Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Meta Platforms Inc., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

3 months ended:	Sep 30, 2025	Jun 30, 2025	Mar 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2024	Sep 30, 2024	Jun 30, 2024	Mar 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2023	Sep 30, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Mar 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Sep 30, 2022	Jun 30, 2022	Mar 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Jun 30, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Sep 30, 2020	Jun 30, 2020	Mar 31, 2020
Net income	2,709)	18,337)	16,644)	20,838)	15,688)	13,465)	12,369)	14,017)	11,583)	7,789)	5,709)	4,653)	4,395)	6,687)	7,465)	10,285)	9,193)	10,395)	9,497)	11,219)	7,846)	5,179)	4,902)
Depreciation and amortization	4,963)	4,342)	3,900)	4,460)	4,027)	3,637)	3,374)	3,172)	2,859)	2,623)	2,524)	2,376)	2,175)	1,979)	2,156)	2,014)	1,995)	1,986)	1,972)	1,863)	1,698)	1,704)	1,597)
Share-based compensation	5,556)	4,834)	4,147)	4,262)	4,250)	4,616)	3,562)	3,424)	3,492)	4,060)	3,051)	3,008)	3,134)	3,352)	2,498)	2,407)	2,378)	2,549)	1,830)	1,784)	1,722)	1,695)	1,335)
Deferred income taxes	19,867)	(1,170)	(993)	(1,332)	(1,308)	(1,642)	(456)	(1,161)	3,049)	(1,137)	(620)	(1,173)	(1,097)	(453)	(563)	748)	(786)	229)	418)	(376)	(1,506)	213)	477)
Unrealized (gain) loss on marketable equity securities	(922)	374)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Impairment charges for facilities consolidation, net	—)	—)	—)	95)	8)	40)	240)	1,090)	340)	232)	770)	1,805)	413)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Data center assets abandonment	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	(224)	—)	—)	—)	1,341)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Other	(23)	(199)	(231)	169)	(11)	(5)	(66)	357)	74)	211)	(7)	570)	104)	188)	(221)	34)	(73)	(22)	(66)	62)	7)	43)	6)
Accounts receivable	(806)	(1,338)	2,804)	(2,978)	143)	(1,170)	2,520)	(2,843)	(678)	(1,424)	2,546)	(1,699)	(105)	(522)	2,557)	(2,038)	(555)	(1,366)	849)	(3,059)	(377)	(122)	2,046)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1,034)	326)	360)	(530)	(184)	(84)	100)	700)	(908)	(54)	821)	855)	(831)	(435)	573)	816)	(253)	(1,852)	(461)	224)	264)	(324)	(29)
Other assets	33)	(190)	(52)	(200)	(29)	53)	(94)	(111)	(36)	37)	30)	54)	(28)	(24)	(108)	(165)	11)	(185)	(10)	(26)	7)	1)	(16)
Accounts payable	(63)	460)	(1,034)	568)	667)	250)	(1,112)	594)	612)	(51)	(1,104)	876)	(21)	237)	(882)	876)	694)	116)	(250)	(56)	139)	(56)	(44)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	455)	(1,107)	(2,231)	1,522)	572)	(497)	(1,274)	(274)	87)	5,174)	94)	1,405)	1,013)	1,276)	606)	2,713)	1,143)	1,423)	(1,747)	2,494)	(87)	(3,970)	795)
Other liabilities	(736)	892)	712)	1,114)	901)	707)	83)	663)	(72)	(151)	184)	440)	540)	(89)	(5)	414)	343)	(26)	210)	(89)	116)	(486)	(68)
Changes in assets and liabilities	(2,151)	(957)	559)	(504)	2,070)	(741)	223)	(1,271)	(995)	3,531)	2,571)	1,931)	568)	443)	2,741)	2,616)	1,383)	(1,890)	(1,409)	(512)	62)	(4,957)	2,684)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities	27,290)	7,224)	7,382)	7,150)	9,036)	5,905)	6,877)	5,387)	8,819)	9,520)	8,289)	9,858)	5,297)	5,509)	6,611)	7,819)	4,897)	2,852)	2,745)	2,821)	1,983)	(1,302)	6,099)
Net cash provided by operating activities	29,999)	25,561)	24,026)	27,988)	24,724)	19,370)	19,246)	19,404)	20,402)	17,309)	13,998)	14,511)	9,692)	12,196)	14,076)	18,104)	14,090)	13,247)	12,242)	14,040)	9,829)	3,877)	11,001)
