GoKawiilMeta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the office of U.S. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) following a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026.
Meta is scheduled to report second-quarter results after the close of regular trading on Wednesday.
Here's what Wall Street is expecting, according to estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:
Earnings per share : $7.22 adjusted
: $7.22 adjusted Revenue: $60.17 billion
Meta is projected to show revenue growth of 26% from $47.52 billion in the same period a year ago, as the company's core advertising business continues to benefit from advancements in artificial intelligence.
While Meta's digital ad business remains healthy, the company is trying to show that it can compete directly in the market for AI models and services, where OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have big leads.
On the earnings call, investors will be listening closely to what Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has to say about the company's efforts to more directly monetize its various AI-related efforts. Earlier this month, Meta debuted the Muse Spark 1.1 model, which AI chief Alexandr Wang said represents the "strongest model for agentic and coding work yet" and at a cheaper price than offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Meta also released Muse Image, which contains certain features that power users and creators can access if they sign up for one of the company's new monthly subscription plans that were revealed in May.
The company has been aggressively investing in a new AI strategy since hiring Wang in June 2025 in a deal that involved a $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI, Wang's startup. Meanwhile, Meta is pouring money into AI infrastructure as it tries to keep pace with Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft when it comes to building data centers and securing AI chips and systems needed to run models and workloads.
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