META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over ZDGE overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
ZDGE
Zedge, Inc.
ZDGE 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.
ZDGE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ZDGE's cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are 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.
ZDGE PE Valuation
ZDGE 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.
ZDGE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
ZDGE 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 ZDGE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZDGE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.15 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.01 | +$0.16 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.09 | +$0.04 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.15 | -$0.02 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.58 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.17 | +$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | $0.45 | -30% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.50 | -23% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.65 | +10% |
ZDGE is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.01 per share over the past year, against $0.67 at its worst in late 2024.
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 ZDGE 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 ZDGE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZDGE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8M | +4% |
| Q2 2026 | $8M | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M | +5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.5M | -1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.8M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $7M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.2M | +1.6% |
ZDGE's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $8M last quarter, up 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -35% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +18 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.6% | -8.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -32% | +122 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.3% | -11 points |
ZDGE's operating margin was 3.3% last quarter, up 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.
ZDGE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7M | +158% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $855K | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $808K | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $640K | -6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $851K | -63% |
| Q1 2025 | $689K | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | -6.4% |
ZDGE has the edge over META on cash flow, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
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.
ZDGE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.1% | -279K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -743K shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +4% | +497K shares |
| Available history | +27% | +2.8M shares |
ZDGE has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $784,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $253,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $87,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $789,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $536,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $690,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $804,000 |
ZDGE spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 57% 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).
ZDGE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -333.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -17.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
ZDGE 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).
ZDGE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.8 | Oversold |
ZDGE's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (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.
ZDGE PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ZDGE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ZDGE 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.
ZDGE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.73 | 2.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.89 | 3.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.04 | 7.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.96 | 5.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.78 | 0.7% above |
ZDGE 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 has the edge over ZDGE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZDGE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.59 | $5.66 | +256% |
| 2021 | $5.66 | $9.61 | +70% |
| 2022 | $9.61 | $1.85 | -81% |
| 2023 | $1.85 | $2.35 | +27% |
| 2024 | $2.35 | $3.11 | +32% |
| 2025 | $3.11 | $3.54 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.54 | $2.80 | -21% |
ZDGE's yearly returns have swung widely, from +256% in 2020 to −81% in 2022. It's down 21% so far in 2026.