META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over XNET overall, supported by stronger valuation.
XNET
Xunlei Limited
XNET 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.
XNET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
XNET's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability 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.
XNET PE Valuation
XNET 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.
XNET Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for XNET 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 XNET on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
XNET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$6.35 | -111% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.25 | +$69.00 |
| Q4 2025 | $82.03 | +$82.66 |
| Q3 2025 | $99.53 | +43174% |
| Q2 2025 | $56.61 | +25632% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.75 | -388% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.63 | -386% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.23 | +21% |
XNET has swung to a loss: it lost $6.35 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 XNET 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 XNET on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
XNET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $102.3M | -1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $98.1M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $143.1M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $125.9M | +58% |
| Q2 2025 | $103.5M | +31% |
| Q1 2025 | $88.5M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $84M | +9.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $79.8M | -4.9% |
XNET's revenue is growing: $102M last quarter, down 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -4.7% | -5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.4% | +6.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3% | +28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.1% | -7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -24% | -24 points |
| Q3 2024 | -0.2% | +2.8 points |
XNET's operating margin was −4.7% last quarter, down 5.7 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 has the edge over XNET on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
XNET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $26.7M | +$26.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
XNET generated $27M in free cash flow over the past year, against $0 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 the edge over XNET 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.
XNET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +143K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +61.9K shares |
| 3 years | -81% | -52.8M shares |
| 5 years | -81% | -55.8M shares |
| Available history | -81% | -55M shares |
XNET has 13M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $951,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
XNET spent $951,000 buying back its own shares over the past year, after none 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).
XNET Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -4.9x | Net Cash |
XNET 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).
XNET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.6 | Oversold |
XNET's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (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.
XNET PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | XNET | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
XNET 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 the edge over XNET on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
XNET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.18 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.83 | 27% below |
| 50 week MA | $5.65 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $5.42 | 35% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.57 | 0.8% below |
XNET is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.8% 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 XNET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
XNET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.60 | $2.93 | -36% |
| 2021 | $2.93 | $2.13 | -27% |
| 2022 | $2.13 | $1.95 | -8.5% |
| 2023 | $1.95 | $1.62 | -17% |
| 2024 | $1.62 | $2.06 | +27% |
| 2025 | $2.06 | $7.21 | +250% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.21 | $3.54 | -51% |
XNET has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 51% so far in 2026.