Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) reported quarterly earnings of $7.31 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.78 by 7.82 percent. This is a 13.69 percent increase over earnings of $6.43 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $56.311 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $55.449 billion by 1.55 percent. This is a 33.08 percent increase over sales of $42.314 billion the same period last year.