META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over SNAP overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
SNAP
Snap Inc.
SNAP 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.
SNAP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SNAP's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, 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'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.
SNAP PE Valuation
SNAP 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 34x 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.
SNAP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
SNAP 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 SNAP on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SNAP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.15 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.09 | +$0.20 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.18 | +$0.14 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.24 | +$0.07 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.15 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.29 | +$0.28 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.32 | +$0.39 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.49 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.42 | +$0.40 |
SNAP is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.09 per share over the past year, against $0.89 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 SNAP 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 SNAP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SNAP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.6B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.5B | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | +9.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +14% |
SNAP's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $1.7B last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | -11% | +8.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9% | +9.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9% | +4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.5% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -19% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7% | +17 points |
SNAP's operating margin was 4.5% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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.
SNAP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $164.5M | +76% |
| Q2 2026 | $120.5M | +407% |
| Q1 2026 | $286M | +150% |
| Q4 2025 | $205.6M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $93.4M | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.8M | +$97.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $114.4M | +202% |
| Q4 2024 | $182.4M | +65% |
SNAP 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 SNAP 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.
SNAP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +36.7M shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +3.6M shares |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +74.3M shares |
| 5 years | +7.5% | +119M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +325M shares |
SNAP has 1.7B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $250.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $350.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $250.3M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $243.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $257.1M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
SNAP spent $851M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 70% from the year before.
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 SNAP on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SNAP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 40.5x | High |
SNAP's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
SNAP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.9 | Neutral |
SNAP's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (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.
SNAP PE vs Communication Services Sector
SNAP 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 the edge over SNAP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SNAP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.65 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.32 | 1.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.69 | 8.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.30 | 28% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.54 | 45% below |
SNAP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 45% below its 200-week average.
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 has the edge over SNAP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SNAP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.0 | $50.2 | +213% |
| 2021 | $50.2 | $48.7 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | $48.7 | $8.58 | -82% |
| 2023 | $8.58 | $16.9 | +97% |
| 2024 | $16.9 | $11.0 | -35% |
| 2025 | $11.0 | $7.86 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.86 | $5.22 | -34% |
SNAP's yearly returns have swung widely, from +213% in 2020 to −82% in 2022. It's down 34% so far in 2026.