IQST
iQSTEL Inc.
IQST offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over IQST overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
IQST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
IQST's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
IQST PE Valuation
IQST 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.
IQST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
IQST 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.
IQST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.26 | +$1.34 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.68 | +$0.90 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.83 | +$0.32 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.48 | -$1.91 |
| Q2 2023 | -$3.15 | -$2.36 |
| Q1 2023 | -$3.15 | -$1.58 |
| Q4 2022 | -$3.15 | -$0.79 |
IQST is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.26 per share over the past year, against $32.25 at its worst in early 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 IQST on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
IQST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $109.1M | +51% |
| Q1 2026 | $97.9M | +70% |
| Q4 2025 | $84.2M | -15% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.9M | +90% |
| Q2 2025 | $72.2M | -8.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $57.6M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $98.9M | +109% |
| Q3 2024 | $54.2M | +36% |
IQST's revenue is growing: $109M last quarter, up 51% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.9% | -2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.9% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3% | -0.7 points |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1% | -0.3 points |
IQST's operating margin was −1% last quarter, about level with 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'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 IQST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
IQST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5M | -806% |
| Q1 2026 | -$176.8K | +$1.8M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2M | -$822.9K |
| Q3 2025 | -$969.2K | -263% |
| Q2 2025 | $211.7K | +$2.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$2M | -$1.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$421.3K | +$683.2K |
| Q3 2024 | $594.5K | +134% |
IQST has burned cash in most quarters: −$4M over the past year, against −$2M 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 has the edge over IQST on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
IQST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +62% | +4.2M shares |
| 1 year | +198% | +7.2M shares |
| 3 years | +422% | +8.8M shares |
| 5 years | +625% | +9.4M shares |
| Available history | +5289% | +10.7M shares |
IQST has 11M diluted shares, up 198% from a year ago.
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 IQST 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.
IQST Net Leverage
IQST's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
IQST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.7 | Oversold |
IQST's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (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).
IQST PE vs Communication Services Sector
IQST 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.
IQST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.90 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.98 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.64 | 55% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.03 | 88% below |
| 200 week MA | $11.1 | 93% below |
IQST is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 93% 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 IQST on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
IQST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.93 | $7.24 | +84% |
| 2021 | $7.24 | $48.6 | +571% |
| 2022 | $48.6 | $14.2 | -71% |
| 2023 | $14.2 | $11.8 | -17% |
| 2024 | $11.8 | $20.9 | +77% |
| 2025 | $20.9 | $2.99 | -86% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.99 | $0.73 | -76% |
IQST's yearly returns have swung widely, from +571% in 2021 to −86% in 2025. It's down 76% 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 IQST on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.