NASDAQ$META

Meta Platforms Inc · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$28.1B

Previous: $21.1B+33.2%
EPS (adj)

$3.88

Previous: $2.56+51.6%
Daily Active People

2.6B

Previous: 2.3B+15.0%
Ad Impressions Growth

25.0%

Previous: 31.0%-19.4%
Ad Price Growth

5.0%

Previous: -5.0%+200.0%
Capital Expenditures

$4.61B

Previous: $4.1B+12.5%
Free Cash Flow

$9.43B

Previous: $4.98B+89.2%
Net Income

$11.2B

Previous: $7.35B+52.7%
Operating Income

$12.8B

Previous: $8.86B+44.2%
Gross Profit

$22.9B

Previous: $17.6B+30.0%
Cash & Equivalents

$17.6B

Previous: $19.1B-7.9%
Total Assets

$159B

Previous: $133B+19.4%
Stock-Based Comp

$1.78B

Previous: $1.27B+40.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Meta · Revenue · Quarterly

$28.1B

Q4 2020+33.2%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Meta · $717M total across 1 segment · Q4 2020

  • Reality Labs
    $717M

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

+1.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.5%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.0%

Avg return

30 days after

58%

35 / 60 earnings

Positive

+31.5%

Q2 2013

Best reaction

-28.8%

Q3 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.1%-9.6%-5.5%
Q4 2025+1.2%+3.4%-3.1%
Q3 2025-2.4%-16.5%-13.8%
Q2 2025+2.3%+9.8%+6.3%
Q1 2025+4.2%+7.0%+17.9%
Q4 2024+1.6%+4.1%-1.2%
Q3 2024-4.3%-5.5%-3.2%
Q2 2024+7.5%+2.7%+12.5%
Q1 2024-11.0%-12.8%-3.6%
Q4 2023+21.7%+16.6%+28.7%
Q3 2023-7.7%-3.2%+8.2%
Q2 2023+5.9%+8.2%-3.0%
Q1 2023+14.9%+17.2%+26.3%
Q4 2022+26.7%+24.9%+24.4%
Q3 2022-28.8%-32.3%-19.0%
Q2 2022+1.0%+0.5%+1.7%
Q1 2022+13.7%+16.7%+7.8%
Q4 2021-25.5%-29.5%-37.3%
Q3 2021-2.7%-0.3%+5.1%
Q2 2021-2.6%-4.3%+1.3%
Q1 2021+8.5%+6.3%+8.3%
Q4 2020-6.0%-7.1%-8.7%
Q3 2020-1.7%-0.9%+3.8%
Q2 2020+8.7%+7.1%+25.9%
Q1 2020+11.9%+12.2%+23.1%
Q4 2019-3.8%-6.2%-11.6%
Q3 2019+1.2%+2.9%+6.5%
Q2 2019-0.8%-3.2%-12.2%
Q1 2019+5.2%+6.0%-1.5%
Q4 2018+15.6%+17.4%+12.5%
Q3 2018+6.8%+5.8%-2.4%
Q2 2018-17.9%-20.3%-18.6%
Q1 2018+9.1%+7.7%+15.8%
Q4 2017+3.2%-3.1%-5.6%
Q3 2017-0.6%+0.1%-2.8%
Q2 2017+3.1%+2.4%+0.6%
Q1 2017-1.3%-1.1%+0.5%
Q4 2016+0.4%+1.3%+5.3%
Q3 2016-7.3%-5.7%-10.9%
Q2 2016+3.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Q1 2016+7.3%
Q4 2015+12.1%
Q3 2015+6.0%
Q2 2015-0.1%
Q1 2015-1.4%
Q4 2014+2.9%
Q3 2014-5.5%
Q2 2014+8.2%
Q1 2014-3.4%
Q4 2013+10.8%
Q3 2013+1.6%
Q2 2013+31.5%
Q1 2013+4.3%
Q4 2010-9.3%
Q4 2012+0.6%
Q3 2011+15.7%
Q3 2012+20.2%
Q2 2011-9.8%
Q4 2011-9.8%
Q2 2012-19.2%
Q1 2012

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