META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over SSTK overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
SSTK
Shutterstock, Inc.
SSTK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SSTK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
SSTK's balance sheet is currently healthy, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
SSTK PE Valuation
SSTK 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 |
META has the edge over SSTK on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
SSTK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SSTK's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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 SSTK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SSTK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.50 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$11.41 | -779% |
| Q2 2026 | -$5.69 | -414% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.62 | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.25 | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.68 | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.81 | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.09 | -58% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.01 | -67% |
SSTK has swung to a loss: it lost $11.41 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 SSTK 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 SSTK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SSTK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $173.9M | -33% |
| Q2 2026 | $221.8M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $199.2M | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $220.2M | -12% |
| Q3 2025 | $260.1M | +3.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $267M | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $242.6M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $250.3M | +15% |
SSTK's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $174M last quarter, down 33% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -114% | -127 points |
| Q2 2026 | -70% | -83 points |
| Q1 2026 | -16% | -20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1% | -6.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.2% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3% | +4.3 points |
SSTK's operating margin was −114% last quarter, down 127 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom 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.
SSTK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.4M | -88% |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.5M | -161% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.8M | -60% |
| Q4 2025 | $25.9M | +$26.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $68M | +$94.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $15.5M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4M | +$20.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$952K | -104% |
SSTK still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $31M 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 SSTK 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.
SSTK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +275K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +336K shares |
| 3 years | +2.5% | +897K shares |
| 5 years | -1.2% | -439K shares |
| Available history | +3.3% | +1.2M shares |
SSTK has 37M diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $21M |
| Q4 2023 | $9.2M |
| Q3 2023 | $15M |
| Q2 2023 | $4M |
| Q1 2023 | — |
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).
SSTK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
SSTK's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.1 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).
SSTK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 23.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 6.8 | Oversold |
SSTK's weekly RSI is 23 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
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.
SSTK PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SSTK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
SSTK 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 SSTK on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SSTK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.89 | 31% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.31 | 50% below |
| 50 week MA | $12.3 | 78% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.1 | 84% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.6 | 92% below |
SSTK is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 92% 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 SSTK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SSTK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $43.2 | $71.8 | +66% |
| 2021 | $71.8 | $111.3 | +55% |
| 2022 | $111.3 | $52.4 | -53% |
| 2023 | $52.4 | $48.3 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | $48.3 | $30.3 | -37% |
| 2025 | $30.3 | $18.3 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.3 | $2.67 | -85% |
SSTK has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 85% so far in 2026.