META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over TZOO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
TZOO
Travelzoo
TZOO's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
TZOO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
TZOO's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is weak.
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.
TZOO PE Valuation
TZOO 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.
TZOO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
TZOO 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 TZOO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TZOO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.44 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.16 | -125% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.05 | -94% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.38 | -62% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.41 | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.65 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.90 | -7.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.01 | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.06 | +28% |
TZOO has swung to a loss: it lost $0.16 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 TZOO 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 TZOO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TZOO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.9M | +3.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.2M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.3M | +4.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.5M | +8.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $22.2M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $23.9M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.1M | +5.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.7M | -2.2% |
TZOO's revenue has held roughly level: $23M last quarter, up 3.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -11% | -13 points |
| Q2 2026 | -12% | -21 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5% | -21 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2% | -18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6% | -10 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | +2.3 points |
TZOO's operating margin was −11% last quarter, down 13 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.
TZOO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8M | +$2.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.7M | -230% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4M | -82% |
| Q3 2025 | -$388K | -107% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3M | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3M | -29% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.8M | +480% |
TZOO still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $5M 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 2.6B diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| 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.
TZOO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -122K shares |
| 1 year | -9.1% | -1M shares |
| 3 years | -31% | -4.6M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -2.7M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -1.8M shares |
TZOO has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $529,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $8.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3M |
TZOO spent $6M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 62% 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).
TZOO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
TZOO 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).
TZOO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.9 | Oversold |
TZOO's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
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 TZOO on valuation relative to its sector.
TZOO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | TZOO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 101x | 16x | 515% above |
| PE % | 91 | 26 | 65 pts above |
TZOO 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.
TZOO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.19 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.89 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.31 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.3 | 50% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.71 | 47% below |
TZOO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% 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 TZOO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TZOO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $9.11 | -16% |
| 2021 | $9.11 | $10.2 | +12% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $4.33 | -57% |
| 2023 | $4.33 | $9.53 | +120% |
| 2024 | $9.53 | $19.7 | +107% |
| 2025 | $19.7 | $7.01 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.01 | $5.19 | -26% |
TZOO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +120% in 2023 to −64% in 2025. It's down 26% so far in 2026.