← Back to Screener
US Stock Screener
HomeScreensNewsWatchlist
...

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

META •
TechnologyInternet ServicesSocial networking and messaging platforms
AboutMeta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. Meta Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.Show more
  • Revenue $200.97B +22.2%
  • EBITDA $101.89B +20.0%
  • Net Income $60.46B -3.1%
  • EPS (Diluted) 23.49 -1.6%
  • Gross Margin 82% +0.4%
  • EBITDA Margin 50.7% -1.7%
  • Operating Margin 41.44% -1.8%
  • Net Margin 30.08% -20.6%
  • ROE 30.24% -18.6%
  • ROIC 27.57% -10.9%
  • Debt/Equity 0.39 +43.8%
  • Interest Coverage -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 31.8%
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 15.7%
  • ✓FCF machine: 22.9% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 18.5%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 30.1%

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

Loading chart...

Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y27.34%
5Y18.51%
3Y19.89%
TTM22.17%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y32.27%
5Y15.71%
3Y37.61%
TTM-3.05%

EPS CAGR

10Y33.67%
5Y18.41%
3Y39.84%
TTM-1.8%

ROCE

10Y Avg26.65%
5Y Avg27.71%
3Y Avg29.05%
Latest29.39%

Peer Comparison

Social networking and messaging platforms
Select Columns
Size & Scale
Valuation
Per Share
Growth
Profitability
Quality & Returns
Safety & Leverage
TTM Growth
Famous Investor Metrics
Dividends
Latest Quarter
Momentum & Returns
Total Return (DRIP)
Technical
Volume & Trading
Shares & Dilution
Sector-Specific
NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.222.33B648.1827.5922.17%30.08%27.83%20.74%0.39

Compare META vs Peers

Analyze head-to-head performance against top industry competitors across valuation, growth, and profitability metrics.

