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52-week range525.72 – 777.5912 report(s) in our archive
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    Guidance reliability · METAmethodology·all companies

    Guides conservatively — lands inside its own range but in the upper half of it, averaging +3.4% against the midpoint across 17 quarters.

    n = 17 resolved forecasts · Q2 FY2022 to Q2 FY2026 · 1 still outstanding

    Pattern
    conservatively
    17 resolved
    Avg. signed deviation
    +0.6%
    outside its own range
    Avg. vs midpoint
    +3.4%
    where in the range it lands
    Avg. range width
    7.0%
    room it leaves itself
    Above guidance8In line9

    Next report expected 28 Oct 2026 (Q3 FY2026) — Estimated from the issuer's own filing history: FY2025Q3 results were released on 2025-10-29. source

    The record — 18 forecastsevery figure sourced
    Every forecast META management issued in its own earnings releases, with the outcome the company later reported and a link to both source documents.
    PeriodMeasureGuidedIssuedReportedLandedDeviationVerdictSources
    Q3 FY2026Revenue$61.00–$64.00bn2026-07-29———PENDINGguidance
    “We expect third quarter 2026 total revenue to be in the range of $61-64 billion.”
    Q2 FY2026Revenue$58.00–$61.00bn2026-04-29$60.8bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect second quarter 2026 total revenue to be in the range of $58-61 billion.”
    Q1 FY2026Revenue$53.50–$56.50bn2026-01-28$56.3bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect first quarter 2026 total revenue to be in the range of $53.5-56.5 billion.”
    Q4 FY2025Revenue$56.00–$59.00bn2025-10-29$59.9bn+1.6%ABOVEguidance · result
    “We expect fourth quarter 2025 total revenue to be in the range of $56-59 billion.”
    Q3 FY2025Revenue$47.50–$50.50bn2025-07-30$51.2bn+1.5%ABOVEguidance · result
    “We expect third quarter 2025 total revenue to be in the range of $47.5-50.5 billion.”
    Q2 FY2025Revenue$42.50–$45.50bn2025-04-30$47.5bn+4.6%ABOVEguidance · result
    “We expect second quarter 2025 total revenue to be in the range of $42.5-45.5 billion.”
    Q1 FY2025Revenue$39.50–$41.80bn2025-01-29$42.3bn+1.3%ABOVEguidance · result
    “We expect first quarter 2025 total revenue to be in the range of $39.5-41.8 billion.”
    Q4 FY2024Revenue$45.00–$48.00bn2024-10-30$48.4bn+0.8%ABOVEguidance · result
    “We expect fourth quarter 2024 total revenue to be in the range of $45-48 billion.”
    Q3 FY2024Revenue$38.50–$41.00bn2024-07-31$40.6bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect third quarter 2024 total revenue to be in the range of $38.5-41 billion.”
    Q2 FY2024Revenue$36.50–$39.00bn2024-04-24$39.1bn+0.2%ABOVEguidance · result
    “We expect second quarter 2024 total revenue to be in the range of $36.5-39 billion.”
    Q1 FY2024Revenue$34.50–$37.00bn2024-02-01$36.5bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect first quarter 2024 total revenue to be in the range of $34.5-37 billion.”
    Q4 FY2023Revenue$36.50–$40.00bn2023-10-25$40.1bn+0.3%ABOVEguidance · result
    “We expect fourth quarter 2023 total revenue to be in the range of $36.5-40 billion.”
    Q3 FY2023Revenue$32.00–$34.50bn2023-07-26$34.1bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect third quarter 2023 total revenue to be in the range of $32-34.5 billion.”
    Q2 FY2023Revenue$29.50–$32.00bn2023-04-26$32.0bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect second quarter 2023 total revenue to be in the range of $29.5-32 billion.”
    Q1 FY2023Revenue$26.00–$28.50bn2023-02-01$28.6bn+0.5%ABOVEguidance · result
    “We expect first quarter 2023 total revenue to be in the range of $26-28.5 billion.”
    Q4 FY2022Revenue$30.00–$32.50bn2022-10-26$32.2bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect fourth quarter 2022 total revenue to be in the range of $30-32.5 billion.”
    Q3 FY2022Revenue$26.00–$28.50bn2022-07-27$27.7bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect third quarter 2022 total revenue to be in the range of $26-28.5 billion.”
    Q2 FY2022Revenue$28.00–$30.00bn2022-04-27$28.8bn0.0%IN LINEguidance · result
    “We expect second quarter 2022 total revenue to be in the range of $28-30 billion.”

    Every figure above is read from the company’s own filings. “Guidance” links to the 8-K exhibit that issued the forecast; “result” links to the exhibit in which the company reported the outcome. Nothing here is an analyst estimate. How this is measured.

    Coverage universe: S&P 100. This is a factual record of what a company forecast and what it then reported. It is not investment advice, and it is not a view on the company’s prospects — we publish the measurement and draw no conclusion from it.