METAUSCommunication Services
Meta Platforms, Inc.
📊 Internet Content & Information
Day $666
$678 Oversold
52W $520
$796 Neutral
$669.29
▼ $9.33 (-1.37%)
Vol: 5,322,154 · Avg: 15,544,514
As of April 28, 2026 · 16:24 ET
COMPOSITE RISK SCORE
71 LOW RISK
VAL:14/25 · FIN:24/25 · GRO:15/25 · TECH:18/25
📈 P/E RATIO
28.5x
Trailing
📖 P/B RATIO
7.8x
Price to Book
💰 EPS
$23.48
TTM
🏛 MARKET CAP
$1.7T
Large Cap
📊 ROE
30.2%
Return on Equity
📈 REV GROWTH
23.8%
YoY
🏢 Company Analysis · Meta Platforms, Inc.
💼 BUSINESS MODEL
  • Meta Platforms, Inc..
  • engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality (VR) headsets, and AI glasses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally..
  • It operates through two segments, Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL)..
  • The FoA segment offers Facebook, which enables people to build community through feed, reels, stories, groups, marketplace, and other; Instagram that brings people closer through Instagram feed, stories, reels, live, and messaging; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; Meta AI, an assistant that's available across apps, as a stand-alone app, on AI glasses, and on the web; Threads, an application for text-based updates and public conversations; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact..
  • Operates in Internet Content & Information within the Communication Services sector.
  • Workforce of 78,865 employees.
🏰 MOAT & COMPETITION
  • Mega-cap ($1,699B) — dominant market position with significant scale advantages.
  • ROE of 30.2% indicates strong competitive advantage and efficient capital deployment.
  • Profit margin of 30.1% suggests pricing power / cost moat.
🚀 CATALYSTS
  • Shell acquiring Arc for $13.6B, China blocks Meta's bid for Manus AI (Yahoo Finance Video)
  • Revenue growing at 24% — strong top-line momentum.
⚖️ ASYMMETRY CHECK
  • Analyst target range: $614 — $1,015 (mean $855, 60 analysts).
  • Favorable asymmetry — upside potential of +52% vs downside floor of -8% (6.3x reward-to-risk).
  • P/E of 28.5x — fair value territory; catalysts needed for re-rating.
🔭 FUTURE OUTLOOK
  • Analyst consensus: Strong Buy (60 analysts).
  • Latest quarter earnings change: +9% YoY — relatively flat.
VALUATION
14/25
25% WEIGHT
  • P/E at 29x
  • P/B at 7.8x
  • Analyst target: $855.11 (+27.8%)
  • 1Y return: +22.1%
FINANCIAL HEALTH
24/25
25% WEIGHT
  • ROE: 30.2%
  • Profit margin: 30.1%
  • Revenue growth: 23.8%
  • Debt/Equity: 39%
GROWTH
15/25
25% WEIGHT
  • Revenue growth: 23.8%
  • Earnings growth: 10.7%
  • Beta: 1.31
  • Sector: Communication Services
TECHNICAL
18/25
25% WEIGHT
  • RSI, MACD, MA crossovers
  • 200 DMA & 50 EMA position
  • Volume trend analysis
  • Price momentum signals
📈 Price Movement
🕯 Candlestick Chart
🎯 Price Prediction · Analyst Target Cone
📉 Valuation Trends (at current CMP)
89.6 73.2 56.7 40.3 23.9 2021 2022 2023 2024 2021: 48.6 2022: 77.9 2023: 45.0 2024: 28.1 28.1
💎 Valuation & Financial Metrics
P/E RATIO
28.5x
Trailing twelve months
P/B RATIO
7.8x
Price to Book value
ROE
30.2%
Return on Equity
PROFIT MARGIN
30.1%
Net profit margin
OPM
41.3%
Operating profit margin
ANALYST TARGET
$855.11
Range: $614.00 - $1,015.00
PEG RATIO
1.11
Price/Earnings to Growth
