Meta Platforms Misses On Q2 Earnings: User Numbers, Ad Impressions, Zuckerberg's Comments And More

Meta Platforms META reported second-quarter financial results after market close Wednesday. Here are the key highlights for investors.

What Happened: Meta Platforms reported second-quarter revenue of $28.82 billion, down 1% year-over-year. The total came in short of the $28.97 billion expected by analysts, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

The company reported earnings per share of $2.46 for the second quarter, missing a Street estimate of $2.61.

Daily active users for the company were 1.97 billion in the second quarter, up 3% year-over-year. Monthly active users for the company were 2.93 billion in the second quarter, up 1% year-over-year.

The company reported ad impressions were up 15% year-over-year in the second quarter, but the average price per ad was down 14% year-over-year.

Meta Platforms bought back $5.08 billion of shares in the second quarter and has $24.32 billion remaining in its buyback program.

“It was good to see positive trajectory on our engagement trends this quarter coming from products like Reels and our investments in AI,” Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.

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What’s Next: Meta Platforms sees third-quarter revenue coming in a range of $26 billion to $28.5 billion. The company sees total expenses hitting a range of $85 billion to $88 billion for the full fiscal year, down from a previous range of $87 billion to $92 billion.

The company sees a “continuation of the weak advertising demand environment” going forward.

“We’re putting increased energy and focus around our key company priorities that unlock both near and long term opportunities for Meta and the people and businesses that use our services,” Zuckerberg said.

META Price Action: Meta Platforms shares are down 1.44% to $167.14 in after-hours trading Wednesday after gaining 6.55% and closing at $169.58 in the regular session ahead of earnings.