META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks cheap: trading at 21x earnings, below its usual 27x. Analysts expect earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
VOD
Vodafone Group Public Limited Company
There isn't enough reported data to score VOD yet.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
VOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
VOD's profitability and balance sheet are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
VOD PE Valuation
VOD 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.
VOD Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for VOD to show an outlook.
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.
VOD Earnings Per Share
VOD and META do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 15 quarters in a row: $64.6B last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
VOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $23.5B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.8B | +7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.3B | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $20.3B | -17% |
| Q1 2024 | $16.4B | +4.3% |
| Q3 2023 | $24.4B | -4.3% |
| Q1 2023 | $15.7B | -39% |
| Q3 2022 | $25.5B | +2% |
VOD has the edge over META in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | -8.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | -35 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2024 | 14% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2023 | 7.5% | -4.1 points |
| Q1 2023 | 20% | +13 points |
| Q3 2022 | 13% | -3.4 points |
VOD's operating margin was 5.3% last quarter, down 8.3 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.
VOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9B | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.4B | -17% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.8B | +30% |
| Q1 2024 | $10.2B | +1.8% |
| Q3 2023 | $3B | -5.9% |
| Q1 2023 | $10B | +0.4% |
| Q3 2022 | $3.1B | -15% |
VOD generated $22.4B in free cash flow over the past year, down 14% from the year before.
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.
VOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -91% | -22.3B shares |
| 1 year | -15% | -407M shares |
| 3 years | -92% | -27.1B shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -361M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -417M shares |
VOD has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B |
| Q3 2024 | $976.5M |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $863.2M |
| Q3 2022 | $1.2B |
| Q1 2022 | $1.1B |
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).
VOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 4.0x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q1 2021 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q3 2020 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2020 | 3.4x | Elevated |
VOD's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.9 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).
VOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.3 | Oversold |
VOD's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (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.
VOD PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
VOD 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.
VOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.0 | 3.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $15.9 | 2.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $15.1 | 2.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.1 | 39% above |
VOD 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.
VOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.6 | $16.7 | -15% |
| 2021 | $16.7 | $15.2 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | $15.2 | $10.1 | -34% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $8.70 | -14% |
| 2024 | $8.70 | $8.43 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | $8.43 | $13.1 | +56% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.1 | $15.5 | +18% |
VOD has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.