Retained Earnings
Meta Platforms, Inc. Retained Earnings increased by 19.4% to $144.65B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 42.8%, from $101.33B to $144.65B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Retained Earnings shows an upward trend with a 9.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates sustained profitability and the ability to self-fund growth; a decrease may result from net losses or aggressive dividend payouts.
Detailed definition
The cumulative portion of a company's net income that is kept by the corporation rather than distributed to shareholders...
Peer comparison
Peers like Alphabet or Microsoft often show massive retained earnings balances due to high margins and historically low dividend payout ratios.
retained_earningsHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $85.10B | $79.23B | $69.76B | $67.71B | $69.25B | $67.06B | $64.80B | $61.24B | $67.98B | $75.21B | $82.07B | $76.79B | $81.19B | $84.97B | $102.51B | $101.33B | $106.35B | $101.58B | $121.18B | $144.65B |
| QoQ Change | — | -6.9% | -12.0% | -2.9% | +2.3% | -3.2% | -3.4% | -5.5% | +11.0% | +10.6% | +9.1% | -6.4% | +5.7% | +4.7% | +20.6% | -1.2% | +5.0% | -4.5% | +19.3% | +19.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -18.6% | -15.4% | -7.1% | -9.6% | -1.8% | +12.2% | +26.7% | +25.4% | +19.4% | +13.0% | +24.9% | +31.9% | +31.0% | +19.5% | +18.2% | +42.8% |
Retained Earnings at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s retained earnings?
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported retained earnings of $144.65B in Q1 2026.
- How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s retained earnings changed year-over-year?
- Meta Platforms, Inc.'s retained earnings increased by 42.8% year-over-year, from $101.33B to $144.65B.
- What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s retained earnings?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s retained earnings has grown at a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $77.35B to $121.18B.
- What does retained earnings mean?
- The total profits a company has kept and reinvested in itself since it started.