META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over SBGI overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
SBGI
Sinclair, Inc.
SBGI's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SBGI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SBGI's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is weak.
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 SBGI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SBGI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.7x | $0.96 | -93% |
| Fair | 7.3x | $10.58 | -27% |
| Current | 10x | $14.58 | — |
| Expensive | 15x | $22.12 | +52% |
| Forward | 37x | $14.58 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SBGI's PE is in its fair range at 10x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 37x, in its expensive 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.
SBGI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect SBGI to return to profit, with revenue holding steady. 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 SBGI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SBGI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.39 | -73% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.44 | +$2.03 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.82 | -4.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.97 | -52% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.61 | -134% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.59 | +$2.74 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.86 | +$6.36 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.04 | +$9.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $4.69 | +$9.54 |
SBGI has returned to profit: it earned $1.44 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
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 SBGI 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 SBGI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SBGI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $893M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $840M | +7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $807M | +4% |
| Q4 2025 | $836M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $773M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $784M | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $776M | -2.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +22% |
SBGI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $893M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.6% | -17 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7% | -5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.8% | -3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +73 points |
SBGI's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 7.5 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.
SBGI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +$167M |
| Q2 2026 | $46M | -56% |
| Q1 2026 | $28M | +$39M |
| Q4 2025 | $79M | -55% |
| Q3 2025 | -$58M | -130% |
| Q2 2025 | $105M | +$434M |
| Q1 2025 | -$11M | +$14M |
| Q4 2024 | $175M | +150% |
SBGI 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 SBGI 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.
SBGI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +305K shares |
| 1 year | +4% | +2.8M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +9.1M shares |
| 5 years | -4% | -3.1M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -20.5M shares |
SBGI has 72M diluted shares, up 4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $53M |
| Q4 2022 | $6M |
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 SBGI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SBGI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 7.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.3x | High |
SBGI's net debt is about 6.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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).
SBGI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.1 | Neutral |
SBGI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (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.
SBGI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SBGI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10x | 16x | 39% below |
| PE % | 54 | 26 | 28 pts above |
SBGI 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.
SBGI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.0 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.7 | 6.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $14.2 | 2.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $14.4 | 1.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.5 | 0.6% above |
SBGI 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.
SBGI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33.7 | $31.3 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | $31.3 | $26.6 | -15% |
| 2022 | $26.6 | $15.3 | -42% |
| 2023 | $15.3 | $13.0 | -15% |
| 2024 | $13.0 | $15.8 | +21% |
| 2025 | $15.8 | $15.3 | -3.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.3 | $14.6 | -4.5% |
SBGI has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.