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Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) stock

METANasdaqServices-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.Fiscal year ends December 31Also trades as METAM
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026Score 21/308% below fair value
$623.61−5.16 (-0.82%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $1.59TP/E 21.3Yield 0.34%

Meta Platforms statistics

109 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date
Sep 21, 2026
Fundamentals through
Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$1.59T
$793.39M
Enterprise Value
$1.60T
$768.70M
PE Ratio
21.25
26.25
PS Ratio
6.60
2.28
PB Ratio
5.85
2.76
P/TBV Ratio
6.40
4.88
P/FCF Ratio
55.64
15.38
P/OCF Ratio
11.98
13.16

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
6.60
2.03
EV / EBITDA
15.30
16.16
EV / EBIT
20.10
20.87
EV / FCF
55.68
15.27

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
2.56B
58M
Shares Change (YoY)
-0.75%
1.97%
Float
2.21B
53M
Shares Held by Insiders
13.4%
13.2%
Shares Held by Institutions
66.6%
62.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
75M
–
Short Interest Change
165.6%
-3.30%
Days to Cover
2.71
3.54

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$779.82
–
52-Week Low
$520.26
–
20-Day Moving Average
$640.44
–
50-Day Moving Average
$679.19
–
200-Day Moving Average
$631.25
–
Average True Range (14)
$22.97
–
Price Change (1 Week)
3.06%
0.35%
Price Change (1 Month)
-15.4%
0.00%
Price Change (3 Months)
5.72%
-7.14%
Price Change (6 Months)
0.84%
0.66%
Price Change (YTD)
-5.53%
-14.1%
Price Change (1 Year)
-0.55%
-14.0%
Price Change (3 Years)
89.4%
-12.6%
Price Change (5 Years)
82.9%
-56.7%
Price Change (10 Years)
424.0%
44.9%
Average Volume (10 Days)
19M
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
24M
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
20M
–
Relative Volume
0.51
0.71
Relative Strength Index (14)
42.1
47.3
Volatility (1 Year)
41.5%
65.3%
Beta (5 Years)
1.39
1.19

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
81.0%
56.0%
Operating Margin
32.9%
-1.96%
Pretax Margin
32.6%
-0.63%
Profit Margin
31.1%
-2.35%
EBITDA Margin
43.2%
0.85%
FCF Margin
11.9%
9.88%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
32.3%
1.34%
Return on Assets (ROA)
19.2%
-3.12%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
33.5%
-0.29%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
19.1%
-0.55%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
1.90
1.37
Quick Ratio
1.67
0.93
Debt / Equity
0.31
0.52
Debt / EBITDA
0.80
2.60
Debt / FCF
2.92
2.79
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.01
1.41

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
27.5%
9.45%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
28.6%
9.41%
EPS Growth (YoY)
29.8%
12.4%
FCF Growth (YoY)
-36.1%
14.5%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
19.9%
7.44%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
18.5%
12.3%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
39.8%
13.7%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
18.4%
12.4%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
0.62
0.64
Revenue Per Employee
$3.06M
$396.32K
Profits Per Employee
$954.15K
-$6.68K
Employee Count
78,865
525
WACC
11.6%
10.1%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$241.61B
$257.79M
Gross Profit
$195.78B
$158.36M
Operating Income
$79.38B
-$578.69K
Pretax Income
$78.86B
-$294.07K
Net Income
$75.25B
-$298.85K
EBITDA
$104.30B
-$75.39K
EPS (Diluted)
$29.34
$0.00

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$82.45B
$41.64M
Total Debt
$83.67B
$174.92M
Net Cash (Debt)
-$1.22B
$1.79M
Net Cash Per Share
-$0.48
$0.13
Equity (Book Value)
$272.39B
$51.00M
Book Value Per Share
$106.56
$1.99
Tangible Book Value
$248.97B
$2.78M
Working Capital
$56.89B
$14.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$133.09B
$5.65M
Capital Expenditures
-$104.44B
-$5.59M
Free Cash Flow
$28.65B
$35.58M
FCF Per Share
$11.21
$0.53

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
4.72%
0.38%
FCF Yield
1.80%
4.32%
Dividend Yield
0.34%
1.30%
Buyback Yield
0.00%
3.37%
Shareholder Yield
0.34%
3.80%
Dividend Per Share
$2.10
$1.04
Dividend Growth (YoY)
5.00%
6.12%
Years of Dividend Growth
1
1
Payout Ratio
7.16%
30.7%
FCF Payout Ratio
18.8%
23.2%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax
$3.61B
$1.62M
Effective Tax Rate
4.58%
22.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$265.22
$16.66
Graham Upside
-57.5%
-55.3%
Altman Z-Score
6.31
1.97
Piotroski F-Score
6
5
Beneish M-Score
-3.03
-2.82
Lynch Fair Value
$540.23
–
Lynch Upside
-13.4%
-35.4%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodMETAS&P 500DifferenceMETA per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month-16.1%-2.7%−13.4 pts
3 months+7.8%-1.7%+9.6 pts
Year to date-5.3%+11.9%−17.2 pts
1 year+2.7%+12.0%−9.2 pts
3 years+91.5%+78.2%+13.3 pts+24.2%+21.2%
5 years+84.7%+73.2%+11.4 pts+13.1%+11.6%
10 years+429.0%+309.6%+119.3 pts+18.1%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

75M META shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 165.6% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 2.7 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 38.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 202675,483,549+165.6%27,812,6462.7
Oct 15, 202628,417,942-15.4%15,787,1461.8
Sep 30, 202633,572,792+8.3%26,851,3121.3
Sep 15, 202630,990,107+7.6%19,680,8931.6
Aug 31, 202628,807,174+2.7%16,851,4591.7
Aug 14, 202628,048,106-10.8%14,456,9211.9
Jul 31, 202631,458,758-16.9%17,110,1901.8
Jul 15, 202637,847,633+9.7%23,552,3751.6
Jun 30, 202634,489,980+15.0%17,070,5992.0
Jun 15, 202629,985,155-7.1%20,288,4361.5
May 29, 202632,270,039+0.4%14,756,3902.2
May 15, 202632,148,051+10.9%14,992,8432.1

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