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Meta (META) stock: return calculator

Meta Platforms (META) shares — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and the metaverse bet.

US$665.60Latest price · 14 Sept 2026 close

Updated

Type
Stocks
Market
Nasdaq
Currency
USD
Sector
Communication Services
Data range
2016-06 – 2026-09 · 10 years
Source
Marketstack

US$1,000 invested 10 years ago would be worth today

US$5,189

+418.9% total return

Try your own values in the calculators below.

Return calculator

Pick an amount and a period to see what an investment in Meta (META) would be worth today. By default we include reinvested dividends (total return).

Lump sum

What a one-off investment would be worth today.

Value today
US$5,189
Total return
+418.9%
Annualised return
+17.9%

Monthly investing (DCA)

What investing the same amount every month would be worth.

Value today
US$34,410
Profit
US$22,310
Total invested
US$12,100

Estimate before taxes, fees and currency-conversion costs. Past performance does not guarantee future returns.

Investment growth

US$1,000US$5,824
Growth of US$1,000 invested, 2016-06 to 2026-09.

Performance

Annualised return
+18.8%
Best year (2023)
+194%
Worst year (2022)
-64%
Largest drop
-75.4%

Data for the last 10 years · 2016-06 → 2026-09

Comparison with the market

US$1,000 invested vs S&P 500 ETF (SPY):

Meta (META)
US$5,824
S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
US$4,077

Meta (META) beat S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by US$1,747 (+43%) over this period.

Risk & drawdowns

The largest peak-to-trough drop in the window was -75.4%. An investor who bought near the prior peak would have seen the investment fall significantly before recovering.

Scenarios

Illustrative results based on the available data.

  • US$1,000 5 years ago

    US$1,961

    lump sum, +96.1% return

  • US$100/mo for 5 years

    US$12,821

    invested US$6,100

  • If it repeats +18.8%/yr for 10 years

    US$5,581

    projection from US$1,000 (hypothetical)

About Meta (META)

Meta Platforms owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger. Almost all of its revenue comes from digital advertising on these platforms; the Reality Labs division (glasses and metaverse) is still loss-making.

It trades on the Nasdaq under META and is part of the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

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Frequently asked questions

How much did Meta (META) stock return over the last 10 years?
+482.4% in total, or about +18.8% per year, on a total-return basis (dividends reinvested), between 2016-06 and 2026-09.
Do these calculations include dividends?
By default yes (total return). Turn off "include dividends" to see price-only appreciation.
Do they include taxes or fees?
No. These are estimates before taxes, broker fees and currency-conversion costs.
What currency are the values in?
USD. A euro-based investor also carries EUR/USD currency risk, not reflected here.
Does past performance predict the future?
No. Past performance does not guarantee future returns; this is educational information, not advice.

Sources & methodology

Prices: Marketstack. Monthly series, total return (dividends reinvested). Data through 2026-09-14.

Total return assumes dividends are reinvested; you can turn that off to see price-only appreciation. Values are estimates before taxes, fees and currency-conversion costs.

Page generated and reviewed by the Calculadora Capital editorial team. Last updated 2026-09-14.