vs NVDA

Compare head-to-head with NVIDIA Corporation

Compare Top 3

vs NVDA, AAPL

Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+27.64B40.65B55.84B70.7B85.97B117.93B116.61B134.9B164.5B200.97B
Revenue Growth %54.16%47.09%37.35%26.61%21.6%37.18%-1.12%15.69%21.94%22.17%
Cost of Goods Sold+3.79B5.45B9.36B12.77B16.69B22.65B25.25B25.96B30.16B36.17B
COGS % of Revenue13.71%13.42%16.75%18.06%19.42%19.21%21.65%19.24%18.33%18%
Gross Profit+23.85B35.2B46.48B57.93B69.27B95.28B91.36B108.94B134.34B164.79B
Gross Margin %86.29%86.58%83.25%81.94%80.58%80.79%78.35%80.76%81.67%82%
Gross Profit Growth %58.35%47.59%32.06%24.62%19.59%37.54%-4.11%19.25%23.31%22.67%
Operating Expenses+11.42B15B21.57B33.94B36.6B48.53B62.42B62.19B64.96B81.52B
OpEx % of Revenue41.33%36.89%38.63%48.01%42.58%41.15%53.53%46.1%39.49%40.56%
Selling, General & Admin5.5B7.24B11.3B20.34B18.16B23.87B27.08B23.71B21.09B24.14B
SG&A % of Revenue19.91%17.81%20.23%28.77%21.12%20.24%23.22%17.57%12.82%12.01%
Research & Development5.92B7.75B10.27B13.6B18.45B24.66B35.34B38.48B43.87B57.37B
R&D % of Revenue21.42%19.07%18.4%19.24%21.46%20.91%30.3%28.53%26.67%28.55%
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+12.43B20.2B24.91B23.99B32.67B46.75B28.94B46.75B69.38B83.28B
Operating Margin %44.96%49.7%44.62%33.93%38.01%39.65%24.82%34.66%42.18%41.44%
Operating Income Growth %99.63%62.57%23.31%-3.72%36.21%43.1%-38.09%61.52%48.4%20.03%
EBITDA+14.77B23.23B29.23B29.73B39.53B54.72B37.63B57.93B84.88B101.89B
EBITDA Margin %53.44%57.14%52.34%42.05%45.99%46.4%32.27%42.94%51.6%50.7%
EBITDA Growth %80.77%57.28%25.83%1.71%32.99%38.42%-31.23%53.94%46.52%20.05%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)2.34B3.02B4.32B5.74B6.86B7.97B8.69B11.18B15.5B18.62B
EBIT12.43B20.6B24.91B28.99B32.67B47.31B29B47.87B71.38B85.93B
Net Interest Income+166M392M643M884M672M461M276M1.19B1.8B2.66B
Interest Income176M398M652M904M672M484M461M1.64B2.52B2.66B
Interest Expense10M6M9M20M023M185M446M715M0
Other Income/Expense91M391M448M826M509M531M-125M677M1.28B2.66B
Pretax Income+12.52B20.59B25.36B24.81B33.18B47.28B28.82B47.43B70.66B85.93B
Pretax Margin %45.29%50.66%45.42%35.1%38.6%40.1%24.71%35.16%42.96%42.76%
Income Tax+2.3B4.66B3.25B6.33B4.03B7.91B5.62B8.33B8.3B25.47B
Effective Tax Rate %81.39%77.3%87.19%74.5%87.84%83.26%80.5%82.44%88.25%70.36%
Net Income+10.19B15.92B22.11B18.48B29.15B39.37B23.2B39.1B62.36B60.46B
Net Margin %36.86%39.16%39.6%26.15%33.9%33.38%19.9%28.98%37.91%30.08%
Net Income Growth %176.25%56.26%38.89%-16.4%57.67%35.08%-41.07%68.53%59.5%-3.05%
Net Income (Continuing)10.22B15.93B22.11B18.48B29.15B39.37B23.2B39.1B62.36B60.46B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+3.495.397.576.4310.0913.778.5914.8723.8623.49
EPS Growth %170.54%54.44%40.45%-15.06%56.92%36.47%-37.62%73.11%60.46%-1.55%
EPS (Basic)3.565.497.656.4810.2213.998.6315.1924.6123.98
Diluted Shares Outstanding2.92B2.96B2.92B2.88B2.89B2.86B2.7B2.63B2.61B2.57B
Basic Shares Outstanding2.92B2.95B2.89B2.85B2.85B2.81B2.69B2.57B2.53B2.52B
Dividend Payout Ratio--------8.13%8.81%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+34.4B48.56B50.48B66.22B75.67B66.67B59.55B85.36B100.05B108.72B
Cash & Short-Term Investments29.45B41.71B41.11B54.85B61.95B48B40.74B65.4B77.81B81.59B
Cash Only8.9B8.08B10.02B19.08B17.58B16.6B14.68B41.86B43.89B35.87B
Short-Term Investments20.55B33.63B31.09B35.78B44.38B31.4B26.06B23.54B33.93B45.72B
Accounts Receivable3.99B5.83B7.59B9.52B11.34B14.04B13.47B16.17B16.99B19.77B
Days Sales Outstanding52.7352.3649.5949.1448.1343.4542.1543.7537.7135.91
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets0010M8M241M149M5.34B3.79B5.24B7.36B
Total Non-Current Assets+30.56B35.96B46.85B67.15B83.65B99.32B126.18B144.26B176.01B257.3B
Property, Plant & Equipment8.59B13.72B24.68B44.78B54.98B69.96B92.19B109.88B136.27B196.8B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.22x2.96x2.26x1.58x1.56x1.69x1.26x1.23x1.21x1.02x
Goodwill18.12B18.22B18.3B18.71B19.05B19.2B20.31B20.65B20.65B24.53B
