Non-Current Liabilities
Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate
Meta Platforms, Inc. Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate increased by 9.1% to $11.98B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.0%, from $10.79B to $11.98B.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher tax uncertainty, while a decrease may indicate the resolution of tax audits or the expiration of statutes of limitations.
Detailed definition
This represents the portion of tax positions taken by the company that have not been recognized in the financial stateme...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's global tax footprint and audit environment; peers with similar international operations show comparable levels of tax uncertainty.
Metric ID:
unrecognized_tax_benefits_impacting_etrHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $5.09B | $5.28B | $5.81B | $6.02B | $6.46B | $6.62B | $6.68B | $6.83B | $7.65B | $8.37B | $9.45B | $10.79B | $10.98B | $10.98B | $11.98B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.7% | +10.0% | +3.6% | +7.3% | +2.5% | +0.9% | +2.2% | +12.0% | +9.4% | +12.9% | +14.2% | +1.8% | +0.0% | +9.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +18.3% | +22.3% | +13.9% | +11.0% | +5.7% | +15.6% | +25.3% | +38.4% | +41.0% | +31.2% | +16.2% | +11.0% |
Range$5.09B – $11.98B
CAGR+27.7%
Avg YoY Growth+20.8%
Median YoY Growth+17.2%
Current Streak14+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate?
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate of $11.98B in Q1 2026.
- How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate changed year-over-year?
- Meta Platforms, Inc.'s unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate increased by 11.0% year-over-year, from $10.79B to $11.98B.
- What does unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate mean?
- Potential tax savings that are currently excluded from financial results due to uncertainty.