Meta Platforms stock
METANASDAQMeta Platforms, Inc., Communication ServicesISIN US30303M1027
78Score 78 out of 100, Strong
Price and trend
63 / 100
Price history
+0.3% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 14 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 0.4% below it.
Since October 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 44).
The price is 19% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 14 years: 77% (September 2021 to November 2022).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$678.57
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$631.48
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)44
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$525.72
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$777.59
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Meta Platforms, Inc. belongs to the Internet Content & Information industry (United States) and, with a market value of $1.61T, is number 2 of 46 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $200.97B (up 22.2% year on year) and earnings of $60.46B (down 3.1%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $256.59B (up 27.7%) and adjusted earnings per share of $29.11 (up 23.9%).
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- MEQIRI Score 78 out of 100 (Strong): rank 5 of 232 in Communication Services, median 58.
- The P/E is 21.5 (Internet Content & Information median 15.8, own median of recent years 25.4).
- Our model puts fair value at $725.22, with the price 13% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High return on capitalReturn on invested capital 31.4% in fiscal 2025, Internet Content & Information median 5.6%.Profitability 98
- High marginNet margin 31.1% over the last 12 months, Internet Content & Information median 7.8%.Profitability 98
- Share buybacksShare count down 12% since 2020.Capital allocation 86
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are profitability and capital allocation, while momentum holds the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 77 to 78.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among the 100 largest stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 7 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 9 in 100.
What drives the risk
- high growth grade (crashed more often in the backtest)
What lowers it
- very large company
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $518.02 and expensive above $1,208.71 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $987.20 (cash-flow model) and $463.25 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 9.5%. At 10.5% the fair value would be $646.64, at 8.5% it would be $837.71.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (15.8).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 27.5% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown strongly since 2007, at around 49% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 82%, operating 41%, net 30%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with moderate debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 27 Jan 2027in 76 days
- Last reported
- 21 Oct 2026EPS reported $7.40 (expected $6.54)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have cut their 2026 earnings estimate by 5.8% since 15 Oct 2026. Falling estimates often precede bad news.
- Earnings per share
- $29.11−5.8%
- Revenue
- $256.59B+1.0%
- Earnings per share
- $34.18+0.4%
- Revenue
- $312.5B+2.1%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: −6.5%Meta raised its 2026 expense outlook only to include a legal charge and, excluding that charge, still expects 2026 operating income to be above 2025.
“Excluding the Q3 legal charge, we continue to expect 2026 operating income to be above 2025 operating income. At a segment level, we now expect Reality Labs losses to decline compared to 2025 to a range of $18 billion to $19 billion.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 21 Oct 2026 (fiscal Q3 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 10 insiders sold, $139.18M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Olivan JavierSale
2 Nov 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,493
- Price
- $614.15
- Value
- $916,926
- Andreessen Marc LSale
2 Nov 2026, Board
- Shares
- 20,951
- Price
- $609.74
- Value
- $12.77M
- Alford PeggySale
26 Oct 2026, Board
- Shares
- 390
- Price
- $640.00
- Value
- $249,600
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- Olivan JavierSale
26 Oct 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,493
- Price
- $640.00
- Value
- $955,520
- Olivan JavierSale
19 Oct 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,493
- Price
- $707.20
- Value
- $1.06M
- Olivan JavierSale
12 Oct 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,493
- Price
- $728.10
- Value
- $1.09M
- Olivan JavierSale
5 Oct 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,493
- Price
- $728.08
- Value
- $1.09M
