META — Meta Platforms, Inc. $585.61

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Quality Scorecard Growth

B83/100
✅ Pricing power (gross margin) 82% Gross margin 82% — wide margins, likely pricing power
✅ Return on equity 33% ROE 33% — high returns on capital
✅ Leverage (net debt / EBITDA) 0.1x Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — low leverage
✅ Interest coverage 71x EBIT covers interest 71x — comfortably covered
✅ Earnings consistency (revenue) 0/3 down 0 revenue-down year(s) in 3 — no down years
❌ Earnings growth (net income YoY) -3% Net income -3% YoY — earnings declining
✅ Cash conversion (CFO/NI) 192% Operating cash ÷ net income 192% — earnings convert to cash
❌ Operating margin trend eroding Operating margin eroding
✅ Revenue growth 33% Revenue +33% — strong demand growth
✅ Growth trajectory accelerating YoY +22% vs +19% prior 2-yr avg — accelerating
✅ Dilution control +0.6%/yr Shares +0.6% YoY — dilution controlled
✅ Rule of 40 56 growth 33% + FCF margin 23% = 56 — healthy growth + profitability

Growth-stage checklist (proxy metrics from yfinance). 12 of 12 criteria scored. Not financial advice.

Buy-Now Score

90/100
Quality ×40%83
Trajectory ×30%100
Valuation ×30%91

Comparative rank: 40% Quality + 30% Trajectory + 30% Valuation — higher = better buy now. Not financial advice.

Valuation

$401.24$907.15
Price $585.61DCF $445.83 (-24%)Analyst $824.68 (+41%)MarketGist fair $748.91 (+28%)

DCF: 22% start growth → 2.5%, 10.7% discount (band $345.02–$585.47). Analyst: 57 analysts. MarketGist fair = 80% analyst + 20% DCF. Not financial advice.

Key Trends (6-yr)

GAAP EPS
▼ -1.6% YoY
Sales
▲ +22.2% YoY
Shares Outstanding
▼ -1.5% YoY

Company Overview

Basic Information

Company Name: Meta Platforms, Inc.
Symbol: META
Exchange: NMS
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Internet Content & Information

Company Details

Country: United States
City: Menlo Park
Employees: 77,986
Market Cap: $1.49T
Website: https://www.meta.com

Business Description

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. The RL segment provides virtual and augmented reality products, including consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, as well as Meta Quest devices that enable social experiences across gaming, fitness, entertainment, and more. The segment also includes wearables such as AI glasses like Ray Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses; and the Meta Ray Ban Display, which combines AI glasses with an integrated lens display and the Meta Neural Band, a wrist worn device using electromyography that lets people control their AI glasses through neuromuscular signals. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Inc., and OpenAI, L.L.C. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Key Metrics

Price & Valuation

Current Price
$585.61
Market Cap
$1.49T
P/E Ratio
21.32
Forward P/E
15.82
PEG Ratio
0.87
Price to Book
6.10

Profitability

Profit Margin: 32.84%
Operating Margin: 40.62%
Gross Margin: 81.94%
Return on Equity (ROE): 32.93%
Return on Assets (ROA): 16.40%
Revenue Growth: 33.10%

Financial Health

Current Ratio: 2.35
Quick Ratio: 2.11
Debt to Equity: 35.61
Total Debt: $86.77B
Total Cash: $81.18B
Beta: 1.25

Trading & Analyst Info

52-Week Range

52-Week High: $796.25
52-Week Low: $520.26
50-Day Average: $605.12
200-Day Average: $636.85

Analyst Recommendations

Recommendation: STRONG_BUY
Target Mean Price: $824.68
Target High: $1.01K
Target Low: $664.46

Quarterly Verdict

🟢 83/100

Worth buying

Quality grade B; 3 improving / 3 weakening metrics YoY.

