Meta Platforms Stock Takes a Sharp Dive: What Shocked Investors on Oct. 30–31, 2025?
Stock Price Performance in Late Oct 2025 Meta’s shares had enjoyed a strong run in 2025 (about +30% year-to-date by late Oct), but the stock tanked after its late-October earnings report. On Oct. 30, immediately after-hours, Meta announced its Q3 results and FY outlook. The stock fell roughly 11.3% that day to close around $666.47 investing.com investopedia.com. Traders were spooked by the enormous one-time tax charge and higher expense guidance. In response, the next trading day (Oct. 31) META dipped further, closing at about $657.87 investing.com. (For context, Meta had closed in the mid-$700s just days earlier.) Investors said the