META Stock Analysis: Meta Platforms | NASDAQ
Internet Content & Information | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 1.836.472m USD | 12M Return: 4.2% | US30303M1027 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 14.4B
EPS Trend: 94.0%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 99.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) is a technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, operating through two main segments: Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). The FoA segment includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Threads, and Meta AI, serving as the core of its social media and messaging ecosystem. The RL segment focuses on virtual and augmented reality hardware and software, including Meta Quest devices, AI-powered eyewear such as Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses, the Meta Ray-Ban Display, and the Meta Neural Band, a wrist-worn electromyography controller. The company maintains collaborations with major technology firms including Microsoft, NVIDIA, AMD, Broadcom, and OpenAI. Originally incorporated in 2004 as Facebook, Inc., it rebranded to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021.
The company operates within the Communication Services sector under the Interactive Media & Services sub-industry, and its business model is primarily driven by advertising revenue generated across its large global user base on Family of Apps platforms, while Reality Labs represents its longer-term investment in immersive computing and AI-enabled hardware.
- Reels monetization drives double-digit ad revenue growth
- AI capex surge pressures Metas near-term operating margins
- Reality Labs losses persist despite Ray-Ban Meta traction
| Net Income: 68.1b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.09 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -7.90 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 30.27% < 20% (prev 20.31%; Δ 9.97% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.29 > 3% & CFO 130b > Net Income 68.1b |
| Net Debt (50.7b) to EBITDA (113b): 0.45 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.23 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (2.57b) vs 12m ago -0.16% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 81.75% > 18% (prev 81.95%; Δ -0.20% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 61.30% > 50% (prev 60.66%; Δ 0.64% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 39.78 > 6 (EBIT TTM 90.7b / Interest Expense TTM 2.28b) |
| A: 0.15 (Total Current Assets 125b - Total Current Liabilities 56.4b) / Total Assets 450b |
| B: 0.35 (Retained Earnings 158b / Total Assets 450b) |
| C: 0.24 (EBIT TTM 90.7b / Avg Total Assets 372b) |
| D: 1.38 (Book Value of Equity 261b / Total Liabilities 189b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.24 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.03 (Receivables 21.8b/16.6b, Revenue 228b/179b) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 81.95% / 81.75%) |
| AQI: 0.84 (AQ_t 0.17 / AQ_t-1 0.20) |
| SGI: 1.28 (Revenue 228b / 179b) |
| TATA: -0.14 (NI 68.1b - CFO 130b) / TA 450b) |
| Beneish M = -2.91 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 13, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 742.96 with a total of 24,749,285 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.14%, over one month by +11.71%, over three months by +13.22% and over the past year by +4.16%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 716.30 (which is 3.6% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
Meta Platforms has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.59. Therefore, it is recommended to buy META.
- StrongBuy: 47
- Buy: 8
- Hold: 7
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 799.3 | 7.6% |
P/E Trailing = 27.1624
P/E Forward = 22.0751
P/S = 8.046
P/B = 7.2567
P/EG = 0.9846
Revenue TTM = 228b USD
EBIT TTM = 90.7b USD
EBITDA TTM = 113b USD
Long Term Debt = 83.7b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.42b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 141b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 28.7b
Net Debt = 50.7b USD (calculated: Debt 141b - CCE 90.3b)
Enterprise Value = 1887b USD (1836b + Debt 141b - CCE 90.3b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 39.78 (Ebit TTM 90.7b / Interest Expense TTM 2.28b)
EV/FCF = 46.06x (Enterprise Value 1887b / FCF TTM 41.0b)
FCF Yield = 2.17% (FCF TTM 41.0b / Enterprise Value 1887b)
FCF Margin = 17.95% (FCF TTM 41.0b / Revenue TTM 228b)
Net Margin = 29.84% (Net Income TTM 68.1b / Revenue TTM 228b)
Gross Margin = 81.75% ((Revenue TTM 228b - Cost of Revenue TTM 41.7b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 81.37% (prev 81.85%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 4.19 (Enterprise Value 1887b / Total Assets 450b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.62% (Interest Expense 2.28b / Debt 141b)
Taxrate = 22.20% (19.4b / 87.5b)
NOPAT = 70.6b (EBIT 90.7b * (1 - 22.20%))
Current Ratio = 2.23 (Total Current Assets 125b / Total Current Liabilities 56.4b)
Debt / Equity = 0.54 (Debt 141b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 261b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.45 (Net Debt 50.7b / EBITDA 113b)
Debt / FCF = 1.24 (Net Debt 50.7b / FCF TTM 41.0b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 229b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 18.29% (Net Income 68.1b / Total Assets 450b)
RoE = 29.73% (Net Income TTM 68.1b / Total Stockholder Equity 229b)
RoCE = 29.00% (EBIT 90.7b / Capital Employed (Equity 229b + L.T.Debt 83.7b))
RoIC = 18.35% (NOPAT 70.6b / Invested Capital 385b)
WACC = 10.31% (E(1836b)/V(1977b) * Re(11.0%) + D(141b)/V(1977b) * Rd(1.62%) * (1-Tc(0.22)))
Discount Rate = 11.0% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -92.54 | Cagr: -1.01%
[DCF] Terminal Value 66.16% ; FCFF base≈44.6b ; Y1≈39.1b ; Y5≈31.6b
[DCF] Fair Price = 151.3 (EV 384b - Net Debt 50.7b = Equity 334b / Shares 2.21b; r=10.31% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 93.98 | EPS CAGR: 39.05% | SUE: -2.39 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 99.79 | Revenue CAGR: 22.75% | SUE: 0.68 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=6.25 | Chg30d=-4.25% | Revisions=-62% | Analysts=44
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=31.04 | Chg30d=-1.23% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+32.2% | GrowthRev=+26.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=34.07 | Chg30d=+0.39% | Revisions=+6% | GrowthEPS=+9.8% | GrowthRev=+20.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -30% (up=10, down=20)