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meta platforms inc. - META

META

Close Chg Chg %
782.13 3.10 0.40%

Closed Market

785.23

+3.10 (0.40%)

Volume: 13.38M

Last Updated:

Aug 15, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT

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Company Overview: meta platforms inc. - META

META Key Data

Open

$784.31

 Day Range

781.00 - 796.25

52 Week Range

479.80 - 796.25

 Market Cap

$1.96T

Shares Outstanding

2.51B

 Public Float

2.16B

Beta

1.27

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

28.32

 EPS

$28.31

Yield

26.21%

 Dividend

$0.53

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jun 16, 2025

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

12.91M

  

META Performance

1 Week
 
 2.07%
 
1 Month
 
 11.49%
 
3 Months
 
 22.63%
 
1 Year
 
 48.88%
 
5 Years
 
 200.58%
 

META Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 70
Full Ratings ➔

About meta platforms inc. - META

Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of social media applications. It builds technology that helps people connect and share, find communities, and grow businesses. It operates through the Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL) segments. The FoA segment consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and other services. The RL segment includes augmented, mixed and virtual reality related consumer hardware, software, and content. The company was founded by Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris R. Hughes, Andrew McCollum, and Eduardo P. Saverin on February 4, 2004, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

META At a Glance

Meta Platforms, Inc.
1 Meta Way
Menlo Park, California 94025
Phone 1-650-543-4800 Revenue 164.50B
Industry Internet Software/Services Net Income 62.36B
Sector Technology Services 2024 Sales Growth 21.941%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 74,067
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META Valuation

P/E Current 28.325
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 24.543
Price to Sales Ratio 9.304
Price to Book Ratio 8.124
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 16.759
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 17.617
Enterprise Value to Sales 9.131
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.033

META Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 2,220,975.603
Income Per Employee 841,940.405
Receivables Turnover 9.68
Total Asset Turnover 0.651

META Liquidity

Current Ratio 2.978
Quick Ratio 2.978
Cash Ratio 2.327

META Profitability

Gross Margin 81.684
Operating Margin 42.413
Pretax Margin 42.956
Net Margin 37.909
Return on Assets 24.664
Return on Equity 37.141
Return on Total Capital 26.832
Return on Invested Capital 29.712

META Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 27.25
Total Debt to Total Capital 21.415
Total Debt to Total Assets 18.029
Long-Term Debt to Equity 26.145
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 20.546
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Annual Financials for Meta Platforms Inc. - META

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
117.93B 116.61B 134.90B 164.50B
Sales Growth
+37.18% -1.12% +15.69% +21.94%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
22.65B 23.75B 26.01B 30.13B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
7.97B 8.69B 11.18B 15.50B
Depreciation
7.56B 8.50B 11.02B 15.29B
Amortization of Intangibles
407.00M 185.00M 161.00M 211.00M
COGS Growth
+35.69% +4.88% +9.48% +15.86%
Gross Income
95.28B 92.86B 108.90B 134.37B
Gross Income Growth
+37.54% -2.55% +17.28% +23.39%
Gross Profit Margin
+80.79% +79.63% +80.72% +81.68%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
48.53B 59.30B 58.69B 64.60B
Research & Development
24.66B 33.62B 36.49B 43.62B
Other SG&A
23.87B 25.68B 22.20B 20.98B
SGA Growth
+32.58% +22.20% -1.02% +10.07%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 4.61B 3.45B 389.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
46.75B 28.94B 46.75B 69.38B
Non Operating Income/Expense
531.00M 35.00M 1.12B 2.00B
Non-Operating Interest Income
461.00M 436.00M 1.64B 2.52B
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- 160.00M 446.00M 715.00M
Interest Expense Growth
- - +178.75% +60.31%
-
Gross Interest Expense
- 160.00M 446.00M 715.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
47.28B 28.82B 47.43B 70.66B
Pretax Income Growth
+42.51% -39.05% +64.57% +48.99%
Pretax Margin
+40.10% +24.71% +35.16% +42.96%
Income Tax
7.91B 5.62B 8.33B 8.30B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
5.52B 6.97B 5.51B 10.34B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.79B 1.93B 2.69B 2.70B
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
628.00M (3.18B) 190.00M (4.75B)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(19.00M) (96.00M) (59.00M) 15.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
39.37B 23.20B 39.10B 62.36B
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
39.37B 23.20B 39.10B 62.36B
Net Income Growth
+35.08% -41.07% +68.53% +59.50%
Net Margin Growth
+33.38% +19.90% +28.98% +37.91%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
39.37B 23.20B 39.10B 62.36B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
39.37B 23.20B 39.10B 62.36B
EPS (Basic)
13.9858 8.6342 15.1896 24.6093
EPS (Basic) Growth
+36.81% -38.26% +75.92% +62.01%
Basic Shares Outstanding
2.81B 2.69B 2.57B 2.53B
EPS (Diluted)
13.7706 8.5862 14.8718 23.8562
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+36.45% -37.65% +73.21% +60.41%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
2.86B 2.70B 2.63B 2.61B
EBITDA
54.72B 42.24B 61.38B 85.27B
EBITDA Growth
+38.42% -22.81% +45.31% +38.91%
EBITDA Margin
+46.40% +36.22% +45.50% +51.83%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 860.864
Number of Ratings 70 Current Quarters Estimate 6.642
FY Report Date 09 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 28.17
Last Quarter’s Earnings 7.14 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 23.86 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 29.867
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 47 47 63 61
Mean Estimate 6.64 8.02 28.17 29.87
High Estimates 7.55 9.09 30.09 33.07
Low Estimate 5.52 6.70 24.86 25.24
Coefficient of Variance 6.26 6.19 3.55 5.77

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 50 54 54
OVERWEIGHT 9 11 9
HOLD 10 7 6
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 1
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for Meta Platforms Inc. - META

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jul 10, 2025 Javier Olivan Chief Operating Officer 7,336 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $717.51 per share 5,263,653.36
May 21, 2025 John Jacob Philip Elkann Director 145 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 John Jacob Philip Elkann Director 392 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 John Jacob Philip Elkann Director 1,643 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 21, 2025 John Jacob Philip Elkann Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 18, 2025 Jennifer G. Newstead Chief Legal Officer 28,419 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $531.22 per share 15,096,741.18
Mar 25, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 31,370 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 25, 2025 Susan J. Li Chief Financial Officer 28,518 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 25, 2025 Aaron A. Anderson Chief Accounting Officer 5,303 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 25, 2025 Susan J. Li Chief Financial Officer 28,518 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 25, 2025 Andrew Bosworth Chief Technology Officer 31,370 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 336,089 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $664.93 per share 223,475,658.77
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 334,374 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $666.94 per share 223,007,395.56
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 332,094 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $668.23 per share 221,915,173.62
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 343,368 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $660.47 per share 226,784,262.96
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 334,680 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $665.82 per share 222,836,637.60
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 328,686 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $671.6 per share 220,745,517.60
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 342,894 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $661.8 per share 226,927,249.20
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 329,494 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $670.61 per share 220,961,971.34
Mar 3, 2025 Christopher K. Cox Chief Product Officer 342,203 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $662.93 per share 226,856,634.79

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