Meta shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue forecast

Meta shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue forecast

Published Wed, Jan 28 2026

12:00 PM EST

Updated 1 Min Ago

Key Points

• Meta reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday and provided stronger-than-expected sales guidance.
• Shares of the company rose as much as 4% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.
• Meta said it expects first-quarter sales to come in the range of $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, ahead of analyst estimates of $51.41 billion.

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears a pair of Meta Oakley Vanguard AI glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

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Meta reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday and provided stronger-than-expected sales guidance that caused shares to rise as much as 4% in after-hours trading.Here's how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:

• Earnings per share: $8.88 vs. $8.23 estimated
• Revenue: $59.89 billion vs. $58.59 billion estimated

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Meta said it expects first-quarter sales to come in the range of $53.5 billion to $56.5 billion, ahead of analyst estimates of $51.41 billion.

The company said fourth-quarter sales rose 24% year-over-year.Meta said that fourth-quarter daily active people came in at 3.58 billion, in line with Wall Street estimates.The social media giant said it expects the total expenses for 2026 to come in between $162 billion through $169 billion.

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