META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over SIFY overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
SIFY
Sify Technologies Limited
SIFY offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SIFY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SIFY's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability and cash flow are stable.
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.
SIFY PE Valuation
SIFY 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.
SIFY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SIFY, but weaker profitability.
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 SIFY on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SIFY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.13 | +$0.04 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.20 | -$0.08 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | -$0.19 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.22 | -2300% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.17 | -$0.15 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.12 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.04 | -300% |
SIFY lost $0.13 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than 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 SIFY 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 SIFY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SIFY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $132.6M | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $130.3M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $123.7M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $112.4M | +2.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $114.4M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.5M | +0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $111.9M | +21% |
| Q3 2024 | $109.6M | +17% |
SIFY's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $133M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 8.7% | +3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.8% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.7% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.8% | -3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | 7.6% | +2.1 points |
SIFY's operating margin was 8.7% last quarter, up 3.7 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 has the edge over SIFY on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SIFY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | -100% |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
SIFY's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for six years: $0 over the past year, against $0 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 the edge over SIFY 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.
SIFY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -338 shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +84.2K shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +8.7M shares |
SIFY has 72M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SIFY hasn't bought back shares in 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).
SIFY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 4.3x | High |
SIFY has the edge over META on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
SIFY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.9 | Neutral |
SIFY's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (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.
SIFY PE vs Communication Services Sector
SIFY 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.
SIFY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.6 | 2.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.9 | 6.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $14.2 | 8.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.4 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.02 | 43% above |
SIFY 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.
SIFY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.56 | $6.54 | -13% |
| 2021 | $6.54 | $18.0 | +175% |
| 2022 | $18.0 | $6.72 | -63% |
| 2023 | $6.72 | $11.2 | +66% |
| 2024 | $11.2 | $3.16 | -72% |
| 2025 | $3.16 | $12.5 | +296% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.5 | $12.9 | +3.4% |
SIFY has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.