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Meta Platforms, Inc. META Tax on Share Settlement

Tax on Share Settlement at other companies

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$56.3B+33.1%
Gross profit$46.1B+32.7%
Operating income$22.9B+30.3%
Net income$26.8B+60.9%
EPS (diluted)$10.44+62.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$31.1B+3.4%
Total debt$86.8B+75.2%
Total equity$243.68B+31.7%
Total assets$395.25B+41.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$32.2B+34.1%
CapEx$19.0B+46.8%
Free cash flow$13.2B+19.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.4T-22.0%
Enterprise value$1.45T-20.5%
P/E19.8×-5.3×
P/S6.5×-3.5×

Profitability

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Gross margin81.9%+0.2pp
Operating margin41.2%-1.7pp
Net margin32.8%-6.3pp
FCF margin22.4%-8.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity32.9%-6.9pp
Debt / equity0.4×+0.1×
Current ratio2.3×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Meta Platforms, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Meta Platforms, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s tax on share settlement?
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported tax on share settlement of $4.42B in Q1 2026.
How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s tax on share settlement changed year-over-year?
Meta Platforms, Inc.'s tax on share settlement decreased by 9.4% year-over-year, from $4.88B to $4.42B.
What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s tax on share settlement?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s tax on share settlement has grown at a 35.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.52B to $18.4B.
What does tax on share settlement mean?
Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.