# Meta Platforms Inc. (META) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $616.77, market value $1.57 trillion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 23.3×** (5-yr avg 22.8×, 3-yr avg 25.4×). Meta Platforms Inc. trades at 23.3× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 22.8×. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 17.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 6.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.9×.
- **Price / book: 6.0×**. The shares trade at 6.0× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.5×**. Enterprise value is 14.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.6%** (5-yr avg 4.2%). Free cash flow equals 2.6% of the market value, below its five-year average of 4.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 4.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 38.1%**. 38.1% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 30.1%**. 30.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 27.8%**. 27.8% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 28.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 28.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 18.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 18.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 22.2%** (3-yr 19.9%/yr, 5-yr 18.5%/yr). Revenue grew 22.2% over the last year, against 18.5% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -1.6%** (3-yr 39.8%/yr, 5-yr 18.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 1.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 33.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 33.7% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.27**. Debt is 0.27 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 8.47**. A Z-score of 8.47 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.34%** ($2.10 per share, trailing). Meta Platforms Inc. yields 0.34%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 9%**. 9% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 2**. 2 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (57 analysts). 57 analysts cover Meta Platforms Inc.; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $754.77 (+22% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -17.3%** (YTD -6.4%, 3-mo 4.1%). The shares are down 17.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -22.0%** (18.6% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 62**. An RSI of 62 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.42** (volatility 39%). Beta of 1.42 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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