Meta Platforms will report its Q3 2026 results (July–September 2026) after the US market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The earnings call starts at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT), which is 4:30Meta Platforms will report its Q3 2026 results (July–September 2026) after the US market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The earnings call starts at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT), which is 4:30

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Meta Earnings Date: When Does Meta Report Earnings? Time, Results History and Stock Reaction

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Oct 19, 2026Marcus O'Brien

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Meta Platforms will report its Q3 2026 results (July–September 2026) after the US market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The earnings call starts at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT), which is 4:30 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday, October 22. Meta confirmed the date on October 12, 2026.

Last updated: October 19, 2026. Status: confirmed by Meta.

When is Meta's next earnings report?

Meta's next earnings report covers the third quarter of 2026 and comes out after the close on October 21, 2026. Meta's fiscal year matches the calendar year, so Q3 means July to September. The results are published after the 4:00 p.m. ET close, ahead of the 4:30 p.m. ET call.

Company: Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META)
Quarter: Q3 2026 (July–September 2026)
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026, after market close
Earnings call: 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT, webcast on Meta Investor Relations
Meta's Q3 revenue guidance: $61 billion to $64 billion
Status: confirmed

What time is Meta earnings in my time zone?

The October 21 report falls before US daylight saving time ends on November 1, so New York is on EDT (UTC−4) and Beijing is 12 hours ahead. The UK is still on summer time (BST) until October 25.

New York (EDT): results after 4:00 p.m. on Wed Oct 21; call at 4:30 p.m.
London (BST): results after 9:00 p.m. on Wed Oct 21; call at 9:30 p.m.
Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore (UTC+8): results after 4:00 a.m. on Thu Oct 22; call at 4:30 a.m.
Tokyo, Seoul (UTC+9): results after 5:00 a.m. on Thu Oct 22; call at 5:30 a.m.

Meta's late-January report (Q4) falls on US standard time, when Beijing is 13 hours ahead of New York.

What is Meta expected to report for Q3 2026?

Meta guided Q3 2026 revenue to $61 billion to $64 billion, a midpoint of $62.5 billion and about 22% above the $51.2 billion it reported in Q3 2025. When Meta issued that range on July 29, analysts polled by LSEG had expected $63.15 billion, so the midpoint came in about 1% below the Street (CNBC). An updated revenue and EPS consensus from a named provider will be added here before October 21.

Meta also gives full-year spending guidance, and that has moved the stock as much as the quarterly numbers. Its current 2026 outlook, from the Q2 2026 release:

Total expenses: $165 billion to $169 billion, including $2.4 billion of legal charges booked in Q2
Capital expenditures: $130 billion to $145 billion, narrowed from $125 billion to $145 billion
Tax rate for the rest of 2026: 15% to 17%, up from 13% to 16%
Operating income: still expected to be above 2025 levels

Four lines decide how the report is read: Q4 revenue guidance against consensus, any change to the capex range, ad impressions and price per ad, and the Reality Labs loss. Meta has also used its Q3 call in past years to give a first view of the next year's spending. The Meta stock guide on ads, AI spending and Reality Labs explains how each one feeds into the share price.

What did Meta report last quarter?

On July 29, 2026, Meta reported Q2 2026 (April–June 2026) revenue of $60.80 billion, up 28% from a year earlier and above LSEG's $60.17 billion estimate. Diluted EPS was $6.18 against the $7.22 expected, weighed down by $2.40 billion of legal charges and $1.18 billion of severance tied to the May 2026 headcount reduction.

Ad impressions: up 14% year over year
Average price per ad: up 12%
Family daily active people: 3.60 billion
Family of Apps operating income: $23.39 billion
Reality Labs operating loss: $4.62 billion
Capital expenditures: $31.08 billion in the quarter

The Q3 revenue guidance midpoint landed below estimates and the capex range moved up at the low end. META closed at $539.03 the next day, down 7.95%. Our Q2 2026 earnings results recap covers the quarter in full.

How did META trade on MEXC after the last report?

MEXC's Meta perpetual futures contract, METASTOCK_USDT (displayed as META_USDT, 1 contract = 0.001 META), trades 24/7. After the Q2 2026 release it moved almost the whole way within the first hour.

4:00 p.m. ET, Jul 29 (US close): 587.46 USDT
5:00 p.m. ET, Jul 29 (5:00 a.m. Beijing): 537.72 USDT, down 8.47%
3:00 a.m. ET, Jul 30 (3:00 p.m. Beijing): 542.05 USDT, down 7.73%
10:00 a.m. ET, Jul 30 (30 minutes after the US open): 533.06 USDT, down 9.26%

By 5:00 a.m. Beijing, an hour after the results, the contract was already down slightly more than the 7.95% the stock finished with the next day. It then held in a narrow range through the Asian session. 24/7 trading lets you place orders outside US market hours, but it does not mean prices are discovered around the clock: liquidity is thinner overnight, and the contract can still gap when the cash market opens.

Data: MEXC, 60-minute bars.

MEXC METASTOCK_USDT hourly closes from Jul 29, 2026 08:00 ET to Jul 30 noon ET, against META's next-day close. Source: MEXC

Meta earnings history: results vs estimates and stock reaction

Meta beat LSEG revenue estimates in all 12 quarters from Q3 2023 to Q2 2026 and beat on EPS in 11 of them, yet the stock rose only 6 times the next day. The guidance has mattered more than the beat. In the three reports where Meta's next-quarter revenue guidance midpoint came in at least 5% above consensus, the stock jumped 10% or more; in the other nine, its best day was a 4.82% gain. The average next-day move was 8.2% in either direction.

