Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)
Internet Content & Information · Menlo Park, CA
$613.48+0.00 (+0.00%)
Delayed quote: Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
Internet Content & Information · Menlo Park, CA
Delayed quote: Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
The latest quarterly R&D expense is $21.66 Billion with a quarter-over-quarter change of +22.36%. Research and Development (R&D) expenses represent the costs incurred by a company in developing new products, services, or processes.
Reported quarterly R&D expense; no daily interpolation.
$21.66B
$21.66 Billion
+22.36%
vs. $17.70B prior quarter
62
Quarters of data available
| Period | R&D Expense | QoQ Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended Jun 2026 | $21.66B | +$3.96B | +22.36% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2026 | $17.70B | +$563.00M | +3.29% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2025 | $17.14B | +$1.99B | +13.15% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2025 | $15.14B | +$2.20B | +17.01% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2025 | $12.94B | +$792.00M | +6.52% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2025 | $12.15B | −$30.00M | -0.25% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2024 | $12.18B | +$1.00B | +8.97% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2024 | $11.18B | +$640.00M | +6.07% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2024 | $10.54B | +$559.00M | +5.60% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2024 | $9.98B | −$539.00M | -5.13% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2023 | $10.52B | +$1.28B | +13.81% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2023 | $9.24B | −$103.00M | -1.10% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2023 | $9.34B | −$37.00M | -0.39% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2023 | $9.38B | −$390.00M | -3.99% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2022 | $9.77B | +$601.00M | +6.55% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2022 | $9.17B | +$480.00M | +5.52% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2022 | $8.69B | +$983.00M | +12.75% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2022 | $7.71B | +$661.00M | +9.38% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2021 | $7.05B | +$730.00M | +11.56% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2021 | $6.32B | +$220.00M | +3.61% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2021 | $6.10B | +$899.00M | +17.30% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2021 | $5.20B | −$11.00M | -0.21% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2020 | $5.21B | +$445.00M | +9.34% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2020 | $4.76B | +$301.00M | +6.75% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2020 | $4.46B | +$447.00M | +11.13% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2020 | $4.01B | +$138.00M | +3.56% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2019 | $3.88B | +$329.00M | +9.27% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2019 | $3.55B | +$233.00M | +7.03% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2019 | $3.31B | +$455.00M | +15.91% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2019 | $2.86B | +$5.00M | +0.18% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2018 | $2.85B | +$198.00M | +7.45% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2018 | $2.66B | +$134.00M | +5.31% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2018 | $2.52B | +$285.00M | +12.73% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2018 | $2.24B | +$289.00M | +14.83% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2017 | $1.95B | −$103.00M | -5.02% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2017 | $2.05B | +$133.00M | +6.93% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2017 | $1.92B | +$85.00M | +4.63% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2017 | $1.83B | +$271.00M | +17.34% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2016 | $1.56B | +$24.00M | +1.56% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2016 | $1.54B | +$76.00M | +5.19% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2016 | $1.46B | +$120.00M | +8.94% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2016 | $1.34B | +$29.00M | +2.21% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2015 | $1.31B | +$43.00M | +3.38% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2015 | $1.27B | +$101.00M | +8.63% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2015 | $1.17B | +$108.00M | +10.17% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2015 | $1.06B | −$49.00M | -4.41% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2014 | $1.11B | +$503.00M | +82.73% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2014 | $608.00M | +$116.00M | +23.58% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2014 | $492.00M | +$37.00M | +8.13% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2014 | $455.00M | +$47.00M | +11.52% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2013 | $408.00M | +$39.00M | +10.57% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2013 | $369.00M | +$25.00M | +7.27% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2013 | $344.00M | +$51.00M | +17.41% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2013 | $293.00M | −$4.00M | -1.35% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2012 | $297.00M | +$53.00M | +21.72% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2012 | $244.00M | −$461.00M | -65.39% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2012 | $705.00M | +$552.00M | +360.78% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2012 | $153.00M | +$29.00M | +23.39% |
| Quarter ended Dec 2011 | $124.00M | +$16.00M | +14.81% |
| Quarter ended Sep 2011 | $108.00M | +$9.00M | +9.09% |
| Quarter ended Jun 2011 | $99.00M | +$42.00M | +73.68% |
| Quarter ended Mar 2011 | $57.00M | N/A | N/A |