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SUMMARY:META Earnings October 2026
DESCRIPTION:Next META Quarterly Earnings: Wednesday\, October 28\, 2026 at 12:00 pm ET (4:00 pm London). \nDate to be confirmed by the publisher; this is the scheduled date. \n\nConsensus\nNot yet published\nPrior\nQ2 2026: Revenue $60.8bn\, EPS $6.18 (missed ~$7.14-7.22 consensus)\nActual\nPending\n\nUpdated August 25\, 2026 \n\n← Previous META Quarterly Earnings\nMeta Platforms is expected to report its third-quarter 2026 results on Wednesday\, October 28\, 2026\, with the earnings call scheduled for around 12:00 pm ET (4:00 pm London). The report and call are published by Meta’s own investor relations team\, not a third-party data provider\, and the figures move markets because Meta is one of the largest advertising and technology companies in the world\, with results that ripple through the wider social media\, digital advertising and artificial intelligence infrastructure sectors. For the full release calendar and background on this recurring event\, see the Meta earnings hub. \nNote that Meta has not yet formally confirmed this date. Big technology companies typically report roughly four weeks after quarter-end\, and Meta has historically released its third-quarter results in the last week of October\, so October 28\, 2026 reflects that usual pattern rather than a confirmed announcement. \nWhat is a Meta quarterly earnings report?\nEvery three months\, Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) publishes audited financial results covering its Family of Apps segment (Facebook\, Instagram\, WhatsApp\, Messenger) and its Reality Labs division\, which houses virtual and augmented reality products. The release includes revenue\, profit\, user numbers such as daily and monthly active people\, and management’s outlook for the coming quarter. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and chief financial officer Susan Li typically host a live earnings call afterwards\, taking questions from Wall Street analysts about advertising demand\, artificial intelligence spending and the outlook for costs. \nThese reports matter well beyond Meta shareholders. The company is a bellwether for the broader digital advertising market\, so its results are watched by investors in rival platforms\, by pension funds holding technology-heavy index trackers\, and by economists tracking corporate spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure worldwide\, including in Europe and Asia where much of that hardware and cloud capacity is being built out. \nWhen is the report and how to follow it\nMeta usually issues its results via a press release on its investor relations website shortly before the market close\, followed by a live audio webcast of the earnings call at around 12:00 pm ET (4:00 pm London\, 5:00 pm in most of continental Europe). The release and call recording are made available afterwards on Meta’s investor relations site. Investors in Asia can typically read the results and management commentary the following morning local time\, given the time difference from the US afternoon release. \nWhat to expect\nA consensus forecast for Meta’s third-quarter 2026 earnings per share and revenue has not yet been published\, as analyst estimates for a quarter are typically finalised only in the days before the report. Once available\, consensus figures are usually compiled by data providers such as LSEG\, FactSet or Visible Alpha from a panel of Wall Street analysts. \nBased on recent quarters\, analysts are likely to focus on three areas: advertising revenue growth across Facebook and Instagram\, the scale of capital spending on data centres and artificial intelligence chips\, and any update on losses at Reality Labs. In the prior quarter\, Meta reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of approximately $60.8 billion and diluted earnings per share of $6.18\, which fell short of the roughly $7.14 to $7.22 consensus estimate compiled by analysts\, according to Simply Wall St and 247 Wall St. Net income declined 14% year-on-year to roughly $15.85 billion\, which the company attributed to higher legal expenses\, severance costs and continued heavy spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure\, according to Digital Applied’s analysis of the release. \nGiven that pattern\, analysts covering the October report are likely to pay close attention to whether cost growth\, including data centre depreciation and staffing\, continues to outpace revenue growth\, and whether management gives fresh guidance on 2027 capital spending plans. \nWhat the outcome could mean\n\n\n\nScenario\nLikely market read\nPlain-English meaning\n\n\n\n\nBeat on revenue and EPS\, with cost growth under control\nShares likely to rise; positive for technology and advertising sector sentiment\nMeta earned more than expected while managing its spending\, suggesting its advertising business and AI investments are paying off\n\n\nResults roughly in line with analyst estimates\nMuted share reaction\, attention shifts to forward guidance\nNothing surprised the market\, so investors focus on what management says about the next quarter and future spending\n\n\nMiss on EPS or weaker-than-expected guidance\nShares likely to fall\, pressure on other technology and AI-linked stocks\nCosts\, particularly AI infrastructure spending\, are eating into profit faster than investors expected\n\n\n\nWhat It Means for Your Money\nMeta is one of the largest companies in global stock market indices\, so its share price movements affect many people who have never bought an individual share. If you hold a workplace pension\, an index fund\, or an exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500 or a global technology index\, a large swing in Meta’s share price after this report will show up\, in a small way\, in the value of that fund. A strong report can lift sentiment across the wider technology and communications sector\, including advertising-dependent businesses in Europe and Asia; a weak one can drag down related stocks and\, at times\, the broader market. For consumers\, the numbers rarely change day-to-day life directly\, but persistent heavy spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure by companies like Meta can\, over time\, feed into demand for computer chips\, electricity and data centre construction\, with knock-on effects for energy prices and jobs in the regions where that infrastructure is built. Currency markets can also react modestly if the results shift views on US technology sector strength relative to the dollar\, euro or pound\, though this is usually a secondary and short-lived effect compared with central bank decisions. \nRelated events\n\nMeta Q2 2026 earnings report (July 2026)\nUS Federal Reserve interest rate decisions\, which influence technology stock valuations broadly\nOther “Magnificent Seven” technology earnings reports released in the same season\, including Alphabet\, Microsoft and Amazon\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nWhat time does Meta report third-quarter 2026 earnings?\nThe report is expected around 12:00 pm ET (4:00 pm London) on October 28\, 2026\, though Meta has not yet formally confirmed the exact date. \nWhat was Meta’s result in the previous quarter?\nIn the second quarter of 2026\, Meta reported revenue of approximately $60.8 billion and diluted earnings per share of $6.18\, which missed the analyst consensus of roughly $7.14 to $7.22\, according to Simply Wall St. \nIs there a consensus forecast yet for the October 2026 report?\nNo\, a consensus forecast has not yet been published. Analyst estimates for a specific quarter are typically finalised only in the days immediately before the report. \nWhere can I watch the earnings call live?\nMeta streams its earnings call live on its investor relations website\, with a replay usually available shortly afterwards. \nWhy does Meta’s earnings report matter outside the United States?\nMeta generates a large share of its advertising revenue outside the US\, and its results are closely watched by investors in Europe and Asia holding global technology or index funds\, as well as by businesses that rely on Facebook and Instagram advertising to reach customers. \n← Previous META Quarterly Earnings
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