META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
WMG
Warner Music Group Corp.
WMG has the edge over META overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
META Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
META's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
WMG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
WMG's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
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.
WMG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $31.67 | — |
| Current | 25x | $31.67 | — |
| Cheap | 31x | $39.57 | +25% |
| Fair | 36x | $46.67 | +47% |
| Expensive | 44x | $57.23 | +81% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WMG 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.
WMG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
WMG 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 WMG on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WMG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.72 | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.29 | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.87 | +1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.59 | -39% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.70 | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.57 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.86 | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.97 | +6.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.82 | -3.5% |
WMG earned $1.29 per share over the past year, up 126% from 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 WMG 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 WMG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WMG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.8B | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.9B | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | -0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | -4.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.6B | +2.8% |
WMG's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $1.9B last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +6.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.7% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | -3.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -7.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.8% | -4.6 points |
WMG's operating margin was 16% last quarter, up 6.3 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.
WMG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $114M | +1529% |
| Q1 2026 | $107M | +$153M |
| Q4 2025 | $390M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $203M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $7M | -96% |
| Q1 2025 | -$46M | +$34M |
| Q4 2024 | $296M | +44% |
| Q3 2024 | $207M | -13% |
WMG 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 WMG 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.
WMG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +5.4M shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +3.2M shares |
| 3 years | +1.6% | +8.5M shares |
| 5 years | +2% | +10.1M shares |
| Available history | +4.5% | +22.4M shares |
WMG has 524M diluted shares, up 0.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $48M |
| Q1 2026 | $22M |
| Q4 2025 | $26M |
| Q3 2025 | $13M |
| Q2 2025 | $1M |
| Q1 2025 | $17M |
| Q4 2024 | $2M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
WMG spent $109M buying back its own shares over the past year, about five times what it spent 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 has the edge over WMG on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WMG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
WMG's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.3 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).
WMG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.8 | Overbought |
WMG's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 81 (overbought).
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 WMG on valuation relative to its sector.
WMG PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | WMG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25x | 16x | 49% above |
| PE % | 2 | 25 | 23 pts below |
WMG is trading at 25x earnings, a 49% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
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.
WMG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.8 | 6.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $28.5 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $28.9 | 9.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $29.9 | 6% above |
| 200 week MA | $30.8 | 2.9% above |
WMG 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.
WMG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $29.9 | $37.5 | +25% |
| 2021 | $37.5 | $43.5 | +16% |
| 2022 | $43.5 | $35.6 | -18% |
| 2023 | $35.6 | $35.8 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | $35.8 | $31.5 | -12% |
| 2025 | $31.5 | $30.0 | -4.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.0 | $31.7 | +5.7% |
WMG has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.