Meta Platforms' next earnings report, for Q4 2026 (October–December 2026), is expected in late January 2027, after the US market close. Meta has not confirmed the date yet; its last two Q4 reportsMeta Platforms' next earnings report, for Q4 2026 (October–December 2026), is expected in late January 2027, after the US market close. Meta has not confirmed the date yet; its last two Q4 reports
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Meta Earnings Date: When Does Meta Report Earnings? Time, Results History and Stock Reaction
Meta Platforms' next earnings report, for Q4 2026 (October–December 2026), is expected in late January 2027, after the US market close. Meta has not confirmed the date yet; its last two Q4 reports came out on January 29, 2025 and January 28, 2026. The most recent report, Q3 2026, was released on October 21, 2026: revenue of $64.60 billion beat estimates, a $9.89 billion legal charge cut EPS to $3.83, and the stock fell 6.98% the next day.
Last updated: October 23, 2026. Status: next date estimated, not yet confirmed by Meta.
When is Meta's next earnings report?
Meta's next earnings report covers the fourth quarter of 2026 and is expected in the last week of January 2027. Meta's fiscal year matches the calendar year, so Q4 means October to December. Meta usually announces the date one to two weeks ahead; for Q3 2026 it did so on October 12.
- Company: Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META)
- Quarter: Q4 2026 (October–December 2026)
- Expected date: late January 2027, after market close
- Earnings call: usually 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT, webcast on Meta Investor Relations
- Meta's Q4 revenue guidance: $73 billion to $76 billion
- Status: estimated
What time is Meta earnings in my time zone?
The January report falls on US standard time (EST, UTC−5), so Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York, not 12 as in October. Assuming Meta keeps its usual schedule:
- New York (EST): results after the 4:00 p.m. close; call at 4:30 p.m.
- London (GMT): results after 9:00 p.m.; call at 9:30 p.m.
- Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore (UTC+8): results after 5:00 a.m. the next day; call at 5:30 a.m.
- Tokyo, Seoul (UTC+9): results after 6:00 a.m. the next day; call at 6:30 a.m.
What is Meta expected to report for Q4 2026?
Meta guided Q4 2026 revenue to $73 billion to $76 billion, a midpoint of $74.5 billion and about 24% above the $59.9 billion it reported in Q4 2025. The midpoint was about 1% above the $73.6 billion Bloomberg consensus at the time, well short of the 5% margin that preceded Meta's past 10%-plus jumps (TheStreet). An updated consensus will be added here before the report.
Meta's full-year spending outlook has moved the stock as much as its quarterly numbers. The current outlook, from the Q3 2026 release:
- 2026 total expenses: $175 billion to $179 billion, raised to include the $9.89 billion Q3 legal charge
- 2026 capital expenditures: $135 billion to $145 billion, narrowed from $130 billion to $145 billion
- 2026 Reality Labs losses: $18 billion to $19 billion
- 2027: no revenue outlook yet; Meta expects to keep investing aggressively in its core business and AI, with Reality Labs losses narrowing to around $15 billion
The Meta stock guide on ads, AI spending and Reality Labs explains how each of these feeds into the share price.
What did Meta report last quarter?
On October 21, 2026, Meta reported Q3 2026 (July–September 2026) revenue of $64.60 billion, up 26% from a year earlier and above the $63.3 billion Bloomberg consensus. Diluted EPS was $3.83 after a $9.89 billion charge tied to its August 2026 agreement with 52 attorneys general; excluding the charge, EPS would have been $7.40.
- Ad impressions: up 10% year over year
- Average price per ad: up 14%
- Family daily active people: 3.64 billion
- Reality Labs operating loss: $4.13 billion
- Capital expenditures: $34.91 billion in the quarter, with free cash flow of minus $2.12 billion
- Headcount: 66,775, down 15% year over year
Meta also announced a new non-voting Class C stock, to be paid as a one-share stock dividend on each Class A and Class B share, effective January 19, 2027. META closed at $648.85 the next day, down 6.98%, on a day when a broad tech selloff also pulled the Nasdaq sharply lower (Yahoo Finance).
