When you look back at the stories Fortune-dot-com wrote about Facebook in 20-18, there were a lot of negative headlines. A sampling, just from December: Facebook Discovers New Security Flaw Affecting Up to 6-point-8 Million Users. Facebook Wielded User Data to Reward and Punish Rivals, Emails Show. Facebook Shared User Data Without Permission. Could Lead to ‘Thorny Legal Problems.’ But you know what doesn’t reflect any of that negativity? The company’s financials.