EV/EBITDA
16.9x
Enterprise value ratio
CURRENT RATIO
2.60
Liquidity measure
DIVIDEND YIELD
31.00%
Annual yield
ROA
16.2%
Return on Assets
GROSS MARGIN
82.0%
Gross profit margin
SECTOR BENCHMARKS — INTERNET CONTENT & INFORMATION
P/E (fair) 25.0x (sector mid)
P/B (fair) 4.0x (sector mid)
ROE (good) 15% (sector target)
OPM (good) 20% (sector target)
D/E comfort <50 (sector)
📋 Quarterly Performance Trend
QuarterRevenueQoQ %Net ProfitQoQ %Op. Cash FlowEBITDA Margin
Q4 '24 $48.4B $20.8B $28.0B 58.4%
Q1 '25 $42.3B-12.5% $16.6B-20.1% $24.0B 53.2%
Q2 '25 $47.5B+12.3% $18.3B+10.2% $25.6B 52.9%
Q3 '25 $51.2B+7.8% $2.7B-85.2% $30.0B 52.4%
Q4 '25 $59.9B+16.9% $22.8B+740.5% $36.2B 52.1%
📊 Year-on-Year Trend
FYRevenueYoY %Net ProfitYoY %Op. Cash FlowYoY %
2021 N/A N/A N/A
2022 $116.6B $23.2B $50.5B
2023 $134.9B+15.7% $39.1B+68.5% $71.1B+40.9%
2024 $164.5B+21.9% $62.4B+59.5% $91.3B+28.4%
2025 $201.0B+22.2% $60.5B-3.1% $115.8B+26.8%
📈 Revenue vs Earnings
💰 How Meta Platforms, Inc. Makes Its Money
Revenue $59.9B Cost of Revenue $10.9B Gross Profit $49.0B R&D $17.1B SG&A $7.1B Operating Inc. $24.7B Tax $2.6B Interest $456M Other $440M Net Income $22.8B (38.0% margin) Dec 2025 · All values in $ Millions
🏦 Snapshot of Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Balance Sheet
Total Assets $366.0B Cash & Equiv.: $35.9B (9.8%) Receivables: $19.8B (5.4%) Other Current: $53.1B (14.5%) PP&E: $196.8B (53.8%) Goodwill: $24.5B (6.7%) Other Intangibles: $3.7B (1.0%) Other Non-Curr.: $32.3B (8.8%) Liab. + Equity $366.0B Current Liab.: $41.8B (11.4%) Long-Term Debt: $58.7B (16.0%) Other Liab.: $48.2B (13.2%) Equity: $217.2B (59.4%) As of Dec 2025 · All values in $ Millions
💸 Looking into Meta Platforms, Inc.'s Cash Flow
Operating CF $36.2B Capital Exp. $21.4B Free Cash Flow $14.8B Dividends $1.3B Debt Repaid $754M Retained / Other $12.7B FY2025 · All values in $ Millions
🎯 EPS: Estimate vs Actual
📅 Quarterly Results Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24
Total Revenue$59.89B$51.24B$47.52B$42.31B$48.38B
Cost of Revenue$10.91B$9.21B$8.49B$7.57B$8.84B
Gross Profit$48.99B$42.04B$39.02B$34.74B$39.55B
Operating Expense$24.24B$21.50B$18.58B$17.19B$16.18B
Operating Income$24.75B$20.54B$20.44B$17.55B$23.36B
Interest Expense$456.0M$227.0M$241.0M$240.0M$251.0M
Pretax Income$25.35B$21.66B$20.53B$18.38B$23.55B
Tax Provision$2.59B$18.95B$2.20B$1.74B$2.71B
Net Income$22.77B$2.71B$18.34B$16.64B$20.84B
EBITDA$31.22B$26.85B$25.12B$22.52B$28.26B
EPS (Basic)$9.02$1.08$7.28$6.59$8.24
EPS (Diluted)$8.88$1.05$7.14$6.43$8.02
Shares Outstanding2.56B2.57B2.57B2.59B2.60B
📊 Profit & Loss Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Dec '24Dec '23Dec '22Dec '21
Total Revenue$200.97B$164.50B$134.90B$116.61B
Cost of Revenue$36.17B$30.16B$25.96B$25.25B
Gross Profit$164.79B$134.34B$108.94B$91.36B
Operating Expense$81.52B$64.96B$62.19B$62.42B
Operating Income$83.28B$69.38B$46.75B$28.94B
Interest Expense$1.17B$715.0M$446.0M$185.0M
Pretax Income$85.93B$70.66B$47.43B$28.82B
Tax Provision$25.47B$8.30B$8.33B$5.62B
Net Income$60.46B$62.36B$39.10B$23.20B
EBITDA$105.71B$86.88B$59.05B$37.69B
EPS (Basic)$24.61$15.19$8.63$13.99
EPS (Diluted)$23.86$14.87$8.59$13.77
Shares Outstanding2.61B2.63B2.70B2.86B
