Meta GAAP EPS of $1.05 misses by $5.66, revenue of $51.24B beats by $1.83B

* Meta press release [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20285165-meta-reports-third-quarter-2025-results] (META [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/META]): Q3 GAAP EPS of $1.05 misses by $5.66.
* Revenue of $51.24B (+26.2% Y/Y) beats by $1.83B.

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Third Quarter 2025 Operational and Other Financial Highlights

* Family daily active people (DAP) – DAP was 3.54 billion on average for September 2025, an increase of 8% year-over-year.
* Ad impressions – Ad impressions delivered across our Family of Apps increased by 14% year-over-year.
* Average price per ad – Average price per ad increased by 10% year-over-year.

* We expect fourth quarter 2025 total revenue to be in the range of $56-59 billion vs. $57.26B consensus
* Shares -7%.

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