Meta Platforms, Inc.
META · Price history
Price at last available close
$612.49
−$126.30 (-17.10%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Meta Platforms, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 2, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Meta Platforms Inc., which operated as Facebook, Inc. until its October 2021 rebranding, is a technology enterprise focused on developing innovative products that empower people globally to connect and share with their friends and family. These services are accessible across a variety of digital platforms, including mobile phones, personal computers, virtual reality devices, and wearables. The company's activities are organized into two principal divisions: the Family of Apps and Reality Labs.
How they make money
Meta generates substantially all of its revenue from advertising by displaying ad products on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and third-party mobile applications. The company also generates revenue through its Reality Labs division via the sale of consumer hardware, software, and content, as well as other sources including paid messaging from WhatsApp and Meta Verified subscriptions.
Products & services
Meta provides social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, as well as the text-based app Threads and the AI assistant Meta AI. Its Reality Labs division offers consumer hardware such as Meta Quest VR headsets, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and related software and content.
Brands & revenue mix
Core social networking platform.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Photo and video sharing social platform.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Messaging application for private communication and business transactions.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Messaging application for text, audio, and video calls.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Virtual reality hardware and content ecosystem.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
The company does not rely on any single customer for a significant portion of its revenue, as its advertising business is highly diversified across millions of marketers and developers globally.
Competitors
- TikTok — Competes for user engagement and time spent on online content and information platforms.Source
Strengths
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Total debt increased 126.6% versus the same quarter last year.
Compare the added borrowing with available cash, cash generation and maturities. A percentage increase from a small starting balance can look large without measuring the full debt burden.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
55
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
81
Strong
Financial Strength
61
Business Quality / Moat
92
Management
100
Growth Quality
70
Risk / Durability
91
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
58
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
57/100
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Model Score 57/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is mixed across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. Review the category scores to identify what is helping or hurting the result.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as moderate rather than unusually attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for META
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can META maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is META's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is META's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of META's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
55
Opportunity Score
58
Market Cap
$1.57T
P/E Ratio
27.7
EPS
$26.91
52-Week High
$779.82
52-Week Low
$520.26
Beta
1.24
Intrinsic Value
$1036.03
Analyst Target
$775.00
Shares Outstanding
2.57B
Total Revenue
$228.25B
Total Debt
$112.32B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.34%
Liquidation Value / Share
$101.48
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$2.10
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Strong downward momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for META
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on META.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Large global user base across Family of Apps.
- +Significant investment and innovation in AI and generative AI.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Internet Content & Information industry.
- −Intense competition for user engagement and advertising spend.
- −Impact of global macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions.
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
55
Oct 1, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
55
Oct 5, 2026
Category Changes
META score was unchanged.
Negative Contributors
- − Valuation declined by 3.2 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
50
Projected Change
-4.8 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 4.8 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
UndervaluedCurrent Price
$612.49
Model Intrinsic Value
$1036.03
Difference
−$423.54
-40.9% vs IV
Margin of Safety
40.9%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $228.25B | $200.97B | $164.50B | $134.90B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $41.66B | $36.17B | $30.16B | $25.96B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $186.59B | $164.79B | $134.34B | $108.94B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $71.64B | $57.37B | $43.87B | $38.48B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $28.03B | $24.14B | $21.09B | $23.71B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $99.66B | $81.52B | $64.96B | $62.19B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $107.07B | $104.55B | $86.88B | $59.05B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $86.93B | $83.28B | $69.38B | $46.75B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $2.28B | $1.17B | $715.0M | $446.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $87.52B | $85.93B | $70.66B | $47.43B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $19.43B | $25.47B | $8.30B | $8.33B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $68.10B | $60.46B | $62.36B | $39.10B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $26.91 | $23.98 | $24.61 | $15.19 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 2.54B | 2.52B | 2.53B | 2.57B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 2.57B | 2.57B | 2.61B | 2.63B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$60.80B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$6.18
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+126.6%
Cash Change
+28.8%
Margin Change
-12.5 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 28.0%. EPS declined 13.4%. Cash increased 28.8%. Total debt increased 126.6%. Net income margin declined by 12.5 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
56
Smart Money
56
Number of Gurus
25
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
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Conservative Projected Values
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