Meta Posts Strong Q3 2026 Results

Quarterly report, 10 new risk factors

Written from the 10-Q on EDGAR. Check the filing before you rely on it.

What changed since last quarter

10 new risk factors · 5 removed · 8 new legal mentions

Compared with the 10-Q for the period ended Jun 30, 2026.

New risk factors (10)

Our ability to support these investments is dependent on generating sufficient profits from other areas of our business. From time to time we expect to seek to raise additional capital through debt, equity, or other financing arrangements to support our business operations, strategic initiatives, or other corporate…
Many people in our community have user accounts on more than one of our products, and some people have multiple user accounts within an individual product. Accordingly, for our Family metrics, we do not seek to count the total number of user accounts across our products because we believe that would not reflect the…
For example, in August 2026, we announced an agreement with 52 attorneys general across U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia to resolve litigation related to teen mental health and social media. The agreement provides for payments of up to approximately $18.59 billion (a portion of which is…
In the future, following effectiveness of the Restated Charter, we may use shares of Class C common stock as consideration in connection with acquisitions. If the Class C common stock trades at a discount to the Class A common stock, we may need to issue more shares of Class C common stock as consideration for any…
We currently depend on the continued services and performance of our key personnel, including Mark Zuckerberg.
and 5 more in the filing

Removed risk factors (5)

As a result of these or other factors, our Reality Labs strategy and investments may not be successful in the foreseeable future, or at all, which could adversely affect our business, reputation, or financial results.
Our ability to support these investments is dependent on generating sufficient profits from other areas of our business. From time to time we may also seek to raise additional capital through debt, equity, or other financing arrangements to support our business operations, strategic initiatives, or other corporate…
Several of our products offer Payments functionality, including enabling our users to purchase tangible, virtual, and digital goods from merchants and developers that offer applications using our Payments infrastructure, send money to other users, and make donations to certain charitable organizations, among other…
The trading price of our Class A common stock has been and will likely continue to be volatile.
Our status as a Delaware corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control by prohibiting us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an…

New legal mentions (8)

In August 2026, as part of the multistate attorneys general agreement described in the section entitled "Youth-Related Actions" below, we agreed to payments of approximately $ 500 million to resolve similar claims with 49 U.S. states and territories.
The District of Columbia Attorney General has disclosed that it is seeking up to $ 1.7 billion in civil penalties, restitution, and certain injunctive relief. +4 more paragraphs
The parties are due to file a status report with the district court by the earlier of December 7, 2026, or 30 days after a decision in the jurisdictional case.
Trial took place on October 21, 2026, and judgment is expected in the first half of 2027. +1 more paragraph
The next two user bellwether plaintiffs are scheduled to try their cases in a consolidated trial scheduled to begin on October 28, 2026. +2 more paragraphs
and 3 more in the filing

Companies of similar size in SIC 7370 and related industry codes: the same peer list as the financial tables.