Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Net Change in Cash
OtherMeta Platforms, Inc. Net Change in Cash increased by 88.4% to -$1.89B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 115.6%, from $12.10B to -$1.89B.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on operations, investments, or debt/shareholder returns than it brought in. For mature tech firms, a decrease often signals aggressive capital expenditure or heavy share repurchases rather than operational weakness.
Detailed definition
The total change in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a specific reporting period. It is the...
Peer comparison
At large-cap technology peers, this figure is often highly influenced by the timing of multi-billion dollar acquisitions, the scale of data center infrastructure investment, and the pace of share buyback programs.
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$3.38B | -$1.71B | -$1.51B | -$1.88B | $1.77B | -$3.18B | $17.38B | $8.10B | $4.93B | -$9.54B | -$258.00M | $12.10B | $311.00M | -$15.37B | -$16.24B | -$1.89B |
| QoQ Change | — | +49.5% | +11.4% | -24.0% | +194.6% | -279.1% | +647.4% | -53.4% | -39.1% | -293.7% | +97.3% | >999% | -97.4% | <-999% | -5.7% | +88.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +44.5% | +203.9% | -110.1% | >999% | +356.6% | — | -200.5% | -101.5% | +49.5% | -93.7% | -61.0% | <-999% | -115.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s net change in cash?
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported net change in cash of -$1.89B in Q3 2025.
- How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Meta Platforms, Inc.'s net change in cash decreased by 115.6% year-over-year, from $12.10B to -$1.89B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total amount of money a company gained or lost across all its activities during the year.