FOX
Fox Corporation
FOX's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over FOX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
FOX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
FOX's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
FOX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $58.71 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $50.62 | -14% |
| Fair | 13x | $60.26 | +2.6% |
| Current | 13x | $58.71 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $72.16 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FOX 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.
FOX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect FOX's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
FOX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.67 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.72 | +6.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.84 | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.79 | -5.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.16 | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.45 | +8.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.91 | +57% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.02 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.67 | +175% |
FOX earned $4.72 per share over the past year, up 6.1% from 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 FOX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FOX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.6B | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.2B | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $4B | -8.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.2B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.7B | +4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3B | +6.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4B | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1B | +20% |
FOX's revenue is growing: $4.6B last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | +6.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | -7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.9% | -4.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2% | -3.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 21% | -9.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | -17 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +7.1 points |
FOX 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 has the edge over FOX 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'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.
FOX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $503M | +$737M |
| Q2 2026 | $726M | -48% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.8B | -9% |
| Q4 2025 | -$791M | -$355M |
| Q3 2025 | -$234M | -349% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | +77% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | -$436M | +$179M |
FOX 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.
FOX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -11M shares |
| 1 year | -5.9% | -27M shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -66M shares |
| 5 years | -26% | -150M shares |
| Available history | -31% | -192M shares |
FOX has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $100M |
| Q1 2026 | $100M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6B |
| Q3 2025 | $250M |
| Q2 2025 | $250M |
| Q1 2025 | $250M |
| Q4 2024 | $250M |
FOX spent $1.8B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 75% from the year before.
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.
FOX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
FOX's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
FOX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.9 | Neutral |
FOX's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
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).
FOX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | FOX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 16x | 22% below |
| PE % | 52 | 26 | 26 pts above |
FOX 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.
FOX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $57.4 | 2.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $56.4 | 4.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $57.1 | 2.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $54.1 | 8.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $43.0 | 37% above |
FOX 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.
FOX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.7 | $28.0 | -24% |
| 2021 | $28.0 | $34.5 | +23% |
| 2022 | $34.5 | $28.9 | -16% |
| 2023 | $28.9 | $27.7 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | $27.7 | $46.6 | +69% |
| 2025 | $46.6 | $65.4 | +40% |
| 2026 YTD | $65.4 | $58.7 | -10% |
FOX has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 10% 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 FOX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.