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Meta Platforms (META) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
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Meta Platforms (META - Free Report) reported $42.31 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.1%. EPS of $6.43 for the same period compares to $4.71 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $41.24 billion, representing a surprise of +2.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +23.18%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $5.22.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Meta Platforms performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Family daily active people (DAP): $3.43 billion compared to the $3.38 billion average estimate based on six analysts.
Headcount: 76,834 compared to the 74,962 average estimate based on four analysts.
Average Revenue Per Person (ARPP): $12.36 versus $12.14 estimated by three analysts on average.
Advertising Revenue- US & Canada: $18.26 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $17.93 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.2%.
Geographical Revenue by User- Rest of World: $5.59 billion compared to the $5.38 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.8% year over year.
Geographical Revenue by User- Asia-Pacific: $8.44 billion compared to the $8.47 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.8% year over year.
Advertising Revenue- Rest of the World: $5.38 billion compared to the $5.15 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.1% year over year.
Advertising Revenue- Asia-Pacific: $8.22 billion versus $8.32 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.1% change.
Revenue- Reality Labs: $412 million compared to the $490.10 million average estimate based on 11 analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.4% year over year.
Revenue- Family of Apps (FoA): $41.90 billion versus $40.87 billion estimated by 11 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.4% change.
Revenue- Advertising: $41.39 billion compared to the $40.44 billion average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.2% year over year.
Revenue- Other: $510 million versus $462.52 million estimated by 10 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +34.2% change.
Shares of Meta Platforms have returned +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Meta Platforms (META) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Meta Platforms (META - Free Report) reported $42.31 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.1%. EPS of $6.43 for the same period compares to $4.71 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $41.24 billion, representing a surprise of +2.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +23.18%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $5.22.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Meta Platforms performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Family daily active people (DAP): $3.43 billion compared to the $3.38 billion average estimate based on six analysts.
- Headcount: 76,834 compared to the 74,962 average estimate based on four analysts.
- Average Revenue Per Person (ARPP): $12.36 versus $12.14 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Advertising Revenue- US & Canada: $18.26 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $17.93 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.2%.
- Geographical Revenue by User- Rest of World: $5.59 billion compared to the $5.38 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.8% year over year.
- Geographical Revenue by User- Asia-Pacific: $8.44 billion compared to the $8.47 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.8% year over year.
- Advertising Revenue- Rest of the World: $5.38 billion compared to the $5.15 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.1% year over year.
- Advertising Revenue- Asia-Pacific: $8.22 billion versus $8.32 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.1% change.
- Revenue- Reality Labs: $412 million compared to the $490.10 million average estimate based on 11 analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.4% year over year.
- Revenue- Family of Apps (FoA): $41.90 billion versus $40.87 billion estimated by 11 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.4% change.
- Revenue- Advertising: $41.39 billion compared to the $40.44 billion average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.2% year over year.
- Revenue- Other: $510 million versus $462.52 million estimated by 10 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +34.2% change.
View all Key Company Metrics for Meta Platforms here>>>Shares of Meta Platforms have returned +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.