META next-day moves after the last 12 earnings reports, with next-quarter revenue guidance vs LSEG consensus. Sources: Meta IR, CNBC/LSEG, Yahoo Finance.

Q2 2026 (Apr–Jun 2026), reported Jul 29, 2026: revenue $60.8B vs $60.2B expected; EPS $6.18 vs $7.22; next-quarter guidance midpoint 1.0% below estimates; stock next day −7.95%
Q1 2026 (Jan–Mar 2026), reported Apr 29, 2026: revenue $56.3B vs $55.5B; EPS $7.31 excluding an $8.03B tax benefit vs $6.79; guidance in line; capex range raised to $125–145B; stock next day −8.55%
Q4 2025 (Oct–Dec 2025), reported Jan 28, 2026: revenue $59.9B vs $58.6B; EPS $8.88 vs $8.23; guidance 7.0% above estimates; stock next day +10.40%
Q3 2025 (Jul–Sep 2025), reported Oct 29, 2025: revenue $51.2B vs $49.4B; EPS $7.25 excluding a $15.93B tax charge vs $6.69; guidance 0.4% above estimates; stock next day −11.33%
Q2 2025 (Apr–Jun 2025), reported Jul 30, 2025: revenue $47.5B vs $44.8B; EPS $7.14 vs $5.92; guidance 6.2% above estimates; stock next day +11.25%
Q1 2025 (Jan–Mar 2025), reported Apr 30, 2025: revenue $42.3B vs $41.4B; EPS $6.43 vs $5.28; guidance in line; stock next day +4.23%
Q4 2024 (Oct–Dec 2024), reported Jan 29, 2025: revenue $48.4B vs $47.0B; EPS $8.02 vs $6.77; guidance 2.6% below estimates; stock next day +1.55%
Q3 2024 (Jul–Sep 2024), reported Oct 30, 2024: revenue $40.6B vs $40.3B; EPS $6.03 vs $5.25; guidance 0.4% above estimates; stock next day −4.09%
Q2 2024 (Apr–Jun 2024), reported Jul 31, 2024: revenue $39.1B vs $38.3B; EPS $5.16 vs $4.73; guidance 1.7% above estimates; stock next day +4.82%
Q1 2024 (Jan–Mar 2024), reported Apr 24, 2024: revenue $36.5B vs $36.2B; EPS $4.71 vs $4.32; guidance 1.4% below estimates; capex range raised to $35–40B; stock next day −10.56%
Q4 2023 (Oct–Dec 2023), reported Feb 1, 2024: revenue $40.1B vs $39.2B; EPS $5.33 vs $4.96; guidance 5.8% above estimates; first-ever dividend; stock next day +20.32%
Q3 2023 (Jul–Sep 2023), reported Oct 25, 2023: revenue $34.1B vs $33.6B; EPS $4.39 vs $3.63; guidance 1.5% below estimates; stock next day −3.73%

The pattern also explains moves like the one in our analysis of how Meta beat revenue estimates and still fell 20% in two weeks.

Sources and method: actual results from Meta's quarterly earnings releases; estimates are LSEG consensus as reported by CNBC on each report day; prices are split-adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance. EPS is Meta's reported diluted EPS, except Q3 2025 and Q1 2026, where one-off tax items distorted GAAP EPS ($1.05 and $10.44) and the adjusted figure is shown instead. Guidance is the midpoint of Meta's next-quarter revenue range compared with the LSEG estimate for that quarter at the time. "Next day" compares the report-day close with the following trading day's close. Past reactions do not predict future ones.

FAQ

When is Meta's next earnings date?

Meta's next earnings date is Wednesday, October 21, 2026, after the US market close. The report covers Q3 2026 (July–September 2026). Meta confirmed the date on October 12, 2026.

What time does Meta report earnings?

Meta publishes results after the 4:00 p.m. ET close and holds its earnings call at 4:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. PT). For the October 21 report, that is 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 22, in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore.

What is Meta's revenue guidance for Q3 2026?

Meta expects Q3 2026 revenue of $61 billion to $64 billion. For the full year 2026 it guides total expenses of $165 billion to $169 billion and capital expenditures of $130 billion to $145 billion.

Does Meta usually beat earnings estimates?

Yes. Meta beat LSEG revenue estimates in each of the 12 quarters from Q3 2023 to Q2 2026 and beat EPS estimates in 11 of them. The one EPS miss was Q2 2026, when legal charges and severance cut earnings to $6.18 against $7.22 expected.

How does Meta stock usually move after earnings?

Over the last 12 reports, META moved an average of 8.2% the next trading day, up 6 times and down 6 times. Its three gains of 10% or more all came when next-quarter revenue guidance beat estimates by at least 5%. The largest was a 20.32% jump on February 2, 2024.

Why did Meta stock fall after beating earnings?

In most of Meta's post-earnings drops, the beat was overshadowed by guidance. Revenue guidance came in at or below consensus, or Meta raised its capex or expense outlook, as in April 2024, October 2025 and April 2026. Investors were weighing how much more Meta would spend on AI against how fast revenue would grow.