Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25

Net Change in Cash

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Meta 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

StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025

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.

Metric ID: cf_net_change_in_cash

Historical Data

16 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '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%
Range-$16.24B$17.38B
CAGR-14.4%
Avg YoY Growth-433.0%
Median YoY Growth-77.4%

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.

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