Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) reported quarterly earnings of $6.43 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.21 by 23.42 percent. This is a 36.52 percent increase over earnings of $4.71 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $42.31 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $41.39 billion by 2.24 percent. This is a 16.07 percent increase over sales of $36.45 billion the same period last year.