Meta Platforms — Jan 28, 2026 release
Fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter results · 8-K Item 2.02 · Exhibit 99.1 · 0001628280-26-003832
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Total expenses
“$162-169 billion”
Period
FY2026
Measure
Company-defined measure
Source
Prose
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Total revenue for Q1 FY2026
“$53.5-56.5 billion”
Foreign currency impact on revenue growth for Q1 FY2026
“approximately 4% tailwind to year-over-year total revenue growth”
Total expenses for FY2026
“$162-169 billion”
Reality Labs operating losses for FY2026
“remaining similar to 2025 levels”
Capital expenditures for FY2026
“$115-135 billion”
Capital expenditures, including principal pa… for FY2026
“$115-135 billion”
Operating income for FY2026
“above 2025 operating income”
Tax rate for FY2026
“13-16%”
Exhibit 99.1 · the passage around this item
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1 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
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