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.
WPP
WPP plc
There isn't enough reported data to score WPP 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.
WPP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
WPP'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.
WPP PE Valuation
WPP 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.
WPP Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WPP 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 has the edge over WPP in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
WPP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$0.27 | -141% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.46 | +84% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.66 | +408% |
| Q2 2024 | $0.25 | -62% |
| Q4 2023 | $0.13 | -84% |
| Q2 2023 | $0.65 | -11% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.81 | +16% |
| Q2 2022 | $0.73 | +284% |
WPP has swung to a loss: it lost $0.27 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 WPP in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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 WPP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WPP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.5B | -3.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.2B | -8.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.9B | -7.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $10B | -1.4% |
| Q2 2024 | $9.6B | +0.1% |
| Q4 2023 | $10.1B | -0.6% |
| Q2 2023 | $9.6B | +6.9% |
| Q4 2022 | $10.2B | +15% |
WPP's revenue has slid since its 2017 peak: $8.5B last quarter, down 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 5.7% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2024 | 5.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2023 | 3% | -8.2 points |
| Q2 2023 | 4.2% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2022 | 11% | +8.5 points |
WPP's operating margin was 5.7% last quarter, about level with 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.
WPP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$930M | +$504M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3B | -7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.4B | -$606.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.4B | +16% |
| Q2 2024 | -$827.4M | -$129.3M |
| Q4 2023 | $2.1B | -7% |
| Q2 2023 | -$698.1M | +$915.7M |
| Q4 2022 | $2.3B | -7.4% |
WPP usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$930M, but it generated $2.4B 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.
WPP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -80% | -856M shares |
| 1 year | -80% | -872M shares |
| 3 years | -82% | -1B shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -40.4M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -53.3M shares |
WPP has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $26.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $122.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $33.3M |
| Q2 2024 | $75.8M |
| Q4 2023 | $22.5M |
| Q2 2023 | $49.2M |
| Q4 2022 | $242.4M |
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).
WPP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2023 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2022 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2022 | 2.2x | Moderate |
WPP's net debt is about 4.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.1 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).
WPP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 82.7 | Overbought |
WPP's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 83 (overbought).
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.
WPP PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | WPP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
WPP 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.
WPP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.5 | 4.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $24.4 | 13% above |
| 50 week MA | $21.1 | 31% above |
| 100 week MA | $27.7 | 0.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $39.2 | 30% below |
WPP 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.
WPP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $70.1 | $54.7 | -22% |
| 2021 | $54.7 | $74.5 | +36% |
| 2022 | $74.5 | $49.6 | -33% |
| 2023 | $49.6 | $47.6 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | $47.6 | $52.0 | +9.4% |
| 2025 | $52.0 | $22.4 | -57% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.4 | $27.6 | +23% |
WPP has the edge over META on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.