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.
SSP
The E.W. Scripps Company
There isn't enough reported data to score SSP 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.
SSP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
SSP's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are 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.
SSP PE Valuation
SSP 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.
SSP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SSP's losses to shrink, with revenue holding steady.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 30% for META versus SSP down 117%.
SSP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | -$8.90 | -830% |
| Q3 2023 | -$5.89 | -720% |
| Q2 2023 | -$5.47 | -621% |
| Q1 2023 | $0.86 | +16% |
| Q4 2022 | $1.22 | +100% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.95 | -62% |
| Q2 2022 | $1.05 | -60% |
| Q1 2022 | $0.74 | -70% |
SSP lost $1.53 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before, but its loss has widened in each of the last three quarters.
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 SSP 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 SSP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SSP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $544.9M | +3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $490.4M | -9.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $516.9M | -1.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $560.3M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $525.9M | -19% |
| Q2 2025 | $540.1M | -5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $524.4M | -6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $728.4M | +18% |
SSP's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $545M last quarter, up 3.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +5.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -236% | -250 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.5% | -19 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.2% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2% | -2.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +59 points |
SSP's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 5.2 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.
SSP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $119.6M | +1774% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.9M | +$19.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $350K | +$8.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $31.2M | -79% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.4M | -95% |
| Q2 2025 | -$22.7M | -912% |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.4M | -136% |
| Q4 2024 | $146.9M | +215% |
SSP 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 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.
SSP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +6.5% | +6M shares |
| 1 year | -16% | -18.8M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -13.3M shares |
| 5 years | -9.9% | -10.8M shares |
| Available history | -9.3% | -10.1M shares |
SSP has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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).
SSP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 15.6x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 26.9x | High |
SSP's net debt is about 7.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 4.7 years 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).
SSP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.4 | Neutral |
SSP's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 61 (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.
SSP PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SSP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
SSP 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.
SSP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.81 | 29% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.02 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $3.51 | 3.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.04 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.60 | 21% below |
SSP 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 has the edge over SSP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SSP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15.8 | $14.4 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | $14.4 | $19.7 | +37% |
| 2022 | $19.7 | $13.4 | -32% |
| 2023 | $13.4 | $7.99 | -40% |
| 2024 | $7.99 | $2.00 | -75% |
| 2025 | $2.00 | $3.96 | +98% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.96 | $3.62 | -8.6% |
SSP has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 8.6% so far in 2026.