META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
TRVG
trivago N.V.
TRVG has a slight edge over META overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
TRVG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
TRVG's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
TRVG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 19x | $4.02 | — |
| Cheap | 20x | $4.21 | +4.6% |
| Fair | 34x | $7.15 | +78% |
| Expensive | 84x | $17.69 | +340% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TRVG has the edge over META in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
TRVG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
TRVG has the edge over META on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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.
TRVG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.21 | +$0.61 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.18 | +$0.55 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.17 | +$0.55 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.43 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.40 | +$2.72 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.37 | +$2.58 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | +$2.27 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.42 | +$2.11 |
TRVG 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 TRVG 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 TRVG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TRVG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $187.1M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $161.4M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $132M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.9M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $154.7M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $137.9M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $105.3M | +3.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $162.3M | -7.5% |
TRVG's revenue is recovering but still below its 2019 peak: $187M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.4% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.5% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.8% | -2.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.3% | +21 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.8% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.7% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.3% | +3.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -13% | +103 points |
TRVG's operating margin was −3.4% last quarter, up 2.3 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.
TRVG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $20.5M | +$28.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.5M | +$11.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $20.2M | -31% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.6M | +156% |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.4M | -$3.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$16.7M | -$8.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $29.1M | +81% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.4M | -20% |
TRVG 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 TRVG 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.
TRVG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +278K shares |
| 3 years | +0.2% | +171K shares |
| 5 years | -0.9% | -674K shares |
| Available history | -1.1% | -819K shares |
TRVG has 71M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.5M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $267,727 |
| Q3 2025 | $327,716 |
| Q2 2025 | $393,259 |
| Q1 2025 | $314,385 |
| Q4 2024 | $106,647 |
| Q3 2024 | $143,306 |
TRVG spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 119% from the year before.
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).
TRVG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -4.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -7.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -7.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -7.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -6.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2019 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2019 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
TRVG has the edge over META on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
TRVG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.4 | Oversold |
TRVG's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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.
TRVG PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TRVG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 16x | 17% above |
| PE % | 16 | 26 | 10 pts below |
TRVG 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.
TRVG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.17 | 3.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.04 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.91 | 2.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $3.74 | 7.5% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.93 | 2.3% above |
TRVG 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.
TRVG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.0 | $11.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $11.0 | $10.8 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | $10.8 | $6.90 | -36% |
| 2023 | $6.90 | $2.44 | -65% |
| 2024 | $2.44 | $2.30 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | $2.30 | $2.89 | +26% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.89 | $4.02 | +39% |
TRVG has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.