🏦 Balance Sheet Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Dec '24Dec '23Dec '22Dec '21
Total Assets$366.02B$276.05B$229.62B$185.73B
Current Assets$108.72B$100.05B$85.36B$59.55B
Cash & Equivalents$35.87B$43.89B$41.86B$14.68B
Accounts Receivable$19.77B$16.99B$16.17B$13.47B
Non-Current Assets$257.30B$176.01B$144.26B$126.18B
Property Plant & Equip$196.80B$136.27B$109.88B$92.19B
Goodwill$24.53B$20.65B$20.65B$20.31B
Intangible Assets$28.23B$21.57B$21.44B$21.20B
Total Liabilities$148.78B$93.42B$76.45B$60.01B
Current Liabilities$41.84B$33.60B$31.96B$27.03B
Accounts Payable$8.89B$7.69B$4.85B$4.99B
Short-Term Debt$2.21B$1.94B$1.62B$1.37B
Long-Term Debt$58.74B$28.83B$18.39B$9.92B
Total Equity$217.24B$182.64B$153.17B$125.71B
Retained Earnings$121.18B$102.51B$82.07B$64.80B
Book Value/Share189.02B161.07B131.73B104.51B
💰 Cash Flow Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemDec '25Dec '24Dec '23Dec '22Dec '21
Operating Cash Flow$115.80B$91.33B$71.11B$50.48B
Depreciation & Amort.$18.62B$15.50B$11.18B$8.69B
Change in Working Cap$-885.0M$1.05B$3.84B$5.68B
Capital Expenditure$-69.69B$-37.26B$-27.05B$-31.19B
Free Cash Flow$46.11B$54.07B$44.07B$19.29B
Investing Cash Flow$-102.00B$-47.15B$-24.50B$-28.97B
Acquisitions$-4.23B$-270.0M$-629.0M$-1.31B
Financing Cash Flow$-20.37B$-40.78B$-19.50B$-22.14B
Debt Issued$29.91B$10.43B$8.46B$9.92B
Debt Repaid$-2.52B$-1.97B$-1.06B$-850.0M
Dividends Paid$-5.32B$-5.07B$0$0
Share Buyback$-26.25B$-30.12B$-19.77B$-27.96B
Net Change in Cash$-6.57B$3.40B$27.12B$-631.0M
📈 Key Financial Ratios
RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross Margin %82.0%81.7%80.8%78.3%
Operating Margin %41.4%42.2%34.7%24.8%
Net Margin %30.1%37.9%29.0%19.9%
EBITDA Margin %52.6%52.8%43.8%32.3%
ROE %27.8%34.1%25.5%18.5%
ROA %16.5%22.6%17.0%12.5%
Debt/Equity %38.6%26.9%24.3%21.2%
Current Ratio2.602.982.672.20
FCF Margin %22.9%32.9%32.7%16.5%
Asset Turnover0.550.600.590.63
🚀 Compounded Growth Rates
Revenue
1-Year+22.2%
3-Year CAGR+22.1%
Net Profit
1-Year-3.1%
3-Year CAGR+24.4%
🏭 Industry Peers — Internet Content & Information
TickerCompanyPriceP/EP/BMCapROEMarginRev Growth
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.$349.2632.210.2$4,225.2B35.7%32.8%18.0%
DISWalt Disney Company (The)$101.7515.01.7$180.3B12.0%12.8%5.2%
NFLXNetflix, Inc.$90.5629.214.4$381.3B48.5%28.5%16.2%
CMCSAComcast Corporation$27.875.51.1$99.6B20.9%15.0%5.3%
TAT&T Inc.$26.208.61.7$182.9B18.4%16.9%2.9%
VZVerizon Communications Inc.$47.1611.51.9$196.9B17.2%12.5%2.9%
TMUST-Mobile US, Inc.$185.2519.13.5$204.1B18.2%12.4%11.3%
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.$173.124.71.3$24.4B27.5%9.0%-1.0%

Peers selected from Communication Services sector · Data from Yahoo Finance

🏛 Shareholding Pattern
TOP HOLDERS
HolderTypeShares% Held
Vanguard Group IncInst199,995,6309.11%
Blackrock Inc.Inst171,505,0907.81%
FMR, LLCInst122,341,6125.57%
State Street CorporationInst90,841,3454.14%
Geode Capital Management, LLCInst52,806,7122.40%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard TotalMF68,443,5523.12%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 IMF54,919,4622.50%
Fidelity ContrafundMF29,554,0591.35%
🟢 CATALYSTS
🏆Revenue Growth 24%: Above sector norm of 18% — strong top-line momentum.
