META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over TIGO overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
TIGO
Millicom International Cellular S.A.
TIGO 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.
TIGO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
TIGO's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is 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 TIGO in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TIGO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.8x | $34.70 | -57% |
| Fair | 14x | $56.42 | -30% |
| Current | 20x | $80.83 | — |
| Forward | 21x | $80.83 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $127 | +58% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TIGO's PE is in its fair range at 20x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 21x.
META Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
META has the edge over TIGO on the outlook, with more favorable valuation and earnings expectations.
TIGO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect TIGO's revenue to grow, but its profitability to weaken. 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 earned $29.32 per share over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
TIGO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.89 | -1.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.96 | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.34 | +256% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.83 | +436% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.50 | +614% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.64 | +810% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.06 | +5050% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +$1.94 |
| Q3 2024 | $0.91 | +314% |
TIGO has the edge over META on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 TIGO 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's operating margin was 20% last quarter, down 20 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
TIGO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.2B | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4B | -0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4B | -5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4B | -7.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -3.2% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4B | +0.5% |
TIGO's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $2.2B last quarter, up 59% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 22% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 28% | +2.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | +7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 26% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 26% | +12 points |
| Q3 2024 | 20% | +6.2 points |
TIGO has the edge over META on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
TIGO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $464M | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $449M | +94% |
| Q4 2025 | $291M | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $338.6M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $310.1M | +3.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $232M | +98% |
| Q4 2024 | $278.7M | +53% |
| Q3 2024 | $284M | +122% |
TIGO 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 TIGO 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.
TIGO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +474K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +370K shares |
| 3 years | -1.9% | -3.3M shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +38.9M shares |
| Available history | +30% | +39.2M shares |
TIGO has 168M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $883,389 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $119M |
| Q4 2024 | $31.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $33M |
TIGO has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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 TIGO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TIGO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 2.6x | Moderate |
TIGO's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.2 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).
TIGO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.5 | Oversold |
TIGO's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (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.
TIGO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TIGO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 24% above |
| PE % | 62 | 26 | 36 pts above |
TIGO has the edge over META on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
TIGO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $83.2 | 2.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $90.4 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $79.2 | 2% above |
| 100 week MA | $58.3 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $39.2 | 106% above |
TIGO 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.
TIGO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.2 | $38.6 | -20% |
| 2021 | $38.6 | $27.3 | -29% |
| 2022 | $27.3 | $12.9 | -53% |
| 2023 | $12.9 | $18.0 | +40% |
| 2024 | $18.0 | $24.9 | +38% |
| 2025 | $24.9 | $54.8 | +120% |
| 2026 YTD | $54.8 | $80.8 | +48% |
TIGO has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.