Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$577.22
+1.70% today
1Y Change
-16.31%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 9, 2026
Coverage: 242 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 9, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $1.54T and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $577.22 and down 16.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 9, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +22.2%, EPS growth of -2.6%, a dividend yield of 0.3%. What stands out right now is revenue +22.2%, EPS -2.6%, free cash flow -14.7% with operating margin 41.2% and ROIC 20.0%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.3%. Valuation sits in the middle of the pack at P/E 21.9 and price/sales 7.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines META price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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META
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
META Max Drawdown
-33.45%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
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Financial profile
Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.
FY Revenue
$117.9B
+1.1% YoY
FY Net Income
$39.4B
+69.7% YoY
Free Cash Flow
$39.1B
+105.4% YoY
Revenue Growth
+22.2%
EPS Growth
-2.6%
Gross Margin
81.9%
Net Margin
32.8%
Income statement
USD
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 201.0B | 164.5B | 134.9B | 116.6B | 117.9B |
| Gross Profit | 164.8B | 134.3B | 108.9B | 91.4B | 95.3B |
| Operating Income | 83.3B | 69.4B | 46.8B | 28.9B | 46.8B |
| EBITDA | 104.5B | 86.9B | 59.1B | 37.7B | 55.3B |
| Net Income | 60.5B | 62.4B | 39.1B | 23.2B | 39.4B |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
USD
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 35.9B | 43.9B | 41.9B | 14.7B | 16.6B |
| Total Assets | 366.0B | 276.1B | 229.6B | 185.7B | 166.0B |
| Total Liabilities | 148.8B | 93.4B | 76.5B | 60.0B | 41.1B |
| Shareholder Equity | 217.2B | 182.6B | 153.2B | 125.7B | 124.9B |
| Total Debt | 83.9B | 49.1B | 37.2B | 26.6B | 13.9B |
| Net Debt | 48.0B | 5.2B | -4.6B | 11.9B | -2.7B |
Cash flow positioning
Latest Full Year
Operating Cash Flow
57.7B
+14.3% YoY
Capital Expenditures
18.6B
+40.9% YoY
Free Cash Flow
39.1B
+105.4% YoY
Key ratios
Gross Margin
81.9%
Operating Margin
41.2%
Net Margin
32.8%
ROE
33.2%
Debt / Equity
0.36x
Next Step
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