Facebook Parent Meta’s Metaverse Division Lost $13.7B in 2022

For the company as a whole, Meta reported adjusted quarterly earnings per share for the fourth quarter of $1.76, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $2.26, according to FactSet, while Meta’s overall revenue of $32.2 billion beat estimates of $31.6 billion. It guided for first-quarter revenue of between $26 billion to $28.5 billion, which at its midpoint of $27.25 billion was slightly ahead of the consensus estimate of $27.2 billion. Facebook’s daily active users also hit 2 billion for the first time in the quarter.