Meta Platforms, Inc.
Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 33% YoY at strong marginsCatalyst pendingConsistent chatter on X (19.1K/wk), no spike$647.32+0.2%YTD+0.3%1Y-9.4%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Today's AI verdict on what's driving $META, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.
What it does
Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.
Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Where Internet Content & Information sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $META.
Internet Content & Information
No material change from last week — AI-enhanced ad targeting sustains META and GOOGL digital advertising pricing while LLM-based search agents remain a medium-term displacement risk to search revenue. Digital advertising continues to outperform traditional media as brand budgets follow eyeballs to social and search platforms.
What this means for $META
Partial — Owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger for 3B+ users monetized via advertising, while investing in AR/VR through Reality Labs; partial earnings exposure to internet content & information demand dynamics through its product portfolio.
Top industry ETF
$FDNFirst Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
-0.0%YTD
+0.1%1Y
Fundamentals & catalyst
Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.
Key ratios
P/E
21.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.ROIC
20.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.Op margin
41.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.FCF yield
3.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).P/S
7.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.ROE
33.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.Gross margin
81.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.Past earnings
QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 29, 2026$10.44$6.70+55.8%
Q4 2025Jan 28, 2026$8.88$8.19+8.4%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$7.25$6.72+7.9%
Q2 2025Jul 30, 2025$7.14$5.88+21.4%
Next earningsWed, Jul 29·consensus EPS $7.20
Quarterly trend
QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$56.3B+33.1%81.9%40.6%$10.57$13.2B
Q4 FY25$59.9B+23.8%81.8%41.3%$9.03$14.8B
Q3 FY25$51.2B+26.2%82.0%40.1%$1.08$11.2B
Q2 FY25$47.5B+21.6%82.1%43.0%$7.28$9.0B
Forward consensus
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$253.0B$249.1B – $257.8B$32.93$30.80 – $35.7244
FY27$302.1B$294.5B – $317.5B$34.97$31.88 – $38.1143
FY28$353.6B$352.7B – $354.5B$40.21$31.94 – $46.4037
FY29$407.5B$390.1B – $424.8B$48.31$45.64 – $50.9924
FY30$468.0B$448.0B – $487.9B$56.75$53.60 – $59.8934
Setup & momentum
Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.
Right now
Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.46%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+6.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+0.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.
Float & profile
FloatMega float · 2.2B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.255-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.
Insider activity
Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.
SEC filings
Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.
Recent material filings
8-KShareholder voteMay 298-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary
S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationApr 30S-3ASR
AI summary
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 148-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary
+ 18 other (6 PX14A6Gs · 2 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window
Recent news
Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.
Should You Buy Meta Stock Before the Huge Investor Update?AI Has Entered a Bear MarketBroadcom Stock Has Jumped Just 7% in 2026. This Move by Meta Platforms Could Supercharge the Stock in the Second HalfMeta Platforms expected to top earnings estimates as ad growth remains healthy, says BofAZuckerberg Is Quietly Turning Meta Into A Compute Provider Ahead Of Q2 Earnings
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