Purchases of property and equipment	(18,829)	(16,538)	(12,941)	(14,425)	(8,258)	(8,173)	(6,400)	(7,592)	(6,496)	(6,134)	(6,823)	(8,988)	(9,355)	(7,528)	(5,315)	(5,369)	(4,314)	(4,612)	(4,272)	(4,613)	(3,689)	(3,255)	(3,558)
Purchases of marketable securities	(2,840)	(7,746)	(11,763)	(10,898)	(4,468)	(3,289)	(6,887)	(1,172)	(1,007)	(718)	(85)	(741)	(2,597)	(2,220)	(4,068)	(6,093)	(7,786)	(10,297)	(6,231)	(5,737)	(14,130)	(6,179)	(7,884)
Sales and maturities of marketable securities	4,704)	14,273)	4,784)	3,817)	4,114)	3,233)	4,625)	2,359)	1,474)	1,817)	534)	2,263)	2,269)	3,159)	5,467)	17,937)	11,985)	7,033)	5,631)	5,267)	7,255)	5,841)	7,408)
Purchases of non-marketable equity investments	(3,046)	(15,214)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Payments for held-for-sale assets	(1,022)	(775)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Acquisitions of businesses and intangible assets	(753)	(62)	—)	(9)	(132)	(57)	(72)	(64)	(38)	(83)	(444)	(62)	(34)	(363)	(853)	(521)	(71)	(259)	—)	(4)	(12)	(339)	(33)
Other investing activities	(62)	104)	(90)	17)	124)	(12)	—)	(3)	(10)	(85)	75)	(3)	16)	(7)	(10)	(125)	(144)	(60)	(2)	(86)	(6,023)	(246)	(42)
Net cash used in investing activities	(21,848)	(25,958)	(20,010)	(21,498)	(8,620)	(8,298)	(8,734)	(6,472)	(6,077)	(5,203)	(6,743)	(7,531)	(9,701)	(6,959)	(4,779)	5,829)	(330)	(8,195)	(4,874)	(5,173)	(16,599)	(4,178)	(4,109)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards	(5,135)	(4,110)	(4,883)	(3,857)	(3,543)	(3,208)	(3,162)	(2,223)	(2,088)	(1,692)	(1,009)	(657)	(1,011)	(1,002)	(925)	(1,508)	(1,575)	(1,355)	(1,077)	(1,120)	(1,000)	(754)	(690)
Repurchases of Class A common stock	(3,327)	(10,167)	(12,754)	—)	(8,818)	(6,299)	(15,008)	(5,942)	(3,569)	(898)	(9,365)	(6,863)	(6,354)	(5,233)	(9,506)	(20,061)	(13,458)	(7,079)	(3,939)	(1,929)	(1,725)	(1,368)	(1,250)
Payments for dividends and dividend equivalents	(1,330)	(1,327)	(1,329)	(1,270)	(1,263)	(1,266)	(1,273)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net	—)	—)	—)	—)	10,432)	—)	—)	—)	—)	8,455)	—)	—)	9,921)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Principal payments on finance leases	(545)	(474)	(751)	(411)	(944)	(299)	(315)	(307)	(267)	(220)	(264)	(235)	(163)	(219)	(233)	(172)	(231)	(123)	(151)	(206)	(189)	(109)	(100)
Other financing activities	290)	101)	222)	73)	(235)	(106)	(9)	71)	49)	(353)	122)	695)	(246)	(109)	4)	(1)	12)	8)	(18)	48)	3)	79)	18)
Net cash used in financing activities	(10,047)	(15,977)	(19,495)	(5,465)	(4,371)	(11,178)	(19,767)	(8,401)	(5,875)	5,292)	(10,516)	(7,060)	2,147)	(6,563)	(10,660)	(21,742)	(15,252)	(8,549)	(5,185)	(3,207)	(2,911)	(2,152)	(2,022)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents	9)	131)	112)	(714)	368)	(152)	(288)	396)	(354)	(14)	85)	425)	(365)	(549)	(149)	(130)	(215)	117)	(246)	315)	91)	95)	(222)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents	(1,887)	(16,243)	(15,367)	311)	12,101)	(258)	(9,543)	4,927)	8,096)	17,384)	(3,176)	345)	1,773)	(1,875)	(1,512)	2,061)	(1,707)	(3,380)	1,937)	5,975)	(9,590)	(2,358)	4,648)

Net Income: Net income demonstrates notable volatility across the periods, with a strong upward trajectory peaking in late 2024. Early 2020 showed steady growth, reaching a high in December 2020, followed by a decrease through 2022. From 2023 onwards, a marked recovery and growth occur, with a substantial peak in December 2024 before a sharp decline in the latest quarter.
