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Meta's ESPP offers a 15% discount with lookback provision. Strong complement to the RSU program for building additional Meta stock holdings.
Stock Price
$648.18
Closing price · Feb 27, 2026
ESPP Discount
15%
Off purchase price
Lookback Provision
Yes
27 month offering
Max Contribution
$25,000
IRS limit applies
Meta's ESPP offers a 15% discount with lookback provision. Strong complement to the RSU program for building additional Meta stock holdings.
Discount Rate
15%
Off stock purchase price
Lookback Provision
Yes
Lower of grant or purchase price
Offering Period
27 months
6-month purchase periods
How your returns could look based on different stock price movements (assuming $10,000 contribution):
Stock stays flat
Stock change: 0%
Stock up 20%
Stock change: 20%
Stock down 10%
Stock change: -10%
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Section 423 qualified ESPP with standard tax treatment for qualifying and disqualifying dispositions.
Here's how a $10,000 ESPP contribution would work at Meta with the current stock price.
Calculate discounted purchase price
$648.18 × (1 - 15%)
= $550.95
Calculate shares purchased
$10,000 ÷ $550.95
= 18 shares
Calculate immediate market value
18 shares × $648.18
= $11,667.24
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Meta also offers these equity compensation programs to employees:
Meta RSUs vest quarterly over 4 years with no cliff, meaning you start receiving shares in your first quarter. This employee-friendly structure provides immediate equity participation and reduces the risk of losing unvested compensation.
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