META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over OMC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
OMC
Omnicom Group Inc.
OMC's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
OMC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure |
OMC's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
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 has the edge over OMC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
OMC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8x | $86.84 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $11.07 | -87% |
| Fair | 12x | $12.60 | -85% |
| Expensive | 14x | $14.68 | -83% |
| Current | 84x | $86.84 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OMC's PE is in its expensive range at 84x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
OMC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
OMC has the edge over META on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 OMC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
OMC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.88 | +957% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.03 | -85% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.40 | -94% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.37 | -105% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.27 | -104% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.78 | -7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.98 | -3.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.32 | -0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.46 | +8% |
OMC's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.03 over the past year, against $7.46 in late 2024.
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 OMC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 OMC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OMC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.4B | +59% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.6B | +63% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2B | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.5B | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $4B | +4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7B | +1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.3B | +6.4% |
OMC's revenue has grown year over year for 17 quarters in a row: $6.4B last quarter, up 59% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -18% | -34 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | -0.1 points |
OMC's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 2.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
OMC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $912.5M | +108% |
| Q2 2026 | -$433.1M | -358% |
| Q1 2026 | -$614.4M | +$201.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +60% |
| Q3 2025 | $438.4M | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $168M | +$348.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$816.3M | -$174.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +5.1% |
OMC has the edge over META on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 OMC 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.
OMC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -5.6M shares |
| 1 year | +41% | +79.4M shares |
| 3 years | +37% | +73.8M shares |
| 5 years | +27% | +58.3M shares |
| Available history | +25% | +54.5M shares |
OMC has 275M diluted shares, up 41% from a year ago, despite $3.6B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $222.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $210.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $395.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $89.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $142M |
| Q1 2025 | $81M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.3M |
OMC spent $3.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
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 OMC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
OMC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
OMC's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.2 years a year ago.
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).
OMC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 70.2 | Neutral |
OMC's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 70 (neutral).
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META has the edge over OMC on valuation relative to its sector.
OMC PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | OMC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 84x | 16x | 411% above |
| PE % | 97 | 26 | 71 pts above |
OMC is trading at 84x earnings, a 411% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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.
OMC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.6 | 7.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $81.6 | 6.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $78.7 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $78.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $84.2 | 3.2% above |
OMC has the edge over META on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +200% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's down 6% so far in 2026.
OMC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $80.8 | $61.3 | -24% |
| 2021 | $61.3 | $72.2 | +18% |
| 2022 | $72.2 | $80.5 | +12% |
| 2023 | $80.5 | $86.5 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | $86.5 | $86.5 | 0% |
| 2025 | $86.5 | $80.0 | -7.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $80.0 | $86.8 | +8.5% |
OMC has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.