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(META) Meta Platforms - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US30303M1027

Social, Messaging, Ads, VR, AR

META EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 70.73%
EPS Trend (3Y Correlation): 93.9%

META Revenue

Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 21.66%
Revenue Trend (3Y Correlation): 93.7%

Description: META Meta Platforms

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) develops a suite of social and communication products that let users connect via mobile devices, PCs, and emerging reality hardware. The company operates two primary segments: Family of Apps (FoA), which includes Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, and WhatsApp, and Reality Labs (RL), which focuses on consumer virtual-, augmented-, and mixed-reality devices, software, and content.

FoA drives the bulk of Meta’s revenue through advertising and payments, leveraging formats such as feeds, reels, stories, groups, Marketplace, and messaging services. RL is a longer-term growth engine, investing heavily in hardware like the Meta Quest line and software platforms that aim to build a “metaverse” ecosystem.

Recent performance metrics (Q2 2024) show Meta reporting $34.2 billion in revenue, a 7 % year-over-year increase, with daily active users (DAUs) across its apps reaching 2.1 billion, up 3 % YoY. The Reality Labs segment posted a $2.3 billion loss, reflecting continued heavy R&D and inventory buildup, but Quest 3 shipments grew 28 % quarter-over-quarter, indicating traction in the premium VR market.

Key economic and sector drivers include: (1) the overall health of digital advertising spend, which remains sensitive to macro-economic cycles and corporate budget allocations; (2) the competitive pressure from short-form video platforms (e.g., TikTok) that forces Meta to innovate its reels and Reels Play features; and (3) the pace of consumer adoption of AR/VR hardware, which is still nascent but expected to expand as content ecosystems mature and device prices fall.

For a deeper quantitative breakdown of Meta’s valuation metrics, you may find the analysis on ValueRay useful.

META Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD	1,842,681m
Sub-Industry	Interactive Media & Services
IPO / Inception	2012-05-18

META Stock Ratings

Growth Rating	82.3%
Fundamental	92.9%
Dividend Rating	31.6%
Return 12m vs S&P 500	5.87%
Analyst Rating	4.54 of 5

META Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m	0.29%
Yield on Cost 5y	0.78%
Annual Growth 5y	0.00%
Payout Consistency	100.0%
Payout Ratio	7.5%

META Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m	5.5%
Growth Correlation 12m	74.4%
Growth Correlation 5y	66.8%
CAGR 5y	76.06%
CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio)	2.15
CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio)	12.26
Sharpe Ratio 12m	0.05
Alpha	2.85
Beta	1.203
Volatility	33.60%
Current Volume	9251.8k
Average Volume 20d	11415.3k
Stop Loss	694.2 (-3%)
Signal	0.54

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 8.0

Net Income (71.51b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 10.73b TTM)

FCFTA 0.17 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -4.55pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 20.31% (prev 33.00%; Δ -12.69pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.35 (>3.0%) and CFO 102.30b > Net Income 71.51b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (37.55b) to EBITDA (97.72b) ratio: 0.38 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 1.97 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (2.57b) change vs 12m ago -1.53% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 81.95% (prev 81.40%; Δ 0.54pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 68.12% (prev 65.06%; Δ 3.06pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 86.16 (EBITDA TTM 97.72b / Interest Expense TTM 940.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 5.18

(A) 0.12 = (Total Current Assets 73.61b - Total Current Liabilities 37.30b) / Total Assets 294.74b

(B) 0.36 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 106.34b / Total Assets 294.74b

(D) 1.07 = Book Value of Equity 106.57b / Total Liabilities 99.67b

Total Rating: 5.18 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 92.94

1. Piotroski 8.0pt = 3.0

2. FCF Yield 2.72% = 1.36

3. FCF Margin 28.04% = 7.01

4. Debt/Equity 0.25 = 2.47

5. Debt/Ebitda 0.38 = 2.39

6. ROIC - WACC (= 24.15)% = 12.50

7. RoE 39.33% = 2.50

8. Rev. Trend 93.65% = 7.02

9. EPS Trend 93.89% = 4.69

What is the price of META shares?

As of October 14, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 715.70 with a total of 9,251,796 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.01%, over one month by -6.34%, over three months by -0.66% and over the past year by +21.60%.

Is Meta Platforms a good stock to buy?

Yes, based on ValueRay´s Fundamental Analyses, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) is currently (October 2025) a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 92.94 and therefor a positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of META is around 910.24 USD . This means that META is currently undervalued and has a potential upside of +27.18% (Margin of Safety).

Is META a buy, sell or hold?

Meta Platforms has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.54. Therefore, it is recommended to buy META.

Strong Buy: 47
Buy: 13
Hold: 6
Sell: 2
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the META price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	867.6	21.2%
Analysts Target Price	867.6	21.2%
ValueRay Target Price	1030.3	44%

Last update: 2025-10-11 05:02

META Fundamental Data Overview

Market Cap USD = 1842.68b (1842.68b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 26.5957
P/E Forward = 24.6305
P/S = 10.3056
P/B = 9.3631
P/EG = 1.9849
Beta = 1.203
Revenue TTM = 178.80b USD
EBIT TTM = 80.99b USD
EBITDA TTM = 97.72b USD
Long Term Debt = 28.83b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 1.98b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 49.56b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 37.55b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1845.17b USD (1842.68b + Debt 49.56b - CCE 47.07b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 86.16 (Ebit TTM 80.99b / Interest Expense TTM 940.0m)
FCF Yield = 2.72% (FCF TTM 50.14b / Enterprise Value 1845.17b)
FCF Margin = 28.04% (FCF TTM 50.14b / Revenue TTM 178.80b)
Net Margin = 39.99% (Net Income TTM 71.51b / Revenue TTM 178.80b)
Gross Margin = 81.95% ((Revenue TTM 178.80b - Cost of Revenue TTM 32.28b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 82.13% (prev 82.11%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 6.26 (Enterprise Value 1845.17b / Total Assets 294.74b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.49% (Interest Expense 241.0m / Debt 49.56b)
Taxrate = 10.70% (2.20b / 20.53b)
NOPAT = 72.32b (EBIT 80.99b * (1 - 10.70%))
Current Ratio = 1.97 (Total Current Assets 73.61b / Total Current Liabilities 37.30b)
Debt / Equity = 0.25 (Debt 49.56b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 195.07b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.38 (Net Debt 37.55b / EBITDA 97.72b)
Debt / FCF = 0.75 (Net Debt 37.55b / FCF TTM 50.14b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 181.82b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 24.26% (Net Income 71.51b / Total Assets 294.74b)
RoE = 39.33% (Net Income TTM 71.51b / Total Stockholder Equity 181.82b)
RoCE = 38.45% (EBIT 80.99b / Capital Employed (Equity 181.82b + L.T.Debt 28.83b))
RoIC = 34.33% (NOPAT 72.32b / Invested Capital 210.64b)
WACC = 10.19% (E(1842.68b)/V(1892.24b) * Re(10.45%) + D(49.56b)/V(1892.24b) * Rd(0.49%) * (1-Tc(0.11)))
Discount Rate = 10.45% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.15%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 72.05% ; FCFE base≈49.94b ; Y1≈56.16b ; Y5≈75.36b
Fair Price DCF = 405.6 (DCF Value 879.79b / Shares Outstanding 2.17b; 5y FCF grow 14.46% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 93.89 | EPS CAGR: 70.73% | SUE: 2.89 | # QB: 8
Revenue Correlation: 93.65 | Revenue CAGR: 21.66% | SUE: 2.20 | # QB: 1

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