- Olivan JavierSale
28 Sept 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,493
- Price
- $749.87
- Value
- $1.12M
- Zuckerberg MarkSale
24 Sept 2026, 10 percent owner, officer: COB and CEO
- Shares
- 27,474
- Price
- $777.44
- Value
- $21.36M
- Cox Christopher KSale
21 Sept 2026, Chief Product Officer
- Shares
- 40,000
- Price
- $712.76
- Value
- $28.51M
- Olivan JavierSale
21 Sept 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,493
- Price
- $680.27
- Value
- $1.02M
- Cox Christopher KSale
15 Sept 2026, Chief Product Officer
- Shares
- 20,000
- Price
- $675.23
- Value
- $13.5M
- Olivan JavierSale
14 Sept 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,493
- Price
- $657.73
- Value
- $981,991
- Cox Christopher KSale
9 Sept 2026, Chief Product Officer
- Shares
- 20,000
- Price
- $650.28
- Value
- $13.01M
- Olivan JavierSale
8 Sept 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 5,026
- Price
- $616.62
- Value
- $3.1M
- Anderson AaronSale
3 Sept 2026, Chief Accounting Officer
- Shares
- 3,240
- Price
- $618.06
- Value
- $2M
- Mahoney Curtis J.Sale
18 Aug 2026, Chief Legal Officer
- Shares
- 1,559
- Price
- $558.00
- Value
- $869,922
- Li Susan JSale
18 Aug 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 9,196
- Price
- $550.61
- Value
- $5.06M
- Bosworth AndrewSale
18 Aug 2026, Chief Technology Officer
- Shares
- 7,848
- Price
- $558.00
- Value
- $4.38M
- Li Susan JSale
15 Aug 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 2,127
- Price
- $689.85
- Value
- $1.47M
- Olivan JavierSale
10 Aug 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,528
- Price
- $600.77
- Value
- $917,973
- Andreessen Marc LSale
4 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 426
- Price
- $588.98
- Value
- $250,907
- Kimmitt Robert MSale
3 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $561.56
- Value
- $280,780
- Alford PeggySale
31 Jul 2026, Board
- Shares
- 464
- Price
- $543.56
- Value
- $252,212
- Olivan JavierSale
27 Jul 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,384
- Price
- $607.85
- Value
- $841,264
- Olivan JavierSale
20 Jul 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,384
- Price
- $645.85
- Value
- $893,856
- Olivan JavierSale
13 Jul 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 2,081
- Price
- $661.02
- Value
- $1.38M
- Olivan JavierSale
6 Jul 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 4,989
- Price
- $600.89
- Value
- $3M
- Kimmitt Robert MSale
1 Jul 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $607.75
- Value
- $303,875
- Olivan JavierSale
15 Jun 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,234
- Price
- $600.00
- Value
- $740,400
- Kimmitt Robert MSale
1 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 504
- Price
- $629.29
- Value
- $317,162
- Olivan JavierSale
1 Jun 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,384
- Price
- $629.29
- Value
- $870,937
- Mahoney Curtis J.Sale
27 May 2026, Chief Legal Officer
- Shares
- 2,079
- Price
- $609.92
- Value
- $1.27M
- Olivan JavierSale
26 May 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,384
- Price
- $608.98
- Value
- $842,828
- Olivan JavierSale
18 May 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1,384
- Price
- $609.35
- Value
- $843,340
- Bosworth AndrewSale
18 May 2026, Chief Technology Officer
- Shares
- 7,847
- Price
- $607.83
- Value
- $4.77M
- Li Susan JSale
18 May 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 9,195
- Price
- $607.84
- Value
- $5.59M
- Li Susan JSale
15 May 2026, Chief Financial Officer
- Shares
- 2,127
- Price
- $618.43
- Value
- $1.32M
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Meta Platforms
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
232 rated companies in Communication Services
- This company
- 78
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Internet Content & Information
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ETFs that hold Meta Platforms
Held by 131 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xtrackers MSCI USA Communication Services UCITS ETF 1DXUCM | 17.63% | 0.12% | €413.81M |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF 1CXWTS | 16.95% | 0.25% | €358.23M |
| State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Communication Services Select Sector UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPDK | 16.93% | 0.15% | €281.71M |
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| iShares S&P 500 Communication Sector UCITS ETFIU5C | 16.05% | 0.15% | €1.05B |
| Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence & Big Data UCITS ETF 1CXAIX | 5.25% | 0.35% | €7.53B |
| Global X S&P 500 Covered Call UCITS ETF IncXY7D | 4.61% | 0.45% | €203.27M |
| iShares S&P 500 Top 20 UCITS ETF USD AccIS20 | 4.29% | 0.20% | €536.65M |
| UBS MSCI USA Value UCITS ETF USD disUBU5 | 4.16% | 0.20% | €799.79M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 30 Apr 2014)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.