Meta Platforms Cash Flow Statement
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Meta Platforms free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Meta Platforms generated $115.80 billion of operating cash flow and spent $69.69 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $46.11 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 22.9% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 14.7% from the prior year's $54.07 billion.
Meta Platforms returned $31.57 billion to shareholders: $5.32 billion in dividends and $26.25 billion in share repurchases, equal to 68% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 8.7 times.
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Meta Platforms cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 60.46B | 62.36B | 39.10B | 23.20B | 39.37B | 29.15B | 18.48B | 22.11B | 15.93B | 10.22B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -3.05% | +59.50% | +68.53% | -41.07% | +35.08% | +57.67% | -16.40% | +38.77% | +55.96% | +177.03% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 18.62B | 15.50B | 11.18B | 8.69B | 7.97B | 6.86B | 5.74B | 4.32B | 3.02B | 2.34B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 20.43B | 16.69B | 14.03B | 11.99B | 9.16B | 6.54B | 4.84B | 4.15B | 3.72B | 3.22B |
| Change in Working Capital | -1.23B | -1.06B | 2.65B | 4.63B | 1.71B | -2.40B | 5.62B | -360.00M | 1.68B | -164.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 115.80B | 91.33B | 71.11B | 50.48B | 57.68B | 38.75B | 36.31B | 29.27B | 24.22B | 16.11B |
| Capital Expenditures | -69.69B | -37.26B | -27.05B | -31.19B | -18.69B | -15.16B | -15.10B | -13.91B | -6.73B | -4.49B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -102.00B | -47.15B | -24.50B | -28.97B | -7.57B | -30.06B | -19.86B | -11.60B | -20.12B | -11.79B |
| Dividends Paid | -5.32B | -5.07B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share Repurchases | -26.25B | -30.13B | -19.77B | -27.96B | -44.54B | -6.27B | -4.20B | -12.88B | -1.98B | 0 |
| Debt Issued | 29.91B | 10.43B | 8.46B | 9.92B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -20.37B | -40.78B | -19.50B | -22.14B | -50.73B | -10.29B | -7.30B | -15.57B | -5.24B | -310.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | -6.34B | 2.61B | 27.23B | -1.27B | -1.09B | -1.32B | 9.15B | 1.92B | -905.00M | 3.94B |
| Free Cash Flow | 46.11B | 54.07B | 44.07B | 19.29B | 38.99B | 23.58B | 21.21B | 15.36B | 17.48B | 11.62B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Meta Platforms's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow META's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?