Social network operator Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) reported Q4 CY2025 results beating Wall Street’s revenue expectations , with sales up 23.8% year on year to $59.89 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($55 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 7.1% above what analysts were expecting. Its GAAP profit of $8.88 per share was 8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

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• Revenue: $59.89 billion vs analyst estimates of $58.45 billion (23.8% year-on-year growth, 2.5% beat)

• EPS (GAAP): $8.88 vs analyst estimates of $8.22 (8% beat)

• Adjusted EBITDA: $36.05 billion vs analyst estimates of $35.09 billion (60.2% margin, 2.7% beat)

• Revenue Guidance for Q1 CY2026 is $55 billion at the midpoint, above analyst estimates of $51.34 billion

• Operating Margin: 41.3%, down from 48.3% in the same quarter last year

• Free Cash Flow Margin: 23.5%, up from 20.7% in the previous quarter

• Daily Active People: 3.58 billion, up 230 million year on year (slight beat)

• Market Capitalization: $1.70 trillion

“We had strong business performance in 2025,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO.

Famously founded by Mark Zuckerberg in his Harvard dorm, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) operates a collection of the largest social networks in the world – Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger, along with its metaverse focused Reality Labs.

A company’s long-term sales performance can indicate its overall quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but many enduring ones grow for years. Thankfully, Meta’s 19.9% annualized revenue growth over the last three years was impressive. Its growth surpassed the average consumer internet company and shows its offerings resonate with customers, a great starting point for our analysis.

This quarter, Meta reported robust year-on-year revenue growth of 23.8%, and its $59.89 billion of revenue topped Wall Street estimates by 2.5%. Company management is currently guiding for a 30% year-on-year increase in sales next quarter.

Looking further ahead, sell-side analysts expect revenue to grow 17.9% over the next 12 months, a slight deceleration versus the last three years. We still think its growth trajectory is attractive given its scale and suggests the market sees success for its products and services.

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