Meta Platforms (META)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Communication Services · data since 2012-05-18 · last close 2026-09-09
Meta Platforms (META) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.6 | -9.5 | -11.7 | 7.0 | 3.4 | -10.9 | -1.2 | 2.8 | 14.2 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 17.7 | -3.0 | -13.7 | -4.8 | 17.9 | 14.1 | 4.8 | -4.5 | -0.5 | -11.7 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 10.2 | 25.8 | -0.9 | -11.4 | 8.5 | 8.1 | -5.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | -0.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | 23.8 | 17.4 | 21.1 | 13.4 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 11.0 | -7.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | -6.9 | -32.6 | 5.4 | -9.8 | -3.4 | -16.7 | -1.3 | 2.4 | -16.7 | -31.3 | 26.8 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | -5.4 | -0.3 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 6.5 | -10.5 | -4.7 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | -1.6 | -4.7 | -13.3 | 22.7 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 11.7 | 15.6 | -10.7 | 0.5 | 5.3 | -1.4 |
| 2019 | 27.2 | -3.1 | 3.3 | 16.0 | -8.2 | 8.8 | 0.6 | -4.4 | -4.1 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | -4.6 | -10.4 | 7.6 | 11.5 | 1.3 | -11.2 | 1.8 | -6.4 | -7.7 | -7.4 | -6.8 |
| 2017 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 12.1 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 5.4 | -1.6 | -0.4 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | -4.7 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | -3.8 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | -9.6 | -2.9 |
| 2015 | -2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -4.2 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 9.6 | -4.9 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 |
| 2014 | 14.5 | 9.4 | -12.0 | -0.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | -5.1 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 2013 | 16.4 | -12.0 | -6.1 | 8.6 | -12.3 | 2.2 | 47.9 | 12.2 | 21.6 | -0.0 | -6.4 | 16.3 |
| 2012 | · | · | · | · | -22.6 | 5.1 | -30.2 | -16.8 | 19.9 | -2.5 | 32.6 | -4.9 |
| Avg | 9.1 | -1.0 | -0.6 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | -2.5 | 4.3 | 1.4 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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META seasonality — average by calendar month
Meta Platforms has monthly history back to 2012. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 10 of 14 years, median +9.4%, and higher in 6 of the last 9. February is the soft spot, down in 9 of 14 with a median of -3.1%. Across its full record it has closed 61% of months higher, swings ±10.8% in an average month and has fallen 76.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +9.2% | -1.0% | -0.6% | +4.5% | +1.6% | +2.5% | +4.5% | +1.3% | +0.8% | -2.5% | +4.3% | +1.4% |
| Win rate | 71%/14 | 36%/14 | 50%/14 | 64%/14 | 73%/15 | 73%/15 | 67%/15 | 67%/15 | 50%/14 | 43%/14 | 64%/14 | 64%/14 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
META risk & extremes
META drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Meta Platforms's best month?+
Meta Platforms's strongest completed month on record is July 2013, at +47.91%.
What was Meta Platforms's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 2022, at -32.63%.
Is Meta Platforms up this year?+
Meta Platforms is down 0.79% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Meta Platforms's 1-year return?+
-14.35% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Meta Platforms's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 76.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2012.
Which calendar month is historically best for Meta Platforms?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2012. An average is not a forecast.
About Meta Platforms
Meta Platforms is an S&P 500 company, a communication services business worth about $1.7 trillion. Connected three billion people, annoyed most of them at some point, renamed itself after a place that doesn't exist yet. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2012) would be about $1,951 today.
Did you know?
- Built in a Harvard dorm room in 2004.
- Its 2012 purchase of Instagram for $1B was widely mocked — it's now considered one of the great acquisitions.
- Its best month on record was July 2013 at +47.91%; its worst, February 2022 at -32.63%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.