(META) Meta Platforms - Ratings and Ratios
Social, Messaging, Ads, VR, AR
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 0.32% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 0.75% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 0.00% |
| Payout Consistency | 100.0% |
| Payout Ratio | 9.2% |
| Risk via 10d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 32.7% |
| Value at Risk 5%th | 49.6% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -7.63% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.41 |
| Alpha | -5.24 |
| CAGR/Max DD | 2.20 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Hurst Exponent | 0.399 |
| Beta | 1.389 |
| Beta Downside | 1.394 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 34.15% |
| Mean DD | 5.81% |
| Median DD | 3.94% |
Description: META Meta Platforms September 24, 2025
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.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 8.5
| Net Income (58.53b TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 11.37b TTM) |
| FCFTA 0.15 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA -5.62pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp) |
| NWC/Revenue 19.09% (prev 36.96%; Δ -17.87pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp) |
| CFO/TA 0.35 (>3.0%) and CFO 107.57b > Net Income 58.53b (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%) |
| Net Debt (18.65b) to EBITDA (102.29b) ratio: 0.18 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5) |
| Current Ratio 1.98 (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 -1.08% (target <= -2.0% for YES) |
| Gross Margin 82.00% (prev 81.43%; Δ 0.57pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0) |
| Asset Turnover 67.63% (prev 60.93%; Δ 6.70pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio 88.24 (EBITDA TTM 102.29b / Interest Expense TTM 959.0m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3) |
Altman Z'' 4.87
| (A) 0.12 = (Total Current Assets 73.12b - Total Current Liabilities 36.96b) / Total Assets 303.84b |
| (B) 0.33 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 101.58b / Total Assets 303.84b |
| (C) 0.30 = EBIT TTM 84.62b / Avg Total Assets 280.13b |
| (D) 0.93 = Book Value of Equity 101.74b / Total Liabilities 109.78b |
| Total Rating: 4.87 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D) |
ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 69.44
| 1. Piotroski 8.50pt |
| 2. FCF Yield 2.84% |
| 3. FCF Margin 23.67% |
| 4. Debt/Equity 0.15 |
| 5. Debt/Ebitda 0.18 |
| 6. ROIC - WACC (= -6.08)% |
| 7. RoE 30.93% |
| 8. Rev. Trend 90.45% |
| 9. EPS Trend 39.13% |
What is the price of META shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.04%, over one month by -13.77%, over three months by -13.68% and over the past year by +13.18%.
Is META a buy, sell or hold?
- 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 | 841.4 | 29.9% |
| Analysts Target Price | 841.4 | 29.9% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 881.1 | 36% |
META Fundamental Data Overview November 29, 2025
P/E Trailing = 28.0111
P/E Forward = 21.692
P/S = 8.4295
P/B = 8.2293
P/EG = 1.7496
Beta = 1.272
Revenue TTM = 189.46b USD
EBIT TTM = 84.62b USD
EBITDA TTM = 102.29b USD
Long Term Debt = 28.83b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 2.02b USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 28.83b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 18.65b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1581.42b USD (1597.03b + Debt 28.83b - CCE 44.45b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 88.24 (Ebit TTM 84.62b / Interest Expense TTM 959.0m)
FCF Yield = 2.84% (FCF TTM 44.84b / Enterprise Value 1581.42b)
FCF Margin = 23.67% (FCF TTM 44.84b / Revenue TTM 189.46b)
Net Margin = 30.89% (Net Income TTM 58.53b / Revenue TTM 189.46b)
Gross Margin = 82.00% ((Revenue TTM 189.46b - Cost of Revenue TTM 34.11b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 82.03% (prev 82.13%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 5.20 (Enterprise Value 1581.42b / Total Assets 303.84b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.79% (Interest Expense 227.0m / Debt 28.83b)
Taxrate = 87.49% (18.95b / 21.66b)
NOPAT = 10.58b (EBIT 84.62b * (1 - 87.49%))
Current Ratio = 1.98 (Total Current Assets 73.12b / Total Current Liabilities 36.96b)
Debt / Equity = 0.15 (Debt 28.83b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 194.07b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.18 (Net Debt 18.65b / EBITDA 102.29b)
Debt / FCF = 0.42 (Net Debt 18.65b / FCF TTM 44.84b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 189.20b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 19.26% (Net Income 58.53b / Total Assets 303.84b)
RoE = 30.93% (Net Income TTM 58.53b / Total Stockholder Equity 189.20b)
RoCE = 38.81% (EBIT 84.62b / Capital Employed (Equity 189.20b + L.T.Debt 28.83b))
RoIC = 4.85% (NOPAT 10.58b / Invested Capital 218.03b)
WACC = 10.93% (E(1597.03b)/V(1625.87b) * Re(11.13%) + D(28.83b)/V(1625.87b) * Rd(0.79%) * (1-Tc(0.87)))
Discount Rate = 11.13% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.11%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 69.99% ; FCFE base≈47.80b ; Y1≈53.76b ; Y5≈72.14b
Fair Price DCF = 353.7 (DCF Value 770.41b / Shares Outstanding 2.18b; 5y FCF grow 14.46% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 39.13 | EPS CAGR: -28.37% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 90.45 | Revenue CAGR: 11.85% | SUE: 2.03 | # QB: 2
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=6.32 | Chg30d=-0.342 | Revisions Net=-11 | Analysts=28
EPS current Year (2025-12-31): EPS=23.34 | Chg30d=-4.864 | Revisions Net=-46 | Growth EPS=-2.2% | Growth Revenue=+21.3%
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=29.72 | Chg30d=-0.460 | Revisions Net=-6 | Growth EPS=+27.3% | Growth Revenue=+17.7%
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