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What changed in META's 10-Q

Source: 10-Q filed 2026-04-30 · compared against 10-Q 2025-10-30. Every passage below is quoted verbatim from the filing itself.

Revenue

This filing
Total revenue for the first quarter of 2026 was $56.31 billion, an increase of 33% compared to the first quarter of 2025

Tax

This filing
Effective tax rate was (23)% for the three months ended March 31, 2026. This rate reflects an income tax benefit of $8.03 billion related to the U.S. Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax transitional relief under Treasury Notice 2026-7.

Liquidity

This filing
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $81.18 billion as of March 31, 2026.

Capital allocation

This filing
Dividend and dividend equivalent payments were $1.35 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Reality Labs

This filing
we expect our full-year 2026 RL operating losses to remain similar to 2025

Risk factors

This filing
including as a result of the conflict in the Middle East and volatility around international trade

Guidance

This filing
Absent any changes to our tax landscape, we expect our effective tax rate for the remaining quarters of 2026 to be between 13-16%.
What it means — the analyst reading

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