Meta Platforms vs Microsoft
META and MSFT side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How META and MSFT compare
Microsoft is the larger company, worth 2.5 times as much as Meta Platforms ($3.9T against $1.6T).
On earnings, Meta Platforms is cheaper: it trades at 23.2× trailing earnings, against 29.1× for Microsoft.
Meta Platforms grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (27.7% versus 17.8% for Microsoft).
Microsoft keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 40.3% compared with 29.8% at Meta Platforms.
Both pay dividends: Meta Platforms yields 0.34% and Microsoft 0.70%.
Microsoft scores higher on the StockData Score (22 against 19 for Meta Platforms), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | META | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.6T | $3.9T |
| Share price | $614.99 | $521.91 |
| Change, 1 year | −18.2% | −3.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 80.3% | 55.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.39 | 1.14 |
| Employees | 79K | 223K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 | 22 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.2× (better) | 29.1× |
| P/S | 6.9× (better) | 11.7× |
| P/B | 6.0× (better) | 8.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.2× (better) | 24.7× |
| P/FCF | 38.2× (better) | 57.9× |
| PEG | 0.58 (better) | 1.27 |
| FCF yield | 2.6% (better) | 1.7% |
| Fair value | $649.84 | $510.33 |
| Margin of safety | 5.4% (better) | −2.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 27.7% (better) | 17.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 18.5% (better) | 14.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −4.8% | 31.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −3.7% | 31.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 18.4% (better) | 17.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 81.7% (better) | 67.9% |
| Operating margin | 38.1% | 46.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 29.8% | 40.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 18.0% | 20.2% (better) |
| Return on equity | 29.8% | 34.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 31.4% | 35.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.32 | 0.09 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.06 | −0.24 |
| Interest coverage | – | 50.9× |
| Current ratio | 2.23 (better) | 1.23 |
| Altman Z-score | 6.80 | 9.14 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.34% | 0.70% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 7.9% | 19.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 10.2% |
| Buyback yield | 0.21% | 0.52% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 0.55% | 1.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 66.9% | 74.1% |
| Held by insiders | 13.5% | 0.04% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$256M | −$113M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 25 (better) | 21 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.5% | 0.82% |
Go deeper
- META stock overview
- META income statement
- META valuation and score
- MSFT stock overview
- MSFT income statement
- MSFT valuation and score
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