How did META trade on MEXC after the last report?
MEXC's Meta perpetual futures contract, METASTOCK_USDT (displayed as META_USDT, 1 contract = 0.001 META), trades 24/7. After the Q3 2026 release it jumped, then reversed before the US open.
- 4:00 p.m. ET, Oct 21 (US close): 698.65 USDT
- 5:00 p.m. ET, Oct 21 (5:00 a.m. Beijing): 735.00 USDT, up 5.20%
- 3:00 a.m. ET, Oct 22 (3:00 p.m. Beijing): 705.53 USDT, up 0.98%
- 9:00 a.m. ET, Oct 22 (30 minutes before the US open): 681.23 USDT, down 2.49%
- 10:00 a.m. ET, Oct 22 (30 minutes after the open): 655.88 USDT, down 6.12%
The first-hour reaction pointed the wrong way this time. After Q2 2026 the contract had priced the stock's full drop within an hour of the results; after Q3 2026 it rose 5.2% in that hour, gave most of it back through the Asian session, and was already lower before the US open. 24/7 trading lets you place orders outside US market hours, but it does not mean prices are discovered around the clock: liquidity is thinner overnight, and the contract can still gap when the cash market opens. Data: MEXC public futures API, 60-minute bars.
Meta earnings history: results vs estimates and stock reaction
Meta beat revenue estimates in all 13 quarters from Q3 2023 to Q3 2026 and beat on EPS in 12 of them, yet the stock rose only 6 times the next day. The guidance has mattered more than the beat. In the three reports where Meta's next-quarter revenue guidance midpoint came in at least 5% above consensus, the stock jumped 10% or more; in the other ten, its best day was a 4.82% gain. The average next-day move was 8.1% in either direction.
- Q3 2026 (Jul–Sep 2026), reported Oct 21, 2026: revenue $64.6B vs $63.3B expected; EPS $3.83 including a $9.89B legal charge vs $3.56; next-quarter guidance midpoint 1.2% above estimates; stock next day −6.98%
- Q2 2026 (Apr–Jun 2026), reported Jul 29, 2026: revenue $60.8B vs $60.2B; EPS $6.18 vs $7.22; guidance 1.0% below estimates; stock next day −7.95%
- Q1 2026 (Jan–Mar 2026), reported Apr 29, 2026: revenue $56.3B vs $55.5B; EPS $7.31 excluding an $8.03B tax benefit vs $6.79; guidance in line; capex range raised to $125–145B; stock next day −8.55%
- Q4 2025 (Oct–Dec 2025), reported Jan 28, 2026: revenue $59.9B vs $58.6B; EPS $8.88 vs $8.23; guidance 7.0% above estimates; stock next day +10.40%
- Q3 2025 (Jul–Sep 2025), reported Oct 29, 2025: revenue $51.2B vs $49.4B; EPS $7.25 excluding a $15.93B tax charge vs $6.69; guidance 0.4% above estimates; stock next day −11.33%
- Q2 2025 (Apr–Jun 2025), reported Jul 30, 2025: revenue $47.5B vs $44.8B; EPS $7.14 vs $5.92; guidance 6.2% above estimates; stock next day +11.25%
- Q1 2025 (Jan–Mar 2025), reported Apr 30, 2025: revenue $42.3B vs $41.4B; EPS $6.43 vs $5.28; guidance in line; stock next day +4.23%
- Q4 2024 (Oct–Dec 2024), reported Jan 29, 2025: revenue $48.4B vs $47.0B; EPS $8.02 vs $6.77; guidance 2.6% below estimates; stock next day +1.55%
- Q3 2024 (Jul–Sep 2024), reported Oct 30, 2024: revenue $40.6B vs $40.3B; EPS $6.03 vs $5.25; guidance 0.4% above estimates; stock next day −4.09%
- Q2 2024 (Apr–Jun 2024), reported Jul 31, 2024: revenue $39.1B vs $38.3B; EPS $5.16 vs $4.73; guidance 1.7% above estimates; stock next day +4.82%
- Q1 2024 (Jan–Mar 2024), reported Apr 24, 2024: revenue $36.5B vs $36.2B; EPS $4.71 vs $4.32; guidance 1.4% below estimates; capex range raised to $35–40B; stock next day −10.56%
- Q4 2023 (Oct–Dec 2023), reported Feb 1, 2024: revenue $40.1B vs $39.2B; EPS $5.33 vs $4.96; guidance 5.8% above estimates; first-ever dividend; stock next day +20.32%
- Q3 2023 (Jul–Sep 2023), reported Oct 25, 2023: revenue $34.1B vs $33.6B; EPS $4.39 vs $3.63; guidance 1.5% below estimates; stock next day −3.73%
The pattern also explains moves like the one in our analysis of how Meta beat revenue estimates and still fell 20% in two weeks.
