META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over TSQ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
TSQ
Townsquare Media, Inc.
TSQ 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.
TSQ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
TSQ's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow 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.
TSQ PE Valuation
TSQ 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 TSQ on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
TSQ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TSQ's earnings and profitability to decline, with its 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 TSQ on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TSQ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.04 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.75 | -301% |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.88 | -222% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.43 | +$0.56 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.71 | +$0.10 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.37 | +$4.02 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.36 | +$7.91 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.99 | +$1.49 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.81 | +$1.87 |
TSQ has swung to a loss: it lost $2.75 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 TSQ 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 TSQ on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TSQ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $110.9M | +3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $115.4M | -0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $96.8M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $106.5M | -9.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $106.8M | -7.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $115.4M | -2.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $98.7M | -1% |
| Q4 2024 | $117.8M | +2.6% |
TSQ's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $111M last quarter, up 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -11% | -29 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3% | -8.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.5% | -8.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.6% | -7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +36 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.2% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +25 points |
TSQ's operating margin was 5% last quarter, down 0.6 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 has the edge over TSQ on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TSQ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3M | -48% |
| Q2 2026 | $184K | -97% |
| Q1 2026 | $558K | +$5.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $9.2M | -63% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.3M | -9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.4M | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.5M | -$1.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $24.5M | -2.9% |
TSQ still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $12M 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 TSQ 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.
TSQ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.2% | +210K shares |
| 1 year | +11% | +1.7M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | -7% | -1.4M shares |
| Available history | -3% | -554K shares |
TSQ has 18M diluted shares, up 11% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $1.4M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.8M |
| Q1 2024 | $4.3M |
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 TSQ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TSQ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 20.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 10.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 10.5x | High |
TSQ's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up 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).
TSQ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 18.3 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 1.4 | Oversold |
TSQ's weekly RSI is 18 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 1 (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.
TSQ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TSQ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
TSQ 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 TSQ on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TSQ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.47 | 58% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.03 | 71% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.73 | 75% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.57 | 78% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.34 | 82% below |
TSQ is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 82% 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 TSQ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TSQ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.63 | $6.71 | -30% |
| 2021 | $6.71 | $13.0 | +93% |
| 2022 | $13.0 | $7.22 | -44% |
| 2023 | $7.22 | $10.6 | +46% |
| 2024 | $10.6 | $9.39 | -11% |
| 2025 | $9.39 | $5.15 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.15 | $1.46 | -72% |
TSQ has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 72% so far in 2026.