SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. social media giant Meta Platforms, Inc. on Wednesday reported financial results for the quarter and full year ending Dec. 31, 2025, with quarterly revenue rising 24 percent year on year to 59.9 billion U.S. dollars.
The company's full-year 2025 revenue was 201 billion dollars, a 22 percent increase year over year. Its diluted earnings per share were 8.88 dollars and 23.49 dollars, respectively, for the quarter and the full year.
The company's quarterly net income increased to 22.8 billion dollars, up 9 percent from 20.8 billion dollars year on year, said Meta, which is based in Menlo Park, California.
The company recorded a net income of 60.5 billion dollars for the full year, down 3 percent from 62.4 billion dollars in 2024.
The company's family daily active people was 3.58 billion on average for December 2025, an increase of 7 percent year over year.
Its cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were 81.6 billion dollars as of Dec. 31, 2025. Free cash flow was 14.1 billion dollars and 43.6 billion dollars for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, respectively, according to the company. Long-term debt stood at 58.74 billion dollars.
"We had strong business performance in 2025," said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO. "I'm looking forward to advancing personal superintelligence for people around the world in 2026."
The company expects first-quarter 2026 total revenue to be in the range of 53.5 to 56.5 billion dollars, and full-year 2026 total expenses to be between 162 and 169 billion dollars, driven by AI.
Most of the expense growth will be driven by infrastructure costs. Employee compensation will be the second-largest contributor, driven by investments in technical talent. This includes 2026 hires to support its priority areas, particularly AI, as well as a full year of expenses from 2025 hires, according to Meta.
The company also expects expense growth to be driven by the Family of Apps, with Reality Labs operating losses remaining similar to 2025 levels.
The company anticipates full-year 2026 capital expenditures in the range of 115 to 135 billion dollars, with year-over-year growth driven by increased investment to support Meta Superintelligence Labs and the core business.
"We recently aligned with the European Commission on further changes to our Less Personalized Ads offering, which we will begin rolling out this quarter," said Meta, adding that the company will continue to monitor legal and regulatory headwinds in the EU and the United States that could significantly impact its business and financial results. ■