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Meta free cash flow, 2010–2025
Meta's free cash flow was $46.1 billion in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025, down 14.7% from $54.1 billion the year before: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures as reported in its Form 10-K (our arithmetic).
Fiscal years labeled by the year in which they ended. Bars drawn from the table below.
Meta free cash flow by fiscal year
| Fiscal year ended | Free cash flow | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | $46.1B | −14.7% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | $54.1B | +22.7% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | $44.1B | +128.5% | 10-K (2026) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | $19.3B | −50.5% | 10-K (2025) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | $39.0B | +65.3% | 10-K (2024) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | $23.6B | +11.2% | 10-K (2023) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2019 | $21.2B | +38.1% | 10-K (2022) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2018 | $15.4B | −12.1% | 10-K (2021) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2017 | $17.5B | +50.5% | 10-K (2020) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2016 | $11.6B | +49.0% | 10-K (2019) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2015 | $7.80B | +41.9% | 10-K (2018) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2014 | $5.50B | +92.1% | 10-K (2017) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2013 | $2.86B | +658.6% | 10-K (2016) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2012 | $377.0M | −60.0% | 10-K (2015) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2011 | $943.0M | +132.8% | 10-K (2014) ↗ |
| Dec. 31, 2010 | $405.0M | — | 10-K (2013) ↗ |
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FAQ
Q What was Meta's free cash flow in its latest fiscal year?
A Meta's free cash flow was $46.1 billion in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025, down 14.7% from $54.1 billion the year before: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures as reported in its Form 10-K (our arithmetic).
Q What is Meta's highest annual free cash flow on record here?
A $54.1 billion, in the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2024, among the fiscal years 2010–2025 reported in its 10-K XBRL data.
Q Where does this free cash flow data come from?
A From Meta's annual reports on Form 10-K, as tagged in XBRL and published by the SEC (company facts). Our arithmetic: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, both as reported. Companies that publish their own free cash flow figure may define it differently.
Source: Meta's annual reports on Form 10-K via SEC XBRL company facts, updated Oct. 15, 2026. Our arithmetic: operating cash flow minus capital expenditures, both as reported. Companies that publish their own free cash flow figure may define it differently. For each year the most recent 10-K that reports it is used, so a figure a company later restated shows the restated value; the filing link shows which report it came from. Change is our arithmetic. Financial data, not investment advice.