Meta Platforms Inc. (META · NASDAQ)
META · MARKET VIEW
Market view · as of Oct 4, 2026
Revenue (TTM)
$228.25B
+28.0% YoY
Gross margin
81.7%
EPS (latest q)
$6.18
vs $7.10 est · miss
52-wk position
80.4%
-6.4% vs 52w high · +19.3% 1mo
Price (last ~year)
Meta Platforms (META, NASDAQ) reported $60.80B in quarterly revenue, up 28.0% year over year, but earnings fell 13.4% and the latest quarter missed estimates at $6.18 versus $7.10 expected — its first miss in four quarters. Capital expenditure of $30.12B nearly matched operating cash flow of $31.86B in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, leaving free cash flow of just $1.75B. Leverage remains modest at 1.0x debt/EBITDA with a 2.23 current ratio, and margins stay strong (81.7% gross, 34.8% operating). The stock closed at $728.08, up 19.3% over the past month and 16.5% above its 50-day moving average, trading 6.4% below its 52-week high.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.85T
- P/E
- 27.32
- PEG
- 0.985
- P/B
- 7.26
- P/S
- 8.13
- EV/EBITDA
- 17.08
- Beta
- 1.243
- Analyst target
- $794.96
Quality & returns
- Gross margin
- 81.7%
- Operating margin
- 34.8%
- Profit margin
- 29.8%
- ROE
- 29.8%
- ROA
- 14.6%
Price movement
- Last
- $728.08
- 1-month
- +19.3%
- 3-month
- +15.4%
- RSI (14)
- 62
- vs SMA200
- +16.0%
- 52-wk position
- 80.4% -6.4% vs high
Quarterly trajectory
Revenue by quarter (oldest → newest)
| Quarter | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $60.80B | $18.77B | $15.85B | $18.76B |
| 2026-03-31 | $56.31B | $22.87B | $26.77B | $29.99B |
| 2025-12-31 | $59.89B | $24.75B | $22.77B | $31.47B |
| 2025-09-30 | $51.24B | $20.54B | $2.71B | $26.85B |
Recent news
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Sources this view read
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- filing Quarterly financial statements (Alpha Vantage INCOME/BALANCE/CASH)
- earnings Reported earnings history (Alpha Vantage EARNINGS)
- prices Adjusted daily prices (Alpha Vantage TIME_SERIES_DAILY_ADJUSTED)