META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
META has the edge over ZG overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
ZG
Zillow Group, Inc. Class A
ZG 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.
ZG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ZG's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
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.
ZG PE Valuation
ZG 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.
ZG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ZG's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 ZG on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.11 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.52 | -$0.37 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.22 | +$0.49 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.25 | +$0.60 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.09 | +$0.57 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.15 | +$0.42 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.34 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.35 | +$0.34 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.48 | +$0.20 |
ZG is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.52 per share over the past year, against $2.26 at its worst in mid-2022.
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 ZG on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 ZG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $724M | +7.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $772M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $708M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $654M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $676M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $655M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $598M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $554M | +17% |
ZG's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $724M last quarter, up 7.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -22% | -22 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.1% | +6.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.7% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4% | +7.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5% | +7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -12% | +9.7 points |
ZG's operating margin was −22% last quarter, down 22 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
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.
ZG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $128M | +75% |
| Q2 2026 | -$25M | -150% |
| Q1 2026 | $166M | +144% |
| Q4 2025 | $44M | -50% |
| Q3 2025 | $73M | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $50M | +178% |
| Q1 2025 | $68M | +66% |
| Q4 2024 | $88M | +69% |
ZG 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 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.
ZG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -2.6M shares |
| 1 year | -12% | -30.9M shares |
| 3 years | -3.4% | -8M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -28.8M shares |
| Available history | +9.2% | +18.9M shares |
ZG has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20M |
| Q2 2026 | $200M |
| Q1 2026 | $626M |
| Q4 2025 | $232M |
| Q3 2025 | $38M |
| Q2 2025 | $150M |
| Q1 2025 | $250M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
ZG spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 146% 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).
ZG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -21.8x | Net Cash |
ZG 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).
ZG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.6 | Neutral |
ZG's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (neutral).
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 ZG on valuation relative to its sector.
ZG PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ZG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 127x | 16x | 673% above |
| PE % | 19 | 26 | 7 pts below |
ZG 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 ZG on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ZG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $30.6 | 4.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $32.5 | 10% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.5 | 31% below |
| 100 week MA | $57.6 | 49% below |
| 200 week MA | $53.5 | 46% below |
ZG is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 46% 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 ZG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.8 | $143.9 | +214% |
| 2021 | $143.9 | $62.3 | -57% |
| 2022 | $62.3 | $32.1 | -48% |
| 2023 | $32.1 | $56.7 | +77% |
| 2024 | $56.7 | $72.7 | +28% |
| 2025 | $72.7 | $69.6 | -4.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.6 | $29.1 | -58% |
ZG's yearly returns have swung widely, from +214% in 2020 to −57% in 2021. It's down 58% so far in 2026.