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.
ZH
Zhihu Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score ZH 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.
ZH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
ZH's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak.
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.
ZH PE Valuation
ZH 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.
ZH Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ZH 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 ZH on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.56 | -333% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.36 | -$0.33 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.36 | -$0.08 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.17 | +$0.75 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.24 | +$1.23 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.03 | +$1.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.28 | +$0.99 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.58 | +$0.80 |
ZH has swung to a loss: it lost $0.56 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 ZH 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 ZH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $103.3M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $97.2M | -11% |
| Q4 2025 | $95.2M | -27% |
| Q3 2025 | $98.9M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $106.6M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $109.3M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $130.9M | -22% |
| Q3 2024 | $124M | -20% |
ZH's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $103M last quarter, down 3.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -11% | +1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.7% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | +7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.2% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4% | +17 points |
| Q3 2024 | -10% | +24 points |
ZH's operating margin was −11% last quarter, up 1.7 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 ZH on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ZH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | -$63.7M | -$63.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
ZH's free cash flow was −$64M 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 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.
ZH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -743K shares |
| 1 year | -4.7% | -3.8M shares |
| 3 years | -24% | -23.8M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -20.4M shares |
| Available history | -23% | -22.6M shares |
ZH has the edge over META on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $55.5M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
ZH spent $55M 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).
ZH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | -18.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -17.0x | Net Cash |
ZH has more cash than debt.
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).
ZH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.7 | Oversold |
ZH's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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.
ZH PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ZH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ZH 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 ZH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ZH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.21 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.14 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.23 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.75 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.55 | 42% below |
ZH is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 42% 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 ZH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $51.0 | $31.7 | -38% |
| 2022 | $31.7 | $8.40 | -73% |
| 2023 | $8.40 | $5.62 | -33% |
| 2024 | $5.62 | $3.71 | -34% |
| 2025 | $3.71 | $3.38 | -8.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.38 | $2.64 | -22% |
ZH has finished every year since 2021 lower, and it's down 22% so far in 2026.