Meta guided to $61 billion to $64 billion in revenue. Will it top $63 billion when it reports Oct 21?
90% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 10 predictions cast.
Meta Platforms reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $64.60 billion, up 26% year over year, when it released results after market close on Oct. 21. That cleared the $63 billion mark in this question and came in above the top of the company's own $61 billion-to-$64 billion guidance range, according to Investing.com and Benzinga's coverage of the earnings call. Advertising remained the primary driver, with ad impressions across Meta's apps up 10% year over year and the average price per ad up 14%.
Profit told a different story. Meta booked a $9.9 billion charge tied to a multistate attorneys-general legal settlement, which pushed income from operations down 37% to $12.99 billion and left reported diluted EPS at $3.83, well below prior analyst expectations; excluding the charge, earnings were about $7.40 per share. Shares nonetheless rose in after-hours trading as investors focused on the revenue beat and on Meta's raised capital-spending outlook of $135 billion to $145 billion for continued AI infrastructure investment.
Predict Six's community voted 90% yes on this question, correctly anticipating that Meta's revenue would clear $63 billion.