META (Meta Platforms) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.08 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Meta Platforms Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

META' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 0.07
Current: 0.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Meta Platforms was 0.07. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

META's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
95.3% of 149 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.37 vs META: 0.07

As of today (2024-12-11), the Dividend Yield % of Meta Platforms is 0.24%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Meta Platforms was 0.27%. The lowest was 0.09%. And the median was 0.19%.

Meta Platforms's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.50.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Meta Platforms Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Meta Platforms Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Meta Platforms Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0	/	14.985
	=	0.00

Meta Platforms's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	0.5	/	6.026
	=	0.08

Meta Platforms (NAS:META) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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Address

1 Meta Way, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025

Website

https://about.meta.com

Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business, it remains a very small part of Meta's overall sales.

Executives

Mark Zuckerberg	director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB and CEO	C/O META PLATFORMS, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jennifer Newstead	officer: VP and General Counsel	C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Javier Olivan	officer: Chief Operating Officer	62 RIDGE VIEW DRIVE, ATHERTON X1 94027
Nicholas Clegg	officer: President, Global Affairs	C/O META PLATFORMS INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Andrew Bosworth	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O META PLATFORMS INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Susan J Li	officer: Chief Financial Officer	ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC., 19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, SEATTLE WA 98188
Aaron Anderson	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Peggy Alford	director	435 TASSO STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Christopher K Cox	officer: Chief Product Officer	C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sheryl Sandberg	officer: Chief Operating Officer	P.O. BOX 2929, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94126
Taylor Susan J.s.	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O LINKEDIN CORPORATION, 2029 STIERLIN COURT, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Marne L. Levine	officer: Chief Business Officer	C/O CHEGG, INC., 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
David M. Wehner	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Tony Xu	director	C/O DOORDASH, INC., 303 2ND STREET, SOUTH TOWER, 8TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
David B. Fischer	officer: Chief Revenue Officer	C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025