Meta Platforms (META) reported $42.31 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.1%. EPS of $6.43 for the same period compares to $4.71 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $41.24 billion, representing a surprise of +2.61%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +23.18%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $5.22.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Meta Platforms performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Family daily active people (DAP): $3.43 billion compared to the $3.38 billion average estimate based on six analysts.
• Headcount: 76,834 compared to the 74,962 average estimate based on four analysts.
• Average Revenue Per Person (ARPP): $12.36 versus $12.14 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Advertising Revenue- US & Canada: $18.26 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $17.93 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.2%.
• Geographical Revenue by User- Rest of World: $5.59 billion compared to the $5.38 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.8% year over year.
• Geographical Revenue by User- Asia-Pacific: $8.44 billion compared to the $8.47 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +12.8% year over year.
• Advertising Revenue- Rest of the World: $5.38 billion compared to the $5.15 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.1% year over year.
• Advertising Revenue- Asia-Pacific: $8.22 billion versus $8.32 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +12.1% change.
• Revenue- Reality Labs: $412 million compared to the $490.10 million average estimate based on 11 analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.4% year over year.
• Revenue- Family of Apps (FoA): $41.90 billion versus $40.87 billion estimated by 11 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.4% change.
• Revenue- Advertising: $41.39 billion compared to the $40.44 billion average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.2% year over year.
• Revenue- Other: $510 million versus $462.52 million estimated by 10 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +34.2% change.

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Shares of Meta Platforms have returned +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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