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Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q4 results though costs continue to soar
- Meta beat expectations in Q4 with $22.77B earnings and $59.89B revenue, up from a year ago.
- Advertising strength supported total revenue growth despite higher costs tied to AI investments.
- Meta expects elevated costs in 2026 due to infrastructure and AI pay scales.
- The company guided Q1 revenue of roughly $53.5–$56.5 billion, above some estimates.
- Meta ended the year with about 78,865 employees, up 6% from the prior year.
- Shares rose to $741.88 in after-hours trading on the earnings news.
- Analyst comments credit the results to Meta’s AI-driven strategy and ad performance.
- Meta plans to invest heavily in AI experts amid higher compensation costs.
- The article notes Meta is among the world’s dominant media companies amid AI investments.
- The report cites investor optimism about Meta’s AI-driven growth plan.
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