Meta Platforms Could Do the Unthinkable to Google This Year
The Motley Fool·2026-01-31 00:30

Meta could soon be the world's largest advertising business.Meta Platforms (META 2.96%) has been a big winner in the AI era, up 8x since the stock bottomed out in 2022, and its latest results delighted investors.Revenue jumped 24% in the fourth quarter to $59.9 billion. Ramped-up spending weighed on margins, but investors had expected that, and net income still rose 9% to $22.8 billion, or $8.88 per share.Looking ahead, Meta also issued better-than-expected revenue guidance for the first quarter, calling fo ...