---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-050596"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "META"
cik: "0001326801"
company_name: "Meta Platforms, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-29T20:03:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T20:04:07.165093+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Meta Q2 revenue up 28% to $60.8B; net income down 14% on 55% cost surge

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $6.18, down 13% YoY; operating margin fell to 31% from 43%.
- Costs and expenses $42.03B (+55% YoY) including $2.40B legal charges and $1.18B severance.
- Ad impressions +14%, average price per ad +12%; Family DAP 3.60B (+3%).
- Capital expenditures $31.08B; free cash flow $784M; cash and securities $90.26B.
- Headcount 75,472 (-1% YoY); ~8,000 employees impacted by May 2026 reduction.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-050596
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: META
- cik: 0001326801
- company_name: Meta Platforms, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T20:03:23+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026050596/0001628280-26-050596-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026050596/meta-20260729.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-050596
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-050596.txt

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