Sources and method: actual results from Meta's quarterly earnings releases; estimates are LSEG consensus as reported by CNBC on each report day, except Q3 2026, which uses Bloomberg consensus as reported by Yahoo Finance; prices are split-adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance. EPS is Meta's reported diluted EPS, except Q3 2025 and Q1 2026, where one-off tax items distorted GAAP EPS ($1.05 and $10.44) and the adjusted figure is shown instead. Guidance is the midpoint of Meta's next-quarter revenue range compared with the consensus for that quarter at the time. "Next day" compares the report-day close with the following trading day's close. Past reactions do not predict future ones.
FAQ
When is Meta's next earnings date?
Meta's next earnings report, for Q4 2026, is expected in late January 2027, after the US market close. Meta has not confirmed the date yet. Its Q4 2025 results came out on January 28, 2026, and its Q4 2024 results on January 29, 2025.
What time does Meta report earnings?
Meta publishes results after the 4:00 p.m. ET close and holds its earnings call at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). For a January report, that is 5:30 a.m. the next day in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore.
When did Meta last report earnings?
Meta last reported on October 21, 2026, for Q3 2026. Revenue was $64.60 billion, up 26%, and EPS was $3.83 after a $9.89 billion legal charge. The stock fell 6.98% the next day.
What is Meta's revenue guidance for Q4 2026?
Meta expects Q4 2026 revenue of $73 billion to $76 billion. For the full year 2026 it guides total expenses of $175 billion to $179 billion and capital expenditures of $135 billion to $145 billion.
Does Meta usually beat earnings estimates?
Yes. Meta beat revenue estimates in each of the 13 quarters from Q3 2023 to Q3 2026 and beat EPS estimates in 12 of them. The one EPS miss was Q2 2026, when legal charges and severance cut earnings to $6.18 against $7.22 expected.
How does Meta stock usually move after earnings?
Over the last 13 reports, META moved an average of 8.1% the next trading day, up 6 times and down 7 times. Its three gains of 10% or more all came when next-quarter revenue guidance beat estimates by at least 5%. The largest was a 20.32% jump on February 2, 2024.
Why did Meta stock fall after beating earnings?
In most of Meta's post-earnings drops, the beat was overshadowed by guidance and spending. Revenue guidance came in close to consensus, or Meta raised its capex or expense outlook, as in April 2024, October 2025, April 2026 and October 2026. Investors were weighing how much more Meta would spend on AI against how fast revenue would grow.
Is Meta splitting its stock?
In effect, yes. On October 21, 2026, Meta announced a one-time dividend of one new non-voting Class C share for each Class A and Class B share, effective January 19, 2027, and said it expects the Class A price to then reflect a two-for-one split. Record and payment dates have not been set. Our explainer on whether Meta has ever split its stock covers the background.
Where can I listen to the Meta earnings call?
Meta streams the call live on investor.atmeta.com, where the earnings release and slides are also posted. A replay stays on the site afterwards.
Can I trade META when the US market is closed?
META shares trade mainly in US sessions: regular hours, plus pre-market and after-hours trading. MEXC lists a Meta perpetual futures contract (METASTOCK_USDT) that trades 24/7, including the hours right after Meta reports. See how to trade stock futures on MEXC. Futures are leveraged and carry a risk of loss, and overnight prices can differ from where the stock opens.
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