Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) Guidance & Earnings Results

On 2026-10-21 Meta Platforms, Inc. mixed guidance: "Q4 2026 revenue $73-76B; FY26 total expenses $175-179B (includes $9.9B legal charge); FY26 capex $135-145B (narrowed from $130-145B); Reality Labs losses $18-19B; Q4 2026 tax rate…" — from its own filing, as read by EquiReason.

Source: SEC EDGAR filings · figures as of 2026-09-30 · read by EquiReason

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Market cap: 1.64T
P/E TTM: 21.9
Dividend yield: 0.3%
52-week: —
Next earnings: 26 Jan, in 93 days

What management guided

each earnings 8-K · figures checked against the filing text

Release	Direction	What they said
21 Oct 26	Mixed	Q4 2026 revenue $73-76B; FY26 total expenses $175-179B (includes $9.9B legal charge); FY26 capex $135-145B (narrowed from $130-145B); Reality Labs losses $18-19B; Q4 2026 tax rate 15-17% · full year
29 Jul 26	Mixed	Q3 FY26 revenue $61-64B; FY26 total expenses $165-169B (raised from prior); FY26 capex $130-145B (narrowed from $125-145B); FY26 tax rate 15-17% (raised from 13-16%)
29 Apr 26	Raised	Q2 2026 revenue guidance $58-61B; full-year capex raised to $125-145B · full year
28 Jan 26	Raised	Q1 2026 revenue guidance $53.5-56.5B; FY2026 total expenses $162-169B; FY2026 capex $115-135B
29 Oct 25	Raised	Q4 2025 revenue guidance $56-59B; FY2025 expense guidance $116-118B; FY2025 capex guidance $70-72B · full year
30 Jul 25	Raised	Q3 2025 revenue $47.5-50.5B; FY25 expenses $114-118B (narrowed from $113-118B); FY25 capex $66-72B (narrowed from $64-72B); 2026 capex growth similar to 2025; 2026 expense growth above 2025. · full year

Meta Platforms, Inc. — questions

What guidance did Meta Platforms, Inc. give?: On 2026-10-21: "Q4 2026 revenue $73-76B; FY26 total expenses $175-179B (includes $9.9B legal charge); FY26 capex $135-145B (narrowed from $130-145B); Reality Labs losses $18-19B; Q4 2026 tax rate 15-17%"
When does Meta Platforms, Inc. report earnings?: Meta Platforms, Inc.'s next earnings report is expected on 2027-01-26.

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