META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over TTWO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
TTWO
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
TTWO 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.
TTWO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
TTWO's profitability is currently stable, but its revenue, 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.
TTWO PE Valuation
TTWO 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.
TTWO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
TTWO 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 has the edge over TTWO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TTWO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.45 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.29 | +$21.49 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.73 | +$22.40 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.62 | +$23.96 |
| Q4 2025 | -$22.57 | -$1.21 |
| Q3 2025 | -$22.78 | -$1.59 |
| Q2 2025 | -$24.13 | -$1.82 |
| Q1 2025 | -$25.58 | -$3.57 |
| Q4 2024 | -$21.36 | -$12.58 |
TTWO is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.29 per share over the past year, against $25.58 at its worst in early 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 TTWO 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 TTWO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TTWO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.5B | +2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +6.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4B | -0.5% |
TTWO's revenue fell from its 2025 peak and has held roughly level since: $1.5B last quarter, down 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -7.8% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.3% | -3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7% | +239 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.3% | +7.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.5% | +16 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4% | +15 points |
| Q1 2025 | -239% | -45 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.7% | -0.2 points |
TTWO's operating margin was −7.8% last quarter, down 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.
TTWO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$143M | -248% |
| Q2 2026 | -$193.8M | -$124M |
| Q1 2026 | $198.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2025 | $236.2M | +$284.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $96.5M | +$261.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$69.8M | +$156.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $224.9M | +$280M |
| Q4 2024 | -$48.2M | +$64.4M |
TTWO 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 TTWO 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.
TTWO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +900K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +2.5M shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +17.2M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +70.3M shares |
| Available history | +64% | +72.8M shares |
TTWO has 187M diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
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 TTWO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TTWO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 92.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 33.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 10.3x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 30.0x | High |
| Q2 2022 | 7.2x | High |
| Q1 2022 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
TTWO's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 7.2 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).
TTWO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 36.8 | Neutral |
TTWO's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 37 (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.
TTWO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TTWO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
TTWO 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 21% above its 200-week average.
TTWO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $207.3 | 9.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $223.6 | 1.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $222.8 | 1.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $223.0 | 1.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $184.7 | 23% above |
TTWO 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 has the edge over TTWO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TTWO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $124.5 | $202.5 | +63% |
| 2021 | $202.5 | $178.0 | -12% |
| 2022 | $178.0 | $99.8 | -44% |
| 2023 | $99.8 | $161.0 | +61% |
| 2024 | $161.0 | $186.4 | +16% |
| 2025 | $186.4 | $256.1 | +37% |
| 2026 YTD | $256.1 | $227.0 | -11% |
TTWO has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 11% so far in 2026.