Share buybacks · 2015–2025
Meta Platforms share buybacks
$26.2B−12.9% · FY2025
Meta Platforms (META) reported $26.2B in share buybacks for fiscal 2025, −12.9% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Share buybacks | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $26.2B | −12.9% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $30.1B | +52.3% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $19.8B | −29.3% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $28.0B | −37.2% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $44.5B | +610.1% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $6.3B | +49.3% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $4.2B | −67.4% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $12.9B | +551.8% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $2.0B | +$2.0B | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $0 | $0 | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $0 | — | Open → |
Share buybacks — Share buybacks are the cash a company spent during the year repurchasing its own stock, taken from the financing section of the cash-flow statement. Most companies buy back nothing at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the minority that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026
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The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0001628280-26-003942 · January 29, 2026
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