16% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company issued a light forecast, which overshadowed better-than-expected first-quarter results. Here are the key numbers: Earnings per share: $4.71 per share vs. $4.32 per share expected by LSEG Revenue: $36.46 billion vs. $36.16 billion expected by LSEG. |
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Q1-2024 |
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Meta shares jump after profit triples and company announces first-ever dividend. Meta beat on earnings and revenue in its fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday and announced its first-ever dividend payment. The stock soared 14% in extended trading overnight. Here are the key numbers: Earnings per share: $5.33 vs. $4.96 expected by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Revenue: $40.1 billion vs. $39.18 billion expected by LSEG. |
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Q4-2023 |
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Meta beats on top and bottom lines as digital ad recovery pushes revenue up 23%. Meta reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter as revenue increased 23%, the fastest rate of growth since 2021. The stock initially rose in extended trading after the report, but then reversed course and fell more than 3% following cautionary comments from finance chief Susan Li about potential ad softness tied to the Middle East conflict. Here are the key numbers: Earnings per share: $4.39 vs. $3.63 expected by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv Revenue: $34.15 billion vs. $33.56 billion expected by LSEG. |
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Q3-2023 |
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Meta reports better-than-expected results and issues optimistic guidance for third quarter. Meta reported earnings and revenue for the second quarter that topped analysts’ estimates and issued a better-than-expected forecast for the current period, reflecting a rebound in the digital advertising market. The stock rose about 7% in extended trading. Here are the results. Earnings: $2.98 per share vs. $2.91 expected by Refinitiv.. Revenue: $32 billion vs. $31.12 billion expected by Refinitiv.. |
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Q2-2023 |
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Meta shares pop 12% after company reports first sales increase in four quarters, issues optimistic guidance. Meta shares jumped 12% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported an unexpected increase in sales for the first quarter and issued better-than-expected guidance for the current period. Here are the key numbers: Earnings: $2.20 per share vs. $2.03 per share expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $28.65 billion vs. $27.65 billion expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv.. |
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Q1-2023 |
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Meta shares soar almost 20% on fourth-quarter revenue beat. Meta exceeded estimates for revenue in its fourth-quarter earnings report. The company provided a forecast for the first quarter, suggesting that revenue could rise from a year earlier should results come in at the top of the range. The stock soared in extended trading. Meta shares popped in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported fourth-quarter revenue that topped estimates and announced a $40 billion stock buyback. Here are the results. Earnings: $1.76 per share. Revenue: $32.17 billion vs $31.53 billion expected, according to Refinitiv. |
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Q4-2022 |
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Meta shares plummet on weak fourth-quarter forecast and earnings miss. Meta shares continued their 2022 freefall, plunging 19% in extended trading on Wednesday after Facebook’s parent issued a weak forecast for the fourth quarter and came up well short of Wall Street’s expectations for earnings. Earnings per share (EPS): $1.64 vs $1.89 expected, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $27.71 billion vs. $27.38 billion expected, according to Refinitiv. |
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Q3-2022 |
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Meta reports earnings, revenue miss and forecasts second straight quarter of declining sales. Facebook parent Meta reported a steeper-than-expected drop in revenue, missed on earnings and issued a surprisingly weak forecast, pointing to a second consecutive decline in year-over-year sales. The shares dropped 3.8% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $2.46 per share vs. $2.59 per share expected, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $28.82 billion vs. $28.94 billion expected, according to Refinitiv. |
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Q2-2022 |
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Facebook shares spike on better-than-expected quarterly earnings. Shares of Facebook parent Meta jumped 18% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported earnings that topped estimates even as revenue was disappointing. Here are the results. Earnings per share: $2.72 vs $2.56 expected, according to a Refinitiv survey of analysts Revenue: $27.91 billion vs $28.2 billion expected, according to Refinitiv. |
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Q1-2022 |
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Facebook shares plunge more than 20% on weak earnings, big forecast miss. Facebook shares tumbled more than 20% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company reported disappointing earnings, gave weak guidance and said user growth has stagnated. Here are the results: Earnings per share: $3.67 vs $3.84 expected, according to a Refinitiv survey of analysts Revenue: $33.67 billion vs $33.4 billion expected, according to Refinitiv. |
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$3.67 |
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Q4-2021 |
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Facebook shares rise as investors focus on earnings beat and look past whistleblower document dump. Facebook investors shrugged off the massive ongoing document dump on Monday and instead focused on the company’s third-quarter earnings, which topped analysts’ estimates. The company said it’s adding $50 billion to its stock buyback program, helping lift the shares about 2% in extended trading. Here are the results. Earnings: $3.22 vs. $3.19 per share expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $29.01 billion vs. $29.57 billion expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. |
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$3.22 |
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Q3-2021 |
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Facebook beats earnings expectations, but warns of significant growth slowdown. Facebook shares fell as much as 5% in extended trading on Wednesday after the social media company called for revenue growth to slow in the quarters ahead, even as second-quarter results came in ahead of estimates. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $3.61 per share, adjusted, vs. $3.03 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $29.08 billion, vs. $27.89 billion as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. |
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Q2-2021 |
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Facebook revenue rises 48%, driven by higher-priced ads. Facebook beat on both earnings and revenue in Q1, and the stock rose as much as 6% after hours Facebook stock price was up more than 6% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company released its first-quarter earnings, beating Wall Street’s expectations for earnings and revenue. Here’s how the social media giant fared in the quarter, relative to estimates compiled by Refinitiv: Earnings: $3.30 per share vs. $2.37 per share forecast Revenue: $26.17 billion vs. $23.67 billion expected. |
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Q1-2021 |
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Facebook earnings beat but the company warns of impact from Apple privacy changes. Facebook stock was up in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company reported its fourth-quarter earnings. The company warned the looming changes in Apple’s iOS 14 and a reversal in pandemic trends could hurt its advertising business. Here are the numbers: Earnings: $3.88 per share vs $3.22 per share forecast by Refinitiv Revenue: $28.07 billion vs $26.44 billion forecast by Refinitiv. |
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