Meta stock will trade with a $0.525 quarterly cash dividend and an ex-dividend/record date tied to September 21, 2026, the company said in its investor announcement.
The board declared the $0.525 per-share dividend in a Sept. 10 press release on Meta’s investor site, saying the payment will be made on September 28, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 21, 2026.
The company statement noted the dividend applies to the company’s common stock classes and repeated the $0.525 amount the board set for the quarter. Financial data sites tracking corporate actions also list the ex-dividend date as September 21, 2026 and the pay date as September 28, 2026.
Investors in meta stock who purchase shares on or after the ex-dividend date generally will not be eligible for the payout; buyers must hold through the market close on the record date to qualify, market-data pages explain.
The announced $0.525 payment continues the company’s regular quarterly distribution pattern started earlier this year, according to archive notices on Meta’s investor site and dividend trackers that show prior $0.525 declarations.
Market watchers will note the dividend’s yield is modest relative to typical sector averages; data aggregators that track dividends calculate a yield near 0.3% based on current share prices, a figure cited on dividend summary pages.
How this dividend interacts with broader market moves will depend on trading and earnings flows in coming weeks; investors often watch ex-dividend dates as short-term technical markers rather than long-term valuation signals.
Sources
- Meta Platforms investor relations — company press release declaring the $0.525 quarterly cash dividend and the record/payable dates.
- PR Newswire — distribution of Meta’s Sept. 10 dividend announcement confirming the $0.525 amount and Sept. 28 payment date.
- Simply Wall St — dividend summary listing ex-date and estimated yield near 0.3%.
