GRPN
Groupon, Inc.
GRPN's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over GRPN overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
GRPN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
GRPN's revenue and profitability are currently stable, but its cash flow and balance sheet 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.
GRPN PE Valuation
GRPN 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.
GRPN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect GRPN'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.
GRPN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.67 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.18 | +$3.37 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.07 | -$2.77 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.57 | -$1.56 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.08 | -$0.57 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.55 | -646% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.69 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.01 | +$0.14 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.51 | +$0.26 |
GRPN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.18 per share over the past year, against $10.07 at its worst in late 2020.
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 GRPN on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GRPN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $125.5M | +2.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $124.7M | -0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $117.2M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $132.7M | +1.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $122.8M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $125.7M | +0.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $117.2M | -4.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $130.4M | -5.3% |
GRPN's revenue fell from its 2019 peak and has held roughly level since: $125M last quarter, up 2.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.4% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6% | -11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.8% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.9% | +2.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8% | +6.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +6.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6% | -4.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2% | -11 points |
GRPN's operating margin was 3.4% last quarter, up 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 GRPN 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 GRPN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GRPN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$45.8M | -$21.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $15M | -40% |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.5M | -$9.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $53M | -16% |
| Q3 2025 | -$24.6M | -$4.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $25.2M | +133% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.8M | +$10.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $63.2M | +24% |
GRPN has burned cash in most quarters: $9M over the past year, down 85% from the year before.
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.
GRPN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.3% | +1.7M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +49.9K shares |
| 3 years | +29% | +9.1M shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +7.3M shares |
| Available history | +43% | +12.3M shares |
GRPN has 41M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $792,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $10.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $21.3M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $1.5M |
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 the edge over GRPN on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
GRPN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -7.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.2x | Net Cash |
GRPN's net debt is about 5.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
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 has the edge over GRPN on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GRPN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 2.4 | Oversold |
GRPN's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 2 (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).
GRPN PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | GRPN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
GRPN 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 is trading at 21x earnings, a 29% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
GRPN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.9 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $20.5 | 41% below |
| 50 week MA | $17.4 | 30% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.4 | 37% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.1 | 19% below |
GRPN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 19% 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 GRPN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GRPN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $46.6 | $37.8 | -19% |
| 2021 | $37.8 | $25.4 | -33% |
| 2022 | $25.4 | $7.27 | -71% |
| 2023 | $7.27 | $12.8 | +77% |
| 2024 | $12.8 | $11.9 | -7.1% |
| 2025 | $11.9 | $18.1 | +51% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.1 | $12.2 | -32% |
GRPN has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 32% 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 GRPN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.