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Meta's advertising engine keeps pace with its AI build-out as legal costs cut into profit
What happened
Meta Platforms reported third-quarter results: for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, revenue rose 26% year on year to US$64.6 billion, and its core advertising business is still growing fast enough to carry one of the largest infrastructure programs in the technology industry (its AI build-out); meanwhile the operating margin fell to 20% from 40% a year earlier, with legal liabilities becoming a material cost line. The source does not state the cause.
Impact and signal
Low impactImpact score: 20/100
Affected components and suppliers
advertising business
Meta Platformsquarterly resultsadvertising revenueoperating marginlegal liabilitiesAI infrastructure
Source and time
Source: DigiTimes Asia · 10/21/2026 · View original source
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