💹High ROE (30.2%): Above sector norm of 15% — efficient capital use.
🔀Healthy Margins (30.1%): Above sector norm of 20%.
🇺Analyst Upside (28%): Mean target of $855.11 above current price.
🇸Earnings Growth (11%): Above sector norm — strong profit expansion.
🔴 RISKS
📜High Beta (1.31): More volatile than market — higher swing risk.
💰Market Risk: Broader market correction or sentiment shift could impact stock.
🔓Sector Risk: Regulatory or competitive changes in Communication Services space.
🕸 Factor Analysis · Radar
Momentum 6/10: 1M +24.8%, 6M -10.8%, RSI 59, MACD bullish, Below 200DMA Sentiment 8/10: Analyst upside +27.8%, Rec: strong buy Value 5/10: P/E 28.5, P/B 7.8, PEG 1.11, EV/EBITDA 16.9 Quality 9/10: ROE 30.2%, Margin 30.1%, D/E 39, CR 2.60 Low Volatility 3/10: Beta 1.31, Ann. vol 35% Momentum 6 Sentiment 8 Value 5 Quality 9 Low Vol 3
Momentum 6/10
1M +24.8%, 6M -10.8%, RSI 59, MACD bullish, Below 200DMA
Sentiment 8/10
Analyst upside +27.8%, Rec: strong buy
Value 5/10
P/E 28.5, P/B 7.8, PEG 1.11, EV/EBITDA 16.9
Quality 9/10
ROE 30.2%, Margin 30.1%, D/E 39, CR 2.60
Low Volatility 3/10
Beta 1.31, Ann. vol 35%
🎯 Decision Matrix — Game Theory
ActionIf Stock RisesIf Stock Falls
BUYCapture 27.8% analyst upsideOPM of 41% provides margin buffer
HOLDRetain existing position; wait for better entryMiss further upside if momentum continues; 1M return of +24.8% shows momentum
SELLLock in +22.1% 1Y returnAvoid further drawdown
REASONS TO BUY
  • Analyst upside of 27.8% with mean target of $855.11
  • ROE of 30.2% above sector norm of 15%
  • Revenue growing at 23.8% YoY (sector norm: 6%)
  • Operating margin of 41% shows pricing power (sector norm: 20%)
REASONS TO SELL / AVOID
  • No major red flags identified
RECOMMENDATION
BUY
COMPOSITE SCORE
71/100
Meta Platforms, Inc. trades at $669.29 with a composite risk score of 71/100. The stock scores 14/25 on valuation, 24/25 on financial health, 15/25 on growth, and 18/25 on technicals. The company is currently profitable with strong return on equity.

Analyst consensus suggests upside of 27.8% with a mean target of $855.11. Revenue growth is at 23.8% — a strong positive signal.

Bottom Line: Attractive risk/reward for Communication Services at current levels. The current recommendation is BUY.
PROFITABLE HIGH ROE STRONG GROWTH UPSIDE POTENTIAL VOLATILE