Meta Platforms (META) shares are inching lower ahead of the giant’s fiscal Q3 earnings scheduled to be released after the market closes on Oct. 21. Consensus is for META to record $5.86 in earnings per share (EPS) for its third financial quarter, which would represent about a 19.17% decline on a year-over-year basis.
Despite recent declines, Meta stock sits comfortably in the green for the year, currently up about 5% versus the start of 2026.