META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over TDAY overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
TDAY
USA TODAY Co., Inc.
TDAY 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.
TDAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
TDAY's cash flow is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue 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 has the edge over TDAY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TDAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.7x | $0.52 | -92% |
| Fair | 11x | $0.64 | -91% |
| Forward | 35x | $6.86 | — |
| Expensive | 83x | $5.01 | -27% |
| Current | 114x | $6.86 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TDAY's PE is in its expensive range at 114x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 35x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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.
TDAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect TDAY to return to profit, with revenue declining. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 TDAY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TDAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.19 | +223% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.06 | -89% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.18 | -126% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.18 | -51% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.19 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.57 | +$1.38 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.70 | +$1.39 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.37 | +$1.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.18 | +$0.02 |
TDAY's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.06 over the past year, against $0.70 in mid-2025.
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 TDAY 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 TDAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TDAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $519.2M | -7.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $536.3M | -8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $548.5M | -4% |
| Q4 2025 | $585M | -5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $560.8M | -8.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $584.9M | -8.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $571.6M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $621.3M | -7.2% |
TDAY's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $519M last quarter, down 7.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | +4.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.5% | +6.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.9% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7% | +9.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1% | -1.7 points |
TDAY's operating margin was −1.1% last quarter, up 2.7 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.
TDAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.6M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.4M | -35% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.8M | +$34.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $4.9M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.5M | -31% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.8M | +3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.8M | -130% |
TDAY still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $61M 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 TDAY 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.
TDAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -24% | -46.5M shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +7.1M shares |
| 5 years | -38% | -90.1M shares |
| Available history | +13% | +16.9M shares |
TDAY has 147M diluted shares, up 1.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $303,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.8M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $38,000 |
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 TDAY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TDAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6x | High |
TDAY's net debt is about 4.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.9 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).
TDAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.2 | Neutral |
TDAY's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
META PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | META | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 16x | 29% above |
| PE % | 18 | 26 | 8 pts below |
META has the edge over TDAY on valuation relative to its sector.
TDAY PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TDAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 114x | 16x | 593% above |
| PE % | 91 | 26 | 65 pts above |
TDAY is trading at 114x earnings, a 593% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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.
TDAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.72 | 2.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.13 | 3.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.84 | 0.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.43 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $4.27 | 61% above |
TDAY 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.
TDAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.20 | $2.75 | -56% |
| 2021 | $2.75 | $5.61 | +104% |
| 2022 | $5.61 | $2.10 | -63% |
| 2023 | $2.10 | $2.30 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | $2.30 | $4.98 | +117% |
| 2025 | $4.98 | $5.42 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.42 | $6.86 | +27% |
TDAY has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.