CHT
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
CHT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over CHT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
CHT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
CHT's balance sheet is currently strong. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, profitability and cash flow.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
CHT PE Valuation
CHT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $624 | — |
| Cheap | 21x | $613 | -1.7% |
| Current | 21x | $624 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $803 | +29% |
| Expensive | 32x | $934 | +50% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
META's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
CHT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CHT's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for META, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CHT Earnings Per Share
CHT and META do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
META Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $32.16 | +9.7% |
| Q3 2026 | $29.32 | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.54 | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $27.50 | +7.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.49 | -1.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.58 | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $27.56 | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $25.58 | +47% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.86 | +60% |
META earned $29.32 per share over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
CHT Quarterly Revenue
CHT and META do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 22% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | -0.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +1 points |
| Q3 2024 | 21% | -0.9 points |
CHT has the edge over META on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
META Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.6B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.8B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $56.3B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $59.9B | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $47.5B | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.3B | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.4B | +21% |
META's revenue has grown year over year for 15 quarters in a row: $64.6B last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | -20 points |
| Q2 2026 | 31% | -12 points |
| Q1 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 40% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 43% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 41% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 48% | +7.4 points |
META's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 20 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
CHT Free Cash Flow
CHT and META do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
META Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -110% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | -81% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $14.8B | +9.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.2B | -32% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.6B | +16% |
META usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$1.2B, but it generated $28.6B over the past year.
CHT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -8.2% | -65.7M shares |
| 1 year | -5.1% | -39.5M shares |
| 3 years | -5.1% | -39.2M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -39.2M shares |
| Available history | -5% | -39.2M shares |
CHT has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
META Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +1M shares |
| 3 years | -2.6% | -68M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -286M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -303M shares |
META has 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $3.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2B |
| Q1 2025 | $12.8B |
| Q4 2024 | — |
META hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
CHT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
CHT has the edge over META on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
META Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
META's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
CHT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.5 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 93.6 | Overbought |
CHT's weekly RSI is 70 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 94 (overbought).
META Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.7 | Neutral |
META's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
CHT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CHT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 31x | 16x | 90% above |
| PE % | 100 | 26 | 74 pts above |
CHT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META has the edge over CHT on valuation relative to its sector.
CHT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $47.8 | 2.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $45.1 | 8.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $43.8 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.8 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.5 | 21% above |
CHT has the edge over META on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
META Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $674.9 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $634.5 | 1.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $630.8 | 1.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $647.8 | 3.7% below |
| 200 week MA | $517.5 | 21% above |
META has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 21% above its 200-week average.
CHT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.2 | $38.3 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | $38.3 | $41.8 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | $41.8 | $36.6 | -13% |
| 2023 | $36.6 | $39.1 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | $39.1 | $38.0 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | $38.0 | $41.6 | +9.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $41.6 | $49.1 | +18% |
CHT has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
META Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $208.1 | $267.4 | +28% |
| 2021 | $267.4 | $335.2 | +25% |
| 2022 | $335.2 | $118.0 | -65% |
| 2023 | $118.0 | $354.0 | +200% |
| 2024 | $354.0 | $599.8 | +69% |
| 2025 | $599.8 | $663.3 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $663.3 | $623.6 | -6% |
META's yearly returns have swung widely, from +200% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's down 6% so far in 2026.