Meta exceeded market expectations with its second-quarter 2025 financial results. The company’s stock gained more than 10 percent following the announcement. Revenue and profit figures exceeded analyst estimates, demonstrating that Meta’s investments in artificial intelligence are paying off.

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According to second-quarter data, Meta’s net income increased by 36 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching $18.34 billion. Earnings per share were reported at $7.14, exceeding the market expectation of $5.92.

The company’s total revenue reached $47.52 billion, exceeding the market forecast of $44.80 billion. Meta’s advertising revenue rose to $46.56 billion, exceeding Wall Street analysts’ estimate of $43.97 billion.

Meta also signaled positive signs for the third quarter. The company expects revenue between $47.5 billion and $50.5 billion for the next quarter. Analysts’ average forecast was $46.14 billion. Furthermore, its total spending forecast for 2025 was revised to between $114 billion and $118 billion.

Investment activity was also noteworthy. Meta made a total of $15.1 billion in capital investments during the second quarter. A significant portion of these investments were directed at Scale AI, a data labeling company. At the same time, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang joined Meta as co-leader of its newly established Superintelligence Labs division.

Meta’s Reality Labs division, which develops augmented and virtual reality solutions, closed the quarter with a loss of $4.53 billion. Sales for this division were $370 million. Meanwhile, the company’s app family reached 3.48 billion daily active users, a 50 million increase compared to the previous quarter.