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Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 8.38Revenue estimate 75.02B
Q4 FY2026 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 8.38Revenue estimate 75.02B
Meta Platforms free cash flow 2009–2026
Meta Platforms's free cash flow in Q3 FY2026, the three months to 30 September 2026, was -1.16B USD, down 110.3% on the same quarter a year before. Meta Platforms's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 28.65B USD, down 36.1% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2025 it was 46.11B USD, down 14.7% on the year before.
Last updated 3 Nov 2026 · Next report 27 Jan 2027
Free cash flow
Free cash flow · +22.5% a year over 10 yearsFree cash flow margin
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 30 Sept 2026 | 28.65B | -36.11% | 11.86% | 133.09B | -104.44B | 11.15 |
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 46.11B | -14.73% | 22.94% | 115.80B | -69.69B | 17.91 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 54.07B | +23.32% | 32.87% | 91.33B | -37.26B | 20.69 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 43.85B | +130.24% | 32.50% | 71.11B | -27.27B | 16.68 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 19.04B | -51.31% | 16.33% | 50.48B | -31.43B | 7.05 |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 39.12B | +65.52% | 33.17% | 57.68B | -18.57B | 13.68 |
| FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 23.63B | +11.41% | 27.49% | 38.75B | -15.12B | 8.18 |
| FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 21.21B | +38.11% | 30.00% | 36.31B | -15.10B | 7.38 |
| FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 15.36B | -12.15% | 27.51% | 29.27B | -13.92B | 5.26 |
| FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 17.48B | +50.49% | 43.01% | 24.22B | -6.73B | 5.91 |
| FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 11.62B | +91.19% | 42.03% | 16.11B | -4.49B | 3.97 |
| FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 6.08B | +67.57% | 33.89% | 8.60B | -2.52B | 2.13 |
| FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 3.63B | +26.78% | 29.09% | 5.46B | -1.83B | 1.36 |
| FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 2.86B | +658.62% | 36.33% | 4.22B | -1.36B | 1.14 |
| FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 377.00M | -60.02% | 7.41% | 1.61B | -1.24B | 0.12 |
| FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 943.00M | +132.84% | 25.41% | 1.55B | -606.00M | 0.40 |
| FY2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | 405.00M | +231.97% | 20.52% | 698.00M | -293.00M | 0.17 |
| FY2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | 122.00M | — | 15.70% | 155.00M | -33.00M | 0.06 |
| Quarter | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth on a year before | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Sept 2026 | -1.16B | -110.35% | -1.79% | 32.79B | -33.94B | -0.45 |
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 1.75B | -80.65% | 2.87% | 31.86B | -30.12B | 0.68 |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | 13.23B | +19.34% | 23.49% | 32.23B | -19.00B | 5.16 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 14.83B | +9.35% | 24.76% | 36.21B | -21.38B | 5.76 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sept 2025 | 11.17B | -32.16% | 21.80% | 30.00B | -18.83B | 4.34 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | 9.02B | -19.42% | 18.99% | 25.56B | -16.54B | 3.51 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | 11.09B | -13.71% | 26.20% | 24.03B | -12.94B | 4.28 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 13.56B | +15.54% | 28.03% | 27.99B | -14.43B | 5.19 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sept 2024 | 16.47B | +18.81% | 40.57% | 24.72B | -8.26B | 6.33 |
| Q2 FY2024 | 30 Jun 2024 | 11.20B | +0.94% | 28.66% | 19.37B | -8.17B | 4.29 |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Mar 2024 | 12.85B | +79.51% | 35.24% | 19.25B | -6.40B | 4.89 |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | 11.74B | +114.69% | 29.27% | 19.40B | -7.67B | 4.46 |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Sept 2023 | 13.86B | +4,285.76% | 40.59% | 20.40B | -6.54B | 5.25 |
| Q2 FY2023 | 30 Jun 2023 | 11.09B | +139.85% | 34.67% | 17.31B | -6.22B | 4.25 |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 7.16B | -17.13% | 24.98% | 14.00B | -6.84B | 2.76 |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 5.47B | -57.06% | 17.00% | 14.51B | -9.04B | 2.07 |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Sept 2022 | 316.00M | -96.77% | 1.14% | 9.69B | -9.38B | 0.12 |
