Meta platforms (Nasdaq: dead) She paid her last dues – the first of 2026 – earnings On March 26, he sent $0.5250 per share It is owned by its investors with a total annual return of 0.38%.
The ex-dividend date paid on Thursday was March 16th, while traders were long META stock By June 15, you can expect to receive your next scheduled appointment on June 25.
Given that no changes in the dividend have been recorded recently, and none are expected, the June dividend is also scheduled to be $0.52, with the total amount to be paid out in 2026 being just over $2.08.
In perspective, if an investor decided to buy $1,000 worth of Meta stock in March, he or she could expect to receive 95 cents within three months as the blue-chip technology stock, at press time, is trading at $547.75.
While the EPS appears meager compared to many notable dividend stocks – coca cola (New York Stock Exchange: He is), for example, offers 2.84% per annum and Ford Motor Company (New York Stock Exchange: F) at 5.17% – Meta is relatively generous with its regular payouts compared to most of the tech sector.
For example, the power of social media can be compared to alphabet (Nasdaq: Google), any Offers about 0.30%and pays much higher dividends than the semiconductor giant Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), Which return It reaches only 0.023%.
Considering that the company’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, owns approximately 342 million shares, the billionaire received about $180 million on March 26.
Elsewhere, while Meta investors got a blessing in terms of the March 26 dividend, they also saw their position in the company take a big hit.
Specifically, the social media stock collapsed 7.92% on Thursday, ending trading on March 25 at $594.89 and facing the closing bell on March 26 at $547.75.
Big sell-offs are likely directly connected to it Landmark decision reached by Los Angeles jury finds Meta Platforms – and Google over YouTube – Responsible for causing harm to a young user.
The company allegedly engaged in harmful practices intended to make the systems addictive, and although the damages it was ordered to pay were a relatively paltry $6 million, the ruling could have profound implications for the industry later on.
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