➕ Pricing power (gross margin): Gross margin 82% — wide margins, likely pricing power
➕ Return on equity: ROE 33% — high returns on capital
➕ Leverage (net debt / EBITDA): Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — low leverage
➕ Interest coverage: EBIT covers interest 71x — comfortably covered
➕ Earnings consistency (revenue): 0 revenue-down year(s) in 3 — no down years
➖ Earnings growth (net income YoY): Net income -3% YoY — earnings declining
➕ Cash conversion (CFO/NI): Operating cash ÷ net income 192% — earnings convert to cash
➖ Operating margin trend: Operating margin eroding
➕ Revenue growth: Revenue +33% — strong demand growth
➕ Growth trajectory: YoY +22% vs +19% prior 2-yr avg — accelerating
➕ Dilution control: Shares +0.6% YoY — dilution controlled
➕ Rule of 40: growth 33% + FCF margin 23% = 56 — healthy growth + profitability
➕ Revenue +33.1% YoY
➕ Net income +60.9% YoY
➖ Operating margin -0.9 pts YoY
➕ Free cash flow +19.3% YoY
➖ Cash -18.5% YoY
➖ Debt +75.2% YoY

Heuristic from the Quality Scorecard + quarter-over-quarter trends. Not financial advice.

Financial Statements

Income Statement (Annual)

Item2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items$104.35M$-81.08M$-64.42M$-15.79MN/A
Tax Rate For Calcs$0.30$0.12$0.18$0.20N/A
Normalized EBITDA$105.36B$87.57B$59.42B$37.77BN/A
Total Unusual Items$352.00M$-690.00M$-366.00M$-81.00MN/A
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill$352.00M$-690.00M$-366.00M$-81.00MN/A
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest$60.46B$62.36B$39.10B$23.20BN/A
Reconciled Depreciation$18.62B$15.50B$11.18B$8.69BN/A
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue$36.17B$30.16B$25.96B$25.25BN/A
EBITDA$105.71B$86.88B$59.05B$37.69BN/A
EBIT$87.10B$71.38B$47.87B$29.00BN/A
Net Interest Income$958.00M$1.80B$1.19B$276.00MN/A
Interest Expense$1.17B$715.00M$446.00M$185.00MN/A
Interest Income$2.12B$2.52B$1.64B$461.00MN/A
Normalized Income$60.21B$62.97B$39.40B$23.27BN/A
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation$60.46B$62.36B$39.10B$23.20BN/A

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Balance Sheet (Annual)

Item2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Treasury Shares NumberN/AN/A$0.00N/AN/A
Ordinary Shares Number$2.53B$2.53B$2.56B$2.61BN/A
Share Issued$2.53B$2.53B$2.56B$2.61BN/A
Net Debt$22.87BN/AN/AN/AN/A
Total Debt$83.90B$49.06B$37.23B$26.59BN/A
Tangible Book Value$189.02B$161.07B$131.73B$104.51BN/A
Invested Capital$275.99B$211.46B$171.55B$135.64BN/A
Working Capital$66.89B$66.45B$53.41B$32.52BN/A
Net Tangible Assets$189.02B$161.07B$131.73B$104.51BN/A
Capital Lease Obligations$25.15B$20.23B$18.85B$16.67BN/A
Common Stock Equity$217.24B$182.64B$153.17B$125.71BN/A
Total Capitalization$275.99B$211.46B$171.55B$135.64BN/A
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest$217.24B$182.64B$153.17B$125.71BN/A
Stockholders Equity$217.24B$182.64B$153.17B$125.71BN/A
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings$271.00M$-3.10B$-2.15B$-3.53BN/A

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Cash Flow Statement (Annual)

Item2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-31
Free Cash Flow$46.11B$54.07B$44.07B$19.29BN/A
Repurchase Of Capital Stock$-26.25B$-30.12B$-19.77B$-27.96BN/A
Repayment Of Debt$-2.52B$-1.97B$-1.06B$-850.00MN/A
Issuance Of Debt$29.91B$10.43B$8.46B$9.92BN/A
Capital Expenditure$-69.69B$-37.26B$-27.05B$-31.19BN/A
Interest Paid Supplemental Data$696.00M$486.00M$448.00M$0.00N/A
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data$7.58B$10.55B$6.61B$6.41BN/A
End Cash Position$39.10B$45.44B$42.83B$15.60BN/A
Beginning Cash Position$45.44B$42.83B$15.60B$16.86BN/A
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes$235.00M$-786.00M$113.00M$-638.00MN/A
Changes In Cash$-6.57B$3.40B$27.12B$-631.00MN/A
Financing Cash Flow$-20.37B$-40.78B$-19.50B$-22.14BN/A
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities$-20.37B$-40.78B$-19.50B$-22.14BN/A
Net Other Financing Charges$-16.18B$-14.05B$-7.12B$-3.25BN/A
Cash Dividends Paid$-5.32B$-5.07B$0.00$0.00N/A

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