Earnings recap · META
Meta Q3 2026 results
What Meta reported for Jul to Sep 2026, compared with the same quarter a year earlier, from the press release it filed with the SEC.
10-Q filed Meta filed its quarterly report for this quarter on Oct 22, 2026. Read the 10-Q on SEC EDGAR. The figures below are from the earlier press release; the 10-Q has the full statements and notes.
The headline numbers
Meta reported revenue of $64.6B for Q3 2026, compared with $51.2B a year earlier (+26.1%). Net income was $9.9B, compared with $2.7B (+264.0%), and diluted earnings per share were $3.83, compared with $1.05. These are GAAP figures, prepared under the standard accounting rules. How EPS is calculated.
Comparing Q3 2026 (Jul to Sep 2026) with Q3 2025 (Jul to Sep 2025)
Each pair of bars shows both periods. Longer bar, more money. Bars in a group share one scale.
Q3 2026Q3 2025
Revenue and profit (GAAP)
Per share (GAAP)
Cash flow, the first nine months (GAAP)
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $64,601M | $51,242M | +26.1% |
| Operating income | $12,988M | $20,535M | −36.8% |
| Net income | $9,860M | $2,709M | +264.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.83 | $1.05 | +264.8% |
Change is worked out by Ticker Sage from the two figures shown. Operating margin, operating income as a share of revenue, was 20.1% compared with 40.1%. What profit margins measure.
Cash flow
| Line | Jan to Sep 2026 | Jan to Sep 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations, first nine months | $96,873M | $79,586M | +21.7% |
The release reports cash flow for the first nine months of the fiscal year, so these columns cover that longer period, not the quarter alone. How free cash flow works.
What management said
"We hit major milestones this quarter toward delivering personal superintelligence for everyone - including launching Muse and Muse Wonder, our first frontier model"
Meta's outlook
The release's outlook section says:
We expect fourth quarter 2026 total revenue to be in the range of $73-76 billion. Our guidance assumes foreign currency is an approximately 1% headwind to year-over-year total revenue growth, based on current exchange rates.
We are raising our expense outlook to incorporate the $9.9 billion charge related to legal proceedings recognized in the third quarter. We now expect full year 2026 total expenses to be in the range of $175-179 billion.
Excluding the third quarter legal charge, we continue to expect 2026 operating income to be above 2025 operating income.
At a segment level, we now expect Reality Labs losses to decline compared to 2025 to a range of $18-19 billion.
These are the company's own forecasts, quoted from the release, and forecasts can change. The release lists the assumptions and risks behind them.
What to look for in the 10-Q
The press release has the headline tables. The 10-Q adds the full statements, the notes and management's discussion, including:
- Segment detail. Revenue and profit by business, and the reasons the company gives for changes.
- Items the adjusted measures leave out. Where those charges sit in the GAAP statements.
- Debt and risk factors. Any changes to borrowings and the risk factors section since the 10-K.
How an 8-K, a 10-Q and a 10-K differ. When the 10-Q is filed, the box at the top of this page links to it.
Sources
- Exhibit 99.1: press release and financial tables, filed Oct 21, 2026
- Form 8-K filing index on SEC EDGAR
- Meta Form 10-K for fiscal 2025
Common questions
When did Meta report Q3 2026 results?
Meta filed its Q3 2026 press release with the SEC on Oct 21, 2026, as Exhibit 99.1 to a Form 8-K under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition).
What were Meta's revenue and EPS for Q3 2026?
Revenue was $64.6B, compared with $51.2B in Q3 2025. Diluted EPS was $3.83, compared with $1.05.
Has Meta filed its 10-Q for Q3 2026?
Yes. Meta filed the 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026.
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Disclosures
- Editor holdings in META
- The editor holds no position in Meta (META). As of Oct 25, 2026.
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- Sources
- Meta's own SEC filings, linked next to each number.
- Last updated
- Oct 26, 2026
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