META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over STRZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
STRZ
Starz Entertainment Corp.
STRZ's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
STRZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
STRZ's cash flow is currently stable, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet 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.
STRZ PE Valuation
STRZ 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.
STRZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect STRZ'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 edge over STRZ on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
STRZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$24.36 | -$17.25 |
| Q2 2026 | -$25.49 | -$20.85 |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.76 | -$14.41 |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.26 | -$7.02 |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.11 | -$5.51 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.64 | +$0.07 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.35 | +$2.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.24 | +$3.72 |
STRZ lost $24.36 per share over the past year, a bigger 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 STRZ 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 STRZ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
STRZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $322.4M | +0.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $307.9M | -3.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $306.9M | -68% |
| Q4 2025 | $322.8M | -67% |
| Q3 2025 | $320.9M | -66% |
| Q2 2025 | $319.7M | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | $970.5M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $970.5M | -0.5% |
STRZ's revenue has slid since its 2024 peak: $322M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -6.6% | +4.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -57% | -49 points |
| Q1 2026 | -50% | -58 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5% | -2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | -1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -8.4% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7% | +8.2 points |
STRZ's operating margin was −6.6% last quarter, up 4.3 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.
STRZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.1M | +$44.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.4M | -157% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.7M | +$136.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26M | +$98.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$31.3M | +$59.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $58.5M | +$226.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$67.4M | -$52.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$124.2M | -292% |
STRZ 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 STRZ 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.
STRZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.4% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | +3% | +500K shares |
| 3 years | -93% | -217M shares |
| 5 years | -92% | -211M shares |
| Available history | -92% | -201M shares |
STRZ has 17M diluted shares, up 3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
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 STRZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
STRZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 120.8x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 25.2x | High |
STRZ's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.7 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).
STRZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 46.0 | Neutral |
STRZ's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 46 (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.
STRZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
STRZ 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 |
STRZ has stronger trend alignment. META is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus STRZ above 3 of 3.
STRZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $23.3 | 13% above |
| 20 week MA | $25.3 | 4% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.7 | 34% above |
STRZ is in an uptrend: it's above all three of its weekly moving averages, and 34% above its 50-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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +200% in 2023 to −65% in 2022. It's down 6% so far in 2026.
STRZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12.3 | $11.8 | -4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.8 | $26.3 | +122% |
STRZ has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.