Family of Apps — Operating Income (Loss)
Business Segments · Operating Income (Loss)Meta Platforms, Inc. Family of Apps — Operating Income (Loss) decreased by 0.0% to $24.97B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.6%, from $21.78B to $24.97B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Family of Apps — Operating Income (Loss) shows an upward trend with a 15.2% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
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).
meta_segment_family_of_apps_operating_income_lossHistorical 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 | $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 |
| 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% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.6% | -28.5% | -32.8% | -2.3% | +17.6% | +87.3% | +97.0% | +57.4% | +47.2% | +24.5% | +34.7% | +23.2% | +29.1% | +14.6% |
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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 $24.97B in Q3 2025.
- 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 14.6% year-over-year, from $21.78B to $24.97B.
- What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss)?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s family of apps — operating income (loss) has grown at a 15.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $56.95B to $87.11B.
- 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.