FOXA
Fox Corporation
FOXA trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over FOXA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
FOXA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
FOXA'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.
FOXA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $50.62 | -23% |
| Forward | 12x | $65.71 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $60.26 | -8.3% |
| Current | 13x | $65.71 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $72.16 | +9.8% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FOXA 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.
FOXA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect FOXA's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability 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.
FOXA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.60 | +19% |
| 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% |
FOXA 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 FOXA on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FOXA 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% |
FOXA'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 |
FOXA 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 FOXA 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.
FOXA 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 |
FOXA 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.
FOXA 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 |
FOXA 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 |
FOXA 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.
FOXA 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 |
FOXA'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).
FOXA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.4 | Neutral |
FOXA's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (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).
FOXA PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | FOXA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 16x | 22% below |
| PE % | 52 | 26 | 26 pts above |
FOXA 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.
FOXA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $64.3 | 2.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $63.1 | 4.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $63.7 | 3.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $59.6 | 10% above |
| 200 week MA | $47.0 | 40% above |
FOXA 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.
FOXA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.4 | $28.3 | -24% |
| 2021 | $28.3 | $37.3 | +32% |
| 2022 | $37.3 | $30.8 | -17% |
| 2023 | $30.8 | $29.7 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | $29.7 | $49.5 | +67% |
| 2025 | $49.5 | $74.3 | +50% |
| 2026 YTD | $74.3 | $65.7 | -12% |
FOXA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 12% 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 FOXA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.