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Earnings · Technology · Wed Jan 27, 2027
META earnings expected move
Options are pricing a move of about ±5.2% (±$32.62) when Meta Platforms Inc. reports on Wed Jan 27, 2027 after the close, so roughly $597.12 to $662.36.
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META expected move
Refreshed every 15 minAs of 2026-10-27, options price a move of ±5.2% for META's report on Wed Jan 27, 2027 after the close, 92 days away. Over its last 12 reports, META moved 8.5% on average by the next close.
How the Oct 21 report went
META moved -7.0% on the day after its Oct 21 report (-3.0% at the open). Options had priced ±7.2%, so the stock moved less than the options market expected.
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META moves after the last 12 reports
Before each report, the at-the-money straddle priced a move. The bars show how far META actually moved over the next session; the line on each bar is what options priced. The stock moved more than priced in 6 of 12 reports.
| Report | Straddle priced | Move at the open | Move by the close | Versus priced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | ±7.2% | -3.0% | -7.0% | Moved less |
| 2026-07-29 | ±8.3% | -10.2% | -8.0% | Moved less |
| 2026-04-29 | ±7.4% | -7.4% | -8.6% | Moved more |
| 2026-01-28 | ±6.7% | +10.3% | +10.4% | Moved more |
| 2025-10-29 | ±6.8% | -11.0% | -11.3% | Moved more |
| 2025-07-30 | ±6.3% | +11.5% | +11.2% | Moved more |
| 2025-04-30 | ±7.7% | +7.8% | +4.2% | Moved less |
| 2025-01-29 | ±7.3% | +3.0% | +1.6% | Moved less |
| 2024-10-30 | ±8.0% | -1.1% | -4.1% | Moved less |
| 2024-07-31 | ±9.2% | +9.7% | +4.8% | Moved less |
| 2024-04-24 | ±8.4% | -14.6% | -10.6% | Moved more |
| 2024-02-01 | ±6.7% | +16.4% | +20.3% | Moved more |
"Straddle priced" is the at-the-money straddle before the report, as a share of the stock price. It also carries the stock's ordinary movement until that straddle expires, so it usually reads a little higher than the expected move at the top of the page, which covers the report alone. The move by the close is the full session after the report; the move at the open is the overnight gap.
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Open the earnings straddleMETA earnings per share: estimates vs results
META beat the consensus EPS estimate in 9 of the last 12 reports and missed in 3. The estimate for the Jan 27 report is $8.26 a share.
| Report | Estimate | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | $6.54 | $3.83 | -41.4% |
| 2026-07-29 | $7.19 | $6.18 | -14.0% |
| 2026-04-29 | $6.70 | $10.44 | +55.8% |
| 2026-01-28 | $8.19 | $8.88 | +8.4% |
META full EPS history
Terminal8 more quarters of META EPS and revenue against estimates are in the Terminal's Earnings History module.
How to read the META expected move
The expected move is the size of move, up or down, that options prices imply for the report. It is not a forecast of direction. A stock lands inside its expected move a little more often than not, so a move past it is common, not a surprise.
Before each report, the straddle sets the price of the move. When the stock moves less than that, straddle buyers lose and sellers keep the premium, helped by the drop in implied volatility after the report (IV crush). When it moves more, buyers win. The table above shows how often META moved more than its straddle priced.
To size a trade around the number, try the expected move calculator, or read the earnings trading guide.
META straddle on the live chain
TerminalThe Terminal prices the META earnings straddle on the live chain, with its breakevens, the edge score and the IV crush to expect after the report.
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