What is Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic)?

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported shares (basic) of 2.5B in Q1 2026.

How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic) changed year-over-year?

Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic) increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from 2.5B to 2.5B.

What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic)?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic) has grown at a -2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.3B to 10.1B.

What does shares (basic) mean?

The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.

Meta Platforms, Inc. META Shares (Basic)

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14.7B-2.1%

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250.8M+124%

VeriSignVRSN

91.6M-3.2%

AmazonAMZN

10.7B+1.3%

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.NXST

30.4M-0.5%

RobloxRBLX

711.7M+6.0%

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$1.38T-19.7%

Enterprise value$1.43T-17.4%

P/E19.5×-6.2×

P/S6.4×-3.7×

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:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

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 shares (basic)?: Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) reported shares (basic) of 2.5B in Q1 2026.
How has Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic) changed year-over-year?: Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic) increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from 2.5B to 2.5B.
What is the long-term trend for Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic)?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Meta Platforms, Inc.'s shares (basic) has grown at a -2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 11.3B to 10.1B.
What does shares (basic) mean?: The time-weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, used as the denominator for basic EPS calculations.