| Q2 FY2022 | 30 Jun 2022 | 4.63B | -46.43% | 16.05% | 12.20B | -7.57B | 1.70 |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 8.64B | +8.34% | 30.94% | 14.08B | -5.44B | 3.15 |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | 12.73B | +35.08% | 37.82% | 18.10B | -5.37B | 4.55 |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Sept 2021 | 9.78B | +59.28% | 33.71% | 14.09B | -4.31B | 3.42 |
| Q2 FY2021 | 30 Jun 2021 | 8.63B | +1,285.87% | 29.69% | 13.25B | -4.61B | 3.00 |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Mar 2021 | 7.97B | +7.08% | 30.45% | 12.24B | -4.27B | 2.77 |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 9.43B | +89.18% | 33.58% | 14.04B | -4.61B | 3.26 |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Sept 2020 | 6.14B | +6.30% | 28.59% | 9.83B | -3.69B | 2.12 |
| Q2 FY2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 623.00M | -87.49% | 3.33% | 3.88B | -3.26B | 0.22 |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 7.44B | +36.04% | 41.96% | 11.00B | -3.56B | 2.60 |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Dec 2019 | 4.98B | +50.18% | 23.64% | 9.08B | -4.10B | 1.74 |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Sept 2019 | 5.78B | +39.06% | 32.72% | 9.31B | -3.53B | 2.01 |
| Q2 FY2019 | 30 Jun 2019 | 4.98B | +75.42% | 29.50% | 8.62B | -3.63B | 1.73 |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 5.47B | +8.38% | 36.29% | 9.31B | -3.84B | 1.91 |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Dec 2018 | 3.32B | -38.65% | 19.62% | 7.68B | -4.37B | 1.15 |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Sept 2018 | 4.15B | -5.03% | 30.25% | 7.50B | -3.34B | 1.42 |
| Q2 FY2018 | 30 Jun 2018 | 2.84B | -27.48% | 21.46% | 6.30B | -3.46B | 0.97 |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Mar 2018 | 5.05B | +33.30% | 42.19% | 7.86B | -2.81B | 1.71 |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | 5.41B | +47.72% | 41.69% | 7.67B | -2.26B | 1.83 |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Sept 2017 | 4.37B | +48.69% | 42.34% | 6.13B | -1.76B | 1.48 |
| Q2 FY2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | 3.92B | +46.67% | 42.01% | 5.36B | -1.44B | 1.33 |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 3.79B | +61.49% | 47.15% | 5.06B | -1.27B | 1.29 |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Dec 2016 | 3.66B | +71.48% | 41.56% | 4.93B | -1.27B | 1.25 |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Sept 2016 | 2.94B | +108.29% | 41.95% | 4.04B | -1.10B | 1.00 |
| Q2 FY2016 | 30 Jun 2016 | 2.67B | +100.60% | 41.49% | 3.67B | -995.00M | 0.91 |
| Q1 FY2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 2.35B | +95.74% | 43.57% | 3.48B | -1.13B | 0.81 |
| Q4 FY2015 | 31 Dec 2015 | 2.14B | +100.28% | 36.55% | 2.83B | -692.00M | 0.74 |
| Q3 FY2015 | 30 Sept 2015 | 1.41B | +84.33% | 31.37% | 2.19B | -780.00M | 0.49 |
| Q2 FY2015 | 30 Jun 2015 | 1.33B | +52.64% | 32.93% | 1.88B | -549.00M | 0.47 |
| Q1 FY2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | 1.20B | +29.93% | 33.81% | 1.70B | -502.00M | 0.42 |
| Q4 FY2014 | 31 Dec 2014 | 1.07B | +42.51% | 27.68% | 1.58B | -517.00M | 0.38 |
| Q3 FY2014 | 30 Sept 2014 | 766.00M | +15.02% | 23.92% | 1.25B | -482.00M | 0.29 |
| Q2 FY2014 | 30 Jun 2014 | 872.00M | -17.27% | 29.97% | 1.34B | -469.00M | 0.33 |
| Q1 FY2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 922.00M | +135.20% | 36.85% | 1.29B | -363.00M | 0.35 |
| Q4 FY2013 | 31 Dec 2013 | 748.00M | +54.87% | 28.94% | 1.23B | -483.00M | 0.29 |
| Q3 FY2013 | 30 Sept 2013 | 666.00M | +743.04% | 33.04% | 950.00M | -284.00M | 0.26 |
| Q2 FY2013 | 30 Jun 2013 | 1.05B | — | 58.14% | 1.32B | -268.00M | 0.42 |
| Q1 FY2013 | 31 Mar 2013 | 392.00M | — | 26.89% | 719.00M | -327.00M | 0.16 |
| Q4 FY2012 | 31 Dec 2012 | 483.00M | +48.62% | 30.47% | 681.00M | -198.00M | 0.18 |
| Q3 FY2012 | 30 Sept 2012 | 79.00M | -81.59% | 6.26% | 250.00M | -171.00M | 0.03 |
| Q2 FY2012 | 30 Jun 2012 | -173.00M | — | -14.61% | 240.00M | -413.00M | -0.09 |
| Q1 FY2012 | 31 Mar 2012 | -12.00M | -106.25% | -1.13% | 441.00M | -453.00M | -0.01 |
| Q4 FY2011 | 31 Dec 2011 | 325.00M | — | 28.74% | 510.00M | -185.00M | 0.13 |
| Q3 FY2011 | 30 Sept 2011 | 429.00M | — | 44.97% | 565.00M | -136.00M | 0.17 |
| Q2 FY2011 | 30 Jun 2011 | -3.00M | — | -0.34% | 129.00M | -132.00M | -0.00 |
| Q1 FY2011 | 31 Mar 2011 | 192.00M | — | 26.27% | 345.00M | -153.00M | 0.08 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Stock buybacks,Cash flow
Common questions about Meta Platforms's free cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep