(Updated - January 28, 2026 4:07 PM EST)

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) reported Q4 EPS of $8.88, $0.69 better than the analyst estimate of $8.19. Revenue for the quarter came in at $59.89 billion versus the consensus estimate of $58.35 billion.

GUIDANCE:

Meta Platforms sees Q1 2026 revenue of $53.5-56.5 billion, versus the consensus of $51.27 billion.

Sees 2026 capex $115B to $135B, versus the consensus of $110.6B.

CFO Outlook Commentary

"We expect first quarter 2026 total revenue to be in the range of $53.5-56.5 billion. Our guidance assumes foreign currency is an approximately 4% tailwind to year-over-year total revenue growth, based on current exchange rates.

We expect full year 2026 total expenses to be in the range of $162-169 billion.

The majority of expense growth will be driven by infrastructure costs, which includes third-party cloud spend, higher depreciation, and higher infrastructure operating expenses.

The second-largest contributor to total expense growth is employee compensation, driven by investments in technical talent. This includes 2026 hires to support our priority areas, particularly AI, as well as a full year of expenses from 2025 hires.

At a segment level, we expect expense growth to be driven by the Family of Apps, with Reality Labs operating losses remaining similar to 2025 levels.

We anticipate 2026 capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases, to be in the range of $115-135 billion, with year-over-year growth driven by increased investment to support our Meta Superintelligence Labs efforts and core business.

Despite the meaningful step up in infrastructure investment, in 2026 we expect to deliver operating income that is above 2025 operating income.

Absent any changes to our tax landscape, we expect our full year 2026 tax rate to be 13-16%.

Finally, we recently aligned with the European Commission on further changes to our Less Personalized Ads offering, which we will begin rolling out this quarter. However, we continue to monitor legal and regulatory headwinds in the EU and the U.S. that could significantly impact our business and financial results. For example, we continue to see scrutiny on youth-related issues and have a number of trials scheduled for this year in the U.S., which may ultimately result in a material loss."

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