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Market Cap
$1.72T
P/E
29.7
52W High
$682.50
52W Low
$429.42
Analysts
59人
Latest Close$678.62
As OfApr 27, 2026
Volume12.8M
Top HolderVanguard Group Inc 8.1%
PeopleTechnology NodeProduct LaunchUpstreamDownstreamShareholderFinancialsValuationRegulatoryMajor NewsMacro20042007201020132017202020232027Facebook founde...Facebook founded Feb 4, 2004 Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders launch Facebook at Harvard, creating the identity-based social graph that becomes Meta's core asset.News Feed launc...News Feed launches Sep 5, 2006 Facebook introduces News Feed, changing the product from profile directory to algorithmic engagement surface.Facebook Platfo...Facebook Platform opens May 24, 2007 Facebook opens developer platform APIs, expanding the ecosystem and creating early app distribution leverage.Sheryl Sandberg...Sheryl Sandberg joins Mar 24, 2008 Sheryl Sandberg joins as COO and builds the advertising sales and operating discipline that turns engagement into revenue.Like button exp...Like button expands Feb 9, 2009 The Like button broadens engagement signals across Facebook and external sites, strengthening ranking and ad targeting data.Instagram acqui...Instagram acquisition announced Apr 9, 2012 Facebook announces Instagram acquisition, securing a mobile-first social graph before Instagram becomes a major ad platform.Facebook IPOFacebook IPO May 18, 2012 Facebook lists publicly as investors begin underwriting mobile ad monetization and engagement scale.Mobile app inst...Mobile app install ads Oct 17, 2012 Facebook scales mobile app install ads, proving that mobile feed engagement can convert into performance advertising.WhatsApp acquis...WhatsApp acquisition announced Feb 19, 2014 Facebook announces WhatsApp acquisition, adding global messaging reach and long-term business messaging optionality.Oculus acquisit...Oculus acquisition closes Jul 21, 2014 Facebook closes Oculus acquisition, starting the long-duration Reality Labs hardware and metaverse investment track.Instagram ads s...Instagram ads scale globally Sep 30, 2015 Instagram ad products expand globally, turning the acquisition into a core revenue engine.Facebook Live l...Facebook Live launches Apr 6, 2016 Facebook Live pushes video engagement, raising infrastructure and content moderation demands.Cambridge Analy...Cambridge Analytica scandal Mar 17, 2018 Data misuse scandal creates a privacy, trust and regulatory shock that reshapes Meta's operating costs and targeting risk.GDPR takes effe...GDPR takes effect May 25, 2018 European privacy regulation increases compliance complexity and creates a lasting privacy constraint on ad targeting.Instagram Stori...Instagram Stories monetization Sep 25, 2018 Stories advertising scales, helping Meta defend engagement as user behavior shifts toward ephemeral video.Libra announcedLibra announced Jun 18, 2019 Facebook announces Libra crypto project, attracting intense regulatory scrutiny and later retreating from the original vision.FTC $5B privacy...FTC $5B privacy settlement Jul 24, 2019 Meta agrees to a record FTC privacy settlement, turning privacy governance into a structural cost and risk factor.COVID ad shockCOVID ad shock Mar 16, 2020 Pandemic uncertainty hits advertising demand, exposing cyclicality in the core Family of Apps revenue engine.Shops launchesShops launches May 19, 2020 Facebook Shops launches to connect social discovery and commerce during pandemic e-commerce acceleration.Apple ATT annou...Apple ATT announced Jun 22, 2020 Apple announces App Tracking Transparency, creating a major signal-loss risk for Meta's performance advertising business.Reality Labs se...Reality Labs segment disclosed Oct 25, 2021 Meta begins reporting Reality Labs separately, making metaverse losses a visible drag against Family of Apps profits.Facebook change...Facebook changes name to Meta Oct 28, 2021 The company changes its name to Meta Platforms and commits to the metaverse as a strategic investment priority.ATT impact