METAQ3 20261/5Estimate vs Actual
Earnings per Share
- Estimate
- $5.79
- Actual
- $7.40
+27.8% vs Estimate
Revenue
- Estimate
- $64.6 B
- Actual
- $64.6 B
−0.1% vs Estimate
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METAQ3 20261/5METAQ3 20262/5Guidance
Q4 Revenue
- Company Guidance
- 73 – 76 billion
- Market Estimate
- 73.6 billion
1.2% Above Estimate ▲
2026 Total Expenses
- Company Guidance
- 175 – 179 billion
Raised 6.0% ▼
2026 Capex
- Company Guidance
- 135 – 145 billion
Midpoint Up 1.8% ▲
METAQ3 20263/5Price Reaction
First Full Session
− 7.0%
From the report-day close to the next session's close.
METAQ3 20264/5In 30 Seconds
Revenue of $64.60 billion beat estimates by 1.9%, but the legal charge cut GAAP EPS to $3.83, 29.9% below estimates.
- The fourth-quarter revenue guidance midpoint is $74.5 billion, while capital spending turned free cash flow negative.
- The stock first rose 6.7% after hours, but gave back most of the gain after the call and was up 1.8% as of 6:33 p.m.
First point of the analysis's “In 30 Seconds”.
Full AnalysisMETAQ3 20265/5Score
48/ 100
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