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.
RELX
RELX Plc
There isn't enough reported data to score RELX 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.
RELX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
There isn't enough reported data to rate RELX's fundamentals.
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.
RELX PE Valuation
RELX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
RELX Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for RELX to show an outlook.
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 earned $29.32 per share over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
RELX Earnings Per Share
RELX and META do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 RELX in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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.
RELX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $6.5B | +2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.5B | +1.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3B | +2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.4B | +2.8% |
| Q2 2024 | $6.2B | +3.2% |
| Q4 2023 | $6.2B | +1.7% |
| Q2 2023 | $6B | +13% |
| Q4 2022 | $6.1B | +19% |
RELX's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $6.5B last quarter, up 5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 32% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 31% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 31% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 31% | +2.9 points |
| Q2 2024 | 31% | +3.3 points |
| Q4 2023 | 30% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2023 | 29% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2022 | 28% | +6.9 points |
RELX has the edge over META on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
RELX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.8B | +7.2% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.7B | +7.2% |
| Q4 2023 | $1.7B | -1.7% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.6B | +6.5% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.7B | +36% |
RELX's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $7.6B over the past year, up 13% 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.
RELX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.1% | -39.2M shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -109M shares |
| 3 years | -7.5% | -145M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -300M shares |
| Available history | -27% | -652M shares |
RELX has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.4B |
| Q4 2025 | $666.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $399.1M |
| Q2 2024 | $1B |
| Q4 2023 | $332.6M |
| Q2 2023 | $798.1M |
| Q4 2022 | $266M |
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).
RELX Net Leverage
RELX's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
RELX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.3 | Overbought |
RELX's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 82 (overbought).
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.
RELX PE vs Communication Services Sector
RELX has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
RELX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.9 | 5.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $35.8 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.6 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.3 | 5.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $40.7 | 1.5% below |
RELX 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.
RELX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.3 | $24.4 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | $24.4 | $31.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $31.9 | $27.9 | -12% |
| 2023 | $27.9 | $39.7 | +42% |
| 2024 | $39.7 | $45.6 | +15% |
| 2025 | $45.6 | $41.1 | -9.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $41.1 | $40.0 | -2.6% |
RELX has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.