quan...ATT impact quantified Feb 2, 2022 Meta reports substantial ad targeting and measurement headwinds from Apple ATT, validating investor concerns over signal loss.Reels monetizat...Reels monetization push Apr 27, 2022 Meta prioritizes Reels monetization to defend engagement against TikTok while accepting near-term monetization gap.First major lay...First major layoffs Nov 9, 2022 Meta announces large layoffs after overexpansion, marking the start of operating discipline and efficiency reset.Year of Efficie...Year of Efficiency announced Feb 1, 2023 Zuckerberg frames 2023 as the Year of Efficiency, shifting the equity story from metaverse spending to margin repair.LLaMA released ...LLaMA released to researchers Feb 24, 2023 Meta releases LLaMA to researchers, starting its open-model strategy and AI developer ecosystem push.Second layoff r...Second layoff round Mar 14, 2023 Meta announces another major restructuring and hiring discipline, reinforcing margin repair credibility.Threads launche...Threads launches Jul 5, 2023 Meta launches Threads as a direct Twitter/X competitor, adding text-based social graph optionality.Llama 2 open re...Llama 2 open release Jul 18, 2023 Meta releases Llama 2 with broad availability, strengthening the open-source AI narrative and enterprise interest.Q2 2023 ad reco...Q2 2023 ad recovery Jul 26, 2023 Meta reports improving ad demand and cost discipline, confirming that efficiency actions are flowing into earnings.Ray-Ban Meta sm...Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses Sep 27, 2023 Meta and EssilorLuxottica launch the next-generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses, keeping wearables alive as an AI interface.AI stickers and...AI stickers and Meta AI Sep 27, 2023 Meta introduces AI characters, stickers and Meta AI across apps, turning Llama capabilities into consumer surfaces.Q3 2023 Reality...Q3 2023 Reality Labs loss widens Oct 25, 2023 Reality Labs losses remain large even as Family of Apps rebounds, preserving the capital allocation debate.First dividend ...First dividend and buyback Feb 1, 2024 Meta announces its first dividend and a large buyback authorization, signaling confidence after the efficiency reset.Q4 2023 results...Q4 2023 results surge Feb 1, 2024 Meta reports strong ad growth, margin expansion and user engagement, validating the efficiency trade.EU DMA obligati...EU DMA obligations begin Mar 7, 2024 Digital Markets Act rules increase platform interoperability and consent obligations in Europe.Llama 3 release...Llama 3 released Apr 18, 2024 Meta releases Llama 3 and upgrades Meta AI across apps, reinforcing open-model leadership and distribution advantages.Meta AI assista...Meta AI assistant rolls out globally Apr 18, 2024 Meta expands its AI assistant across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, leveraging massive distribution.Q1 2024 capex s...Q1 2024 capex scare Apr 24, 2024 Meta raises AI infrastructure spending expectations, causing a sharp stock reaction despite solid ad revenue.Advertising AI ...Advertising AI tools scale May 8, 2024 Meta highlights Advantage+ and AI-powered ad tools that improve advertiser performance after signal loss.Q2 2024 ad grow...Q2 2024 ad growth continues Jul 31, 2024 Meta reports continued revenue growth and strong Family of Apps margins while AI capex stays elevated.Connect 2024 Or...Connect 2024 Orion prototype Sep 25, 2024 Meta shows Orion AR glasses prototype, keeping long-term AR optionality alive despite Reality Labs losses.Q3 2024 AI cape...Q3 2024 AI capex guide rises Oct 30, 2024 Meta's results show strong ads but larger 2025 infrastructure expectations, renewing capex debate.Threads monthly...Threads monthly users pass scale marker Dec 16, 2024 Threads user growth supports a future monetization path, though ad load remains early.$65B 2025 AI ca...