Depreciation and Amortization: This expense item exhibits a consistent upward trend over time, reflecting ongoing investment in fixed assets and amortizable intangible assets, peaking notably in the final reported periods. The steady increase suggests sustained capital expenditures and asset additions.
Share-based Compensation: Share-based compensation expense steadily rises with some fluctuations, demonstrating a general upward trend. There are spikes in some quarters, indicating increased equity incentive expenses, with a pronounced increase from 2023 onward, consistent with compensation cost growth.
Deferred Income Taxes: Deferred income taxes fluctuate considerably, including significant negative values and some sharp positive reversals. The pattern indicates variability in tax timing differences, with an exceptionally large positive value reported in the latest period, which may relate to tax strategy changes or discrete tax events.
Unrealized (Gain) Loss on Marketable Equity Securities: Data is largely missing across most periods, with identifiable gains and losses only in recent quarters, showing a notable gain followed by a loss. This indicates sensitivity to market valuations on equity securities held.
Impairment Charges for Facilities Consolidation: Impairment charges appear sporadically, mostly in 2022 and 2023, with significant charges that diminish over time, suggesting efforts to optimize facility costs and reduce underutilized assets.
Data Center Assets Abandonment: Reported selectively with a substantial charge recorded in 2022, followed by a reversal (recovery) later. This signals adjustments related to technology infrastructure asset management and possible changes in capital allocation.
Working Capital Components (Accounts Receivable, Prepaid Expenses, Other Current Assets and Liabilities): Changes in working capital items are erratic, reflecting operational dynamics and cash conversion cycle variability. Accounts receivable swings between positive and negative values, indicating fluctuating collections or credit sales. Prepaid expenses and other current assets show inconsistent movements, possibly linked to payment timing and operational adjustments. Accounts payable and accrued expenses vary widely, showing periods of significant increase and decrease, impacting cash flows.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Operating cash flows are consistently positive and generally increasing, indicating strong ability to generate cash from core business despite earnings volatility. Peaks occur in late 2021 and remain elevated through 2024, demonstrating operational cash generation strength.
Capital Expenditures (Purchases of Property and Equipment): Capital investments show a rising trend with particularly high spending in the latter half of the dataset, peaking sharply in late 2024. This reflects aggressive expansion or improvement of physical infrastructure and technology assets.
Investing Activities: Net cash used in investing activities fluctuates, with heavy outflows in most periods reflecting ongoing capital expenditures and equity investments. Noteworthy is the variability in marketable securities purchases and sales, indicating active portfolio management. Significant purchases of non-marketable equity investments occur late in the period, suggesting strategic acquisitions or partnerships.
Financing Activities: Net cash used in financing shows significant fluctuations: heavy repurchases of common stock drive large cash outflows at times, notably in 2020 through 2021. Dividends and lease principal payments add steady outflows. There are occasional inflows from debt issuance, supporting financing requirements. Overall, financing cash flows reflect active capital return policies alongside debt management.
Taxes Paid Related to Equity Awards: Tax payments related to equity awards increase over time, evidencing growing share-based compensation settlements and related tax obligations.
Cash and Equivalents Net Change: The net cash position oscillates considerably, with quarters of strong increases alternating with significant decreases. The patterns align with operational cash inflows, investing outflows, and financing activities, reflecting dynamic liquidity management against business needs and market conditions.

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