DASH
DoorDash, Inc.
DASH has the edge over META overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
DASH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
DASH's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
DASH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 41x | $173 | — |
| Current | 71x | $173 | — |
| Cheap | 82x | $199 | +15% |
| Fair | 111x | $270 | +56% |
| Expensive | 304x | $738 | +327% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DASH has the edge over META in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
DASH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
DASH has the edge over META on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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.
DASH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.26 | +75% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.43 | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.92 | +5.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.11 | +167% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.13 | +634% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.99 | +$2.43 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.82 | +$2.83 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.79 | +$1.86 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.29 | +$1.71 |
DASH has the edge over META on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
DASH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.6B | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.5B | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $4B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $4B | +38% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.4B | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3B | +25% |
| Q1 2025 | $3B | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9B | +25% |
DASH has the edge over META on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.6% | +2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.7% | -1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1% | +7.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1% | +7.9 points |
DASH's operating margin was 9.6% last quarter, up 2.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 has the edge over DASH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DASH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $904M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $883M | +102% |
| Q1 2026 | $537M | -4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $367M | -24% |
| Q3 2025 | $808M | +62% |
| Q2 2025 | $438M | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $561M | +4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $486M | +6.6% |
DASH has the edge over META on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
DASH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +969K shares |
| 1 year | -0.3% | -1.5M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +47.1M shares |
| 5 years | +29% | +100M shares |
| Available history | +904% | +396M shares |
DASH has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $887M |
| Q1 2026 | $162M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $217M |
| Q2 2024 | $7M |
DASH spent $1B buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
DASH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -6.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -7.7x | Net Cash |
DASH 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).
DASH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.8 | Oversold |
DASH's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
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).
DASH PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | DASH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 71x | 16x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 28 | 27 pts below |
DASH is trading at 71x earnings, a 331% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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 DASH on valuation relative to its sector.
DASH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $184.9 | 6.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $195.8 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $187.6 | 8% below |
| 100 week MA | $201.3 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $151.8 | 14% above |
DASH has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 14% above its 200-week average.
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.
DASH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $175.0 | $158.5 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | $158.5 | $153.7 | -3% |
| 2022 | $153.7 | $50.7 | -67% |
| 2023 | $50.7 | $98.9 | +95% |
| 2024 | $98.9 | $169.3 | +71% |
| 2025 | $169.3 | $234.0 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $234.0 | $172.6 | -26% |
DASH has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 26% so far in 2026.
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 has the edge over DASH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.