What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss)?

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported family of apps — operating income (loss) of $26.90B in Q1 2026.

How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?

Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss) increased by 23.6% year-over-year, from $21.77B to $26.90B.

What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss) has grown at a 15.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $56.95B to $102.47B.

What does family of apps — operating income (loss) mean?

The profit the company makes from its social media apps after paying for their operating costs.

Business Segments · Operating Income (Loss)

Family of Apps — Operating Income (Loss)

Meta Platforms, Inc. Family of Apps — Operating Income (Loss) decreased by 12.6% to $26.90B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 23.6%, from $21.77B to $26.90B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Family of Apps — Operating Income (Loss) shows an upward trend with a 15.8% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.

Analysis

StatementSegment

CategoryProfitability

SignalHigher is better

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2019

Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026

Rolls up toOperating Income

How to read this metric

Higher operating income indicates a highly profitable core business that can fund other experimental ventures or return capital to shareholders.

Detailed definition

The profit or loss generated by the core social media segment after deducting all segment-specific operating expenses fr...

Peer comparison

Directly comparable to Segment Operating Income at Alphabet (Google Services) or Operating Income at Amazon (AWS vs. Retail).

Metric ID: meta_segment_family_of_apps_operating_income_loss

Historical Data

20 periods

	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	$14.80B	$13.05B	$15.89B	$11.48B	$11.16B	$9.34B	$10.68B	$11.22B	$13.13B	$17.49B	$21.03B	$17.66B	$19.34B	$21.78B	$28.33B	$21.77B	$24.97B	$24.97B	$30.77B	$26.90B
QoQ Change	—	-11.8%	+21.7%	-27.7%	-2.8%	-16.4%	+14.4%	+5.1%	+17.0%	+33.2%	+20.2%	-16.0%	+9.5%	+12.6%	+30.1%	-23.2%	+14.7%	-0.0%	+23.2%	-12.6%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-24.6%	-28.5%	-32.8%	-2.3%	+17.6%	+87.3%	+96.9%	+57.4%	+47.2%	+24.5%	+34.7%	+23.2%	+29.1%	+14.6%	+8.6%	+23.6%

Range$9.34B – $30.77B

CAGR+13.4%

Avg YoY Growth+23.6%

Median YoY Growth+23.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss)?: Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported family of apps — operating income (loss) of $26.90B in Q1 2026.
How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?: Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss) increased by 23.6% year-over-year, from $21.77B to $26.90B.
What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss) has grown at a 15.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $56.95B to $102.47B.
What does family of apps — operating income (loss) mean?: The profit the company makes from its social media apps after paying for their operating costs.