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Payments for finance leases
FinancingMeta Platforms, Inc. Payments for finance leases increased by 15.0% to $545.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 42.3%, from $944.00M to $545.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Payments for finance leases shows an upward trend with a 42.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates higher capital intensity or a preference for leasing over direct purchasing; a decrease suggests a reduction in lease-based financing.
Detailed definition
Represents the cash outflows associated with the principal portion of finance lease liabilities. This metric reflects th...
Peer comparison
Commonly compared against capital expenditures (CapEx) to understand the total investment in productive assets for logistics and tech-heavy firms.
cf_payments_for_finance_leasesHistorical 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $123.00M | $231.00M | $172.00M | $233.00M | $219.00M | $163.00M | $235.00M | $264.00M | $220.00M | $267.00M | $307.00M | $315.00M | $299.00M | $944.00M | $411.00M | $751.00M | $474.00M | $545.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +87.8% | -25.5% | +35.5% | -6.0% | -25.6% | +44.2% | +12.3% | -16.7% | +21.4% | +15.0% | +2.6% | -5.1% | +215.7% | -56.5% | +82.7% | -36.9% | +15.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +78.0% | -29.4% | +36.6% | +13.3% | +0.5% | +63.8% | +30.6% | +19.3% | +35.9% | +253.6% | +33.9% | +138.4% | +58.5% | -42.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s payments for finance leases?
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported payments for finance leases of $545.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s payments for finance leases changed year-over-year?
- Meta Platforms, Inc.'s payments for finance leases decreased by 42.3% year-over-year, from $944.00M to $545.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s payments for finance leases?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s payments for finance leases has grown at a 42.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $677.00M to $1.97B.
- What does payments for finance leases mean?
- The amount of cash spent paying down the principal on leased equipment and property.