META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 21x earnings, below its usual 27x. Analysts expect earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
PPLI
People Incorporated
There isn't enough reported data to score PPLI yet.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
PPLI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
PPLI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
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.
PPLI PE Valuation
PPLI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 45x next year's earnings.
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.
PPLI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PPLI to return to profit, with revenue declining. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 PPLI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PPLI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.96 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.37 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | $4.51 | +$8.45 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.40 | +$8.31 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.83 | +$4.49 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.80 | -3700% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.94 | -$2.52 |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.91 | -$7.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.32 | -318% |
PPLI is still losing money, but far less than before: $4.37 per share over the past year, against $11.12 at its worst in late 2022.
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 PPLI 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 PPLI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PPLI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $430.8M | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $436.7M | -26% |
| Q1 2026 | $422.9M | -26% |
| Q4 2025 | $646M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $589.8M | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $586.9M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $570.5M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $989.3M | -6.5% |
PPLI's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $431M last quarter, down 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.3% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.5% | -16 points |
| Q4 2025 | -18% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.3% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | +8.6 points |
PPLI's operating margin was −0.7% last quarter, up 2.8 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% |
PPLI has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 200% versus its history, compared with META at down 24%.
PPLI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.5M | +$41.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $31.4M | -66% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.3M | -68% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.2M | -110% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.6M | -110% |
| Q4 2024 | $91.9M | +186% |
| Q3 2024 | $79.8M | +$83.9M |
PPLI still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $135M over the past year.
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.
PPLI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -800K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -4.5M shares |
| 3 years | -26% | -25.8M shares |
| 5 years | -32% | -35.9M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -10M shares |
PPLI has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $9.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $123.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $100M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $179.4M |
| Q1 2022 | $8.1M |
PPLI spent $148M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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).
PPLI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 14.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
PPLI's net debt is about 14 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
PPLI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.6 | Neutral |
PPLI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 52 (neutral).
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.
PPLI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | PPLI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.9x | 16x | 52% below |
| PE % | 0 | 27 | 27 pts below |
PPLI has the edge over META on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
PPLI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.1 | 8.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.7 | 7% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.4 | 7.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.1 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.6 | 7.3% above |
PPLI 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.
PPLI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.5 | $98.0 | +130% |
| 2021 | $98.0 | $108.1 | +10% |
| 2022 | $108.1 | $35.1 | -68% |
| 2023 | $35.1 | $43.0 | +23% |
| 2024 | $43.0 | $35.4 | -18% |
| 2025 | $35.4 | $40.1 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.1 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
PPLI has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.