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Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) develops and operates social media platforms, communication services, and technology for virtual and augmented reality.

It is set to report its Q4 2025 earnings on Jan. 28. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $8.17, up from $8.02 in the prior-year period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $58.35 billion, up from $48.38 billion a year earlier.

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The company’s stock traded at approximately $107.77 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 93 shares. Currently, shares trade at $602.01, meaning your investment’s value could have grown to $55,861 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Meta also paid dividends during these 10 years.

Meta’s dividend yield is currently 0.35%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $3.57 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $331 from dividends alone.

Summing up $55,861 and $331, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $56,192. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Meta stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 461.92%. In comparison, the S&P 500 total return for the same period was 281.16%.

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Meta has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a price target of $828.97 based on the ratings of 39 analysts. The price target implies more than 37% potential upside from the current stock price.

The company on Oct. 29 announced its Q3 2025 earnings, posting adjusted EPS of $7.25, compared to the consensus estimates of $6.68, as reported by Benzinga. Quarterly revenue of $51.24 billion came in ahead of the Street estimate of $49.38 billion.

“We had a strong quarter for our business and our community,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “Meta Superintelligence Labs is off to a great start and we continue to lead the industry in AI glasses. If we deliver even a fraction of the opportunity ahead, then the next few years will be the most exciting period in our history.”