Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) shares rose 2.60% to $682.55 in pre-market trading on Monday at 05:14 a.m. ET, after closing 2.43% lower at $665.75 on Friday. No specific catalyst for the early stock move was independently confirmed.
The gain came amid broader strength in U.S. equity futures, with Nasdaq futures up about 0.95% and S&P 500 futures up about 0.62% during Asian trading.
Meta’s board declared a cash dividend of $0.525 per share on Sept. 10 for holders of its Class A and Class B common stock. The dividend is payable on Sept. 28 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 21.
Sept. 21 is also Meta’s ex-dividend date. Investors who buy the shares on or after the ex-dividend date are not entitled to the Sept. 28 dividend.
The company has maintained the same $0.525 quarterly dividend rate during 2026. The payment represents an annualized dividend of $2.10 per share.
Meta Keeps Quarterly Dividend at $0.525 Per Share
Meta began paying a quarterly dividend in 2024 and increased the payout to $0.525 per share in 2025.
In its second-quarter 2026 results, Meta reported revenue of $60.80 billion, up 28% from a year earlier. The company made $1.35 billion in dividend and dividend-equivalent payments during the quarter and ended June with $90.26 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities.
Binance to Support METAB Dividend Distribution
Binance said it will support the Meta dividend distribution for holders of Meta Tokenized bStocks, traded under the METAB symbol. Users holding METAB at a snapshot taken at 00:00 UTC on Sept. 21 are eligible for the distribution.
Binance said it will reinvest the net dividend amount into additional METAB units or fractional units after applicable withholding taxes, fees, costs, and other deductions. On-chain holders will receive the distribution through an adjustment to the bStock multiplier rather than a direct cash payment.
The exchange suspended METAB deposits and withdrawals at 23:30 UTC on Sept. 20 as part of the corporate-action process, while spot trading remained available. Binance’s announcement also covered dividend distributions for Broadcom, Invesco QQQ Trust, and Seagate tokenized bStocks.
Binance says bStocks are tokenized securities issued by BTech Holdings Limited and provide economic exposure linked to the underlying securities. Holders of Meta’s tokenized bStock do not directly own Meta common shares through the tokenized product.
METAB Trades Near $681
CoinMarketCap showed Meta Tokenized bStocks at about $681.32, up 2.07% over the previous 24 hours. Reported 24-hour trading volume was about $3.01 million, up 58.01%, while the tokenized stock had a market capitalization of about $3.77 million.
Meta Connect Scheduled for Sept. 23-24
Meta Connect 2026 is scheduled for Sept. 23 and Sept. 24. The company has said the event will include updates on artificial intelligence, AI glasses, and virtual reality, with Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg scheduled to deliver the keynote.
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