$65B 2025 AI capex plan Jan 24, 2025 Zuckerberg outlines an aggressive 2025 AI infrastructure buildout, including large data center and GPU investment.Q4 2024 results...Q4 2024 results and AI outlook Jan 29, 2025 Meta reports strong ad results while management points to heavy AI investment for 2025.Llama 4 release...Llama 4 released Apr 5, 2025 Meta releases Llama 4, pushing multimodal model capability and supporting Meta AI distribution.Meta AI standal...Meta AI standalone app Apr 29, 2025 Meta launches a standalone AI app, trying to make AI social and personalized rather than only embedded in feeds.Q1 2025 ad mome...Q1 2025 ad momentum Apr 30, 2025 Meta reports continued ad strength and engagement growth, while AI capex remains the main investor debate.Oakley Meta gla...Oakley Meta glasses Jun 20, 2025 Meta expands AI glasses with Oakley, broadening the wearable interface beyond Ray-Ban styles.Superintelligen...Superintelligence Labs formed Jun 30, 2025 Meta forms Superintelligence Labs and recruits senior AI talent, raising both ambition and compensation costs.Q2 2025 capex r...Q2 2025 capex raised Jul 30, 2025 Meta raises capex expectations as AI infrastructure demand grows, increasing the burden on future ad and AI returns.Connect 2025 di...Connect 2025 display glasses Sep 17, 2025 Meta unveils AI-powered glasses with display and neural wristband, connecting Reality Labs spending to an AI wearable narrative.AI interactions...AI interactions inform ads Oct 1, 2025 Meta announces plans to use AI interactions to personalize content and ads, linking Meta AI usage to the ad engine.Threads communi...Threads communities Oct 22, 2025 Meta introduces Communities on Threads, improving retention and topic-based engagement ahead of monetization.Q3 2025 Superin...Q3 2025 Superintelligence update Oct 29, 2025 Meta reports strong revenue while highlighting Superintelligence Labs, AI glasses and elevated infrastructure spend.Yann LeCun tran...Yann LeCun transition Nov 20, 2025 Yann LeCun leaves Meta's chief AI scientist role to start a new company, creating AI leadership transition risk.Ray-Ban Meta sa...Ray-Ban Meta sales milestone Dec 15, 2025 Meta highlights strong smart-glasses sales momentum, giving Reality Labs a more credible wearable success story.Reality Labs re...Reality Labs restructuring Jan 13, 2026 Meta shifts Reality Labs resources toward AI wearables and sustainability, acknowledging metaverse loss pressure.Q4 2025 capex g...Q4 2025 capex guide jumps Jan 28, 2026 Meta reports strong Q4 but guides 2026 capex to a much higher range, making AI infrastructure ROI the central thesis question.AI support acro...AI support across apps Mar 12, 2026 Meta rolls out new AI support across Facebook and Instagram surfaces, deepening AI integration in daily usage.Muse model fami...Muse model family released Apr 8, 2026 Meta Superintelligence Labs releases its first Muse model family, powering Meta AI and testing the new AI organization.Broadcom MTIA p...Broadcom MTIA partnership Apr 14, 2026 Meta expands its Broadcom partnership to co-develop multiple generations of custom MTIA silicon for recommendation and generative AI workloads.AWS Graviton pa...AWS Graviton partnership Apr 24, 2026 Meta adds tens of millions of AWS Graviton cores to diversify CPU capacity for agentic AI infrastructure.Q1 2026 earning...Q1 2026 earnings setup Apr 28, 2026 Investors focus on whether AI ad gains, glasses momentum and Family of Apps growth can justify $115-135B capex guidance.
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Apr 2024Sep 2024Feb 2025Jul 2025Dec 2025Apr 2026$428$608$789Advertising AI tools scaleQ2 2024 ad growth continuesConnect 2024 Orion prototypeQ3 2024 AI capex guide risesThreads monthly users pass scale marker$65B 2025 AI capex planQ4 2024 results and AI outlookLlama 4 releasedMeta AI standalone appQ1 2025 ad momentumOakley Meta glassesSuperintelligence Labs formedQ2 2025 capex raisedConnect 2025 display glassesAI interactions inform adsThreads communitiesQ3 2025 Superintelligence updateYann LeCun transitionRay-Ban Meta sales milestoneReality Labs restructuringQ4 2025 capex guide jumpsAI support across appsMuse model family releasedBroadcom MTIA partnershipAWS Graviton partnership