Meta Platforms delivered strong financial results with fourth-quarter revenue of $59.9 billion, a 24% increase, and net income of $22.8 billion, up 9%, or $8.88 per share. The company guided first-quarter revenue to $53.5–$56.5 billion, implying 30% year-over-year growth and a 4% foreign-currency tailwind. Nearly all revenue derives from advertising, with 2025 total revenue of $201 billion and $196.2 billion from ads. Ad revenue rose 22% last year, and AI-driven improvements are strengthening the advertising business. Reality Labs and hardware remain small parts of overall revenue compared with Facebook and Instagram ads.
"Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been a big winner in the AI era, up 8x since the stock bottomed out in 2022, and its latest results delighted investors. Revenue jumped 24% in the fourth quarter to $59.9 billion. Ramped-up spending weighed on margins, but investors had expected that, and net income still rose 9% to $22.8 billion, or $8.88 per share."
"Nearly all of Meta's revenue comes from advertising. It finished 2025 with $201 billion in revenue, of which $196.2 billion was from advertising. Despite the attention on Meta's adventures in reality labs and the metaverse, as well as new gadgets like Quest headsets and Ray-Ban smart glasses, its business is nearly entirely driven by advertising on its social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram. Ad revenue rose 22% last year."
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