EDUC
Educational Development Corporation
EDUC has the edge over META overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
EDUC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
EDUC's profitability and balance sheet are currently strong, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
EDUC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 0.7x | $0.85 | — |
| Current | 4.5x | $0.85 | — |
| Cheap | 5.4x | $1.03 | +22% |
| Fair | 8.1x | $1.53 | +80% |
| Expensive | 21x | $4.03 | +374% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EDUC 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.
EDUC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
EDUC 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.
EDUC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.25 | +558% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.19 | +$0.73 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.23 | +$0.84 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.26 | +$0.89 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.47 | +$1.13 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.54 | -$0.22 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.61 | -2133% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.63 | -1000% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.66 | -3400% |
EDUC has returned to profit: it earned $0.19 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
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 has the edge over EDUC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
EDUC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M | -12% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.8M | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.2M | -37% |
| Q4 2025 | $7M | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.6M | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.1M | -29% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6M | -26% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.1M | -35% |
EDUC's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $4M last quarter, down 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -38% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -29% | -8.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -50% | -27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 152% | +162 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | 0 points |
| Q2 2025 | -20% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -10% | -26 points |
EDUC's operating margin was −38% last quarter, down 0.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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 has the edge over EDUC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 EDUC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
EDUC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$603.2K | -$564.9K |
| Q2 2026 | $468.3K | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.1M | -$397.3K |
| Q4 2025 | $2.4M | -44% |
| Q3 2025 | -$38.3K | +$915.6K |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | +9.2% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.7M | +$1.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3M | -36% |
EDUC usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$603,200, but it generated $176,800 over the past year.
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.
EDUC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +9.2K shares |
| 1 year | -0.7% | -62.7K shares |
| 3 years | +3% | +251K shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +85.2K shares |
| Available history | +1.3% | +108K shares |
EDUC has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $700 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
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.
EDUC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | 10.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 8.6x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 115.0x | High |
EDUC 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).
EDUC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 18.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 9.7 | Oversold |
EDUC's weekly RSI is 18 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 10 (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).
EDUC PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | EDUC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.5x | 16x | 73% below |
| PE % | 9 | 26 | 17 pts below |
EDUC has the edge over META on valuation relative to its sector.
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
EDUC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.09 | 22% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.28 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.34 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.36 | 38% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.62 | 48% below |
EDUC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 48% below 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 the edge over EDUC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
EDUC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.17 | $15.5 | +152% |
| 2021 | $15.5 | $8.54 | -45% |
| 2022 | $8.54 | $3.13 | -63% |
| 2023 | $3.13 | $1.16 | -63% |
| 2024 | $1.16 | $1.61 | +39% |
| 2025 | $1.61 | $1.33 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.33 | $0.85 | -36% |
EDUC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +152% in 2020 to −63% in 2022. It's down 36% 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 EDUC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.