META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over SMWB overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
SMWB
Similarweb Ltd.
SMWB 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.
SMWB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SMWB's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue, 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.
SMWB PE Valuation
SMWB 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.
SMWB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
SMWB 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 SMWB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SMWB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.29 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.25 | +$0.10 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.35 | -$0.13 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.25 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.37 | -$0.25 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.35 | -$0.20 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.22 | +$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | +$0.24 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.12 | +$0.41 |
SMWB is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.25 per share over the past year, against $1.23 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 SMWB 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 SMWB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMWB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $77.2M | +8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $73.9M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $72.8M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.8M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $71M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $67.1M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $65.6M | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | $64.7M | +18% |
SMWB's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $77M last quarter, up 8.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.4% | +9.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.5% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.8% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.7% | -8.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | -9.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.4% | -3.5 points |
| Q3 2024 | -3.8% | +5.1 points |
SMWB's operating margin was 1% last quarter, up 11 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
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.
SMWB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.8M | +232% |
| Q1 2026 | -$71K | -102% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $3M | -66% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7M | -58% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4M | -55% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M | -24% |
| Q3 2024 | $8.7M | +$13.7M |
SMWB still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $15M 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 the edge over SMWB 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.
SMWB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +619K shares |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +3.9M shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +10.3M shares |
| 5 years | +18% | +13.5M shares |
| Available history | +33% | +21.8M shares |
SMWB has 88M diluted shares, up 4.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SMWB 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).
SMWB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -42.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -11.6x | Net Cash |
SMWB has more cash than debt.
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).
SMWB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.0 | Neutral |
SMWB's weekly RSI is 55 (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.
SMWB PE vs Communication Services Sector
SMWB 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.
SMWB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.34 | 4.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $7.94 | 0.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $5.82 | 37% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.67 | 3.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.43 | 7.1% above |
SMWB 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.
SMWB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21.3 | $18.3 | -14% |
| 2022 | $18.3 | $5.30 | -71% |
| 2023 | $5.30 | $5.33 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | $5.33 | $14.4 | +170% |
| 2025 | $14.4 | $7.14 | -50% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.14 | $7.96 | +11% |
SMWB has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.