Intangible Assets2.54B1.88B1.29B894M623M634M897M788M915M0
Long-Term Investments00086M6.23B6.78B6.2B6.14B6.07B27.52B
Other Non-Current Assets1.31B2.13B2.58B2.87B2.76B2.75B6.58B6.79B12.1B8.44B
Total Assets+64.96B84.52B97.33B133.38B159.32B165.99B185.73B229.62B276.05B366.02B
Asset Turnover0.43x0.48x0.57x0.53x0.54x0.71x0.63x0.59x0.60x0.55x
Asset Growth %31.48%30.11%15.16%37.03%19.45%4.19%11.89%23.63%20.22%32.59%
Total Current Liabilities+2.88B3.76B7.02B15.05B14.98B21.14B27.03B31.96B33.6B41.84B
Accounts Payable302M380M820M1.36B1.33B4.08B4.99B4.85B7.69B8.89B
Days Payables Outstanding29.0925.4331.9938.9629.165.872.1468.1893.0389.74
Short-Term Debt0340M500M277M000000
Deferred Revenue (Current)90M98M147M269M382M561M0000
Other Current Liabilities1.72B1.53B2.99B3.75B6.08B8.41B9.5B13.03B12.42B0
Current Ratio11.97x12.92x7.19x4.40x5.05x3.15x2.20x2.67x2.98x2.60x
Quick Ratio11.97x12.92x7.19x4.40x5.05x3.15x2.20x2.67x2.98x2.60x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+2.89B6.42B6.19B17.27B16.05B19.97B32.99B44.49B59.82B106.94B
Long-Term Debt0000009.92B18.39B28.83B58.74B
Capital Lease Obligations0009.52B9.63B12.75B15.3B17.23B18.29B22.94B
Deferred Tax Liabilities050M673M1.04B005.49B6.95B021B
Other Non-Current Liabilities2.89B6.37B5.52B6.71B6.41B7.23B7.76B8.88B12.7B4.25B
Total Liabilities5.77B10.18B13.21B32.32B31.03B41.11B60.01B76.45B93.42B148.78B
Total Debt+0340M500M10.6B10.65B13.87B26.59B37.23B49.06B83.9B
Net Debt-8.9B-7.74B-9.52B-8.48B-6.92B-2.73B11.91B-4.63B5.17B48.02B
Debt / Equity-0.00x0.01x0.10x0.08x0.11x0.21x0.24x0.27x0.39x
Debt / EBITDA-0.01x0.02x0.36x0.27x0.25x0.71x0.64x0.58x0.82x
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.60x-0.33x-0.33x-0.29x-0.18x-0.05x0.32x-0.08x0.06x0.47x
Interest Coverage1242.70x3367.17x2768.11x1199.30x-2032.74x156.45x104.82x97.03x-
Total Equity+59.19B74.35B84.13B101.05B128.29B124.88B125.71B153.17B182.64B217.24B
Equity Growth %33.87%25.6%13.15%20.12%26.95%-2.66%0.67%21.84%19.24%18.95%
Book Value per Share20.2425.1528.8035.1444.4243.6846.5358.2669.8784.40
Total Shareholders' Equity59.19B74.35B84.13B101.05B128.29B124.88B125.71B153.17B182.64B217.24B
Common Stock0000000000
Retained Earnings21.67B33.99B41.98B55.69B77.34B69.76B64.8B82.07B102.51B121.18B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-703M-227M-760M-489M927M-693M-3.53B-2.15B-3.1B271M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+16.11B24.22B29.27B36.31B38.75B57.68B50.48B71.11B91.33B115.8B
Operating CF Margin %58.28%59.57%52.43%51.37%45.07%48.91%43.29%52.71%55.52%57.62%
Operating CF Growth %87.32%50.34%20.89%24.05%6.7%48.87%-12.5%40.89%28.43%26.8%
Net Income10.22B15.93B22.11B18.48B29.15B39.37B23.2B39.1B62.36B60.46B
Depreciation & Amortization2.34B3.02B4.32B5.74B6.86B7.97B8.69B11.18B15.5B18.62B
Stock-Based Compensation3.22B3.72B4.15B4.84B6.54B9.16B11.99B14.03B16.69B20.43B
Deferred Taxes-457M-377M286M-37M-1.19B609M-3.29B131M-4.74B18.74B
Other Non-Cash Items30M24M-64M39M118M-127M4.2B2.84B470M-1.55B
Working Capital Changes758M1.89B-1.53B7.25B-2.72B700M5.68B3.84B1.05B-885M
Change in Receivables-1.49B-1.61B-1.89B-1.96B-1.51B-3.11B231M-2.4B-1.49B-1.81B
Change in Inventory0091M8.97B-1.3B00000
Change in Payables14M43M221M113M-17M1.44B210M51M373M-14M
Cash from Investing+-11.74B-20.04B-11.6B-19.86B-30.06B-7.57B-28.97B-24.5B-47.15B-102B
Capital Expenditures-4.49B-6.73B-13.91B-15.1B-15.12B-18.57B-31.43B-27.27B-37.26B-69.69B
CapEx % of Revenue16.25%16.56%24.92%21.36%17.58%15.74%26.95%20.21%22.65%34.68%
Acquisitions-123M-122M-137M-508M-6.75B-898M-1.31B-629M-270M-4.23B
Investments----------
Other Investing61M67M-25M-61M-36M-284M246M198M129M304M
Cash from Financing+-310M-5.24B-15.57B-7.3B-10.29B-50.73B-22.14B-19.5B-40.78B-20.37B
Debt Issued (Net)-312M0500M-775M-580M-663M9.07B7.4B8.46B27.38B
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid00000000-5.07B-5.32B
Share Repurchases-6M-1.98B-12.88B-4.2B-6.27B-44.54B-27.96B-19.77B-30.13B-26.25B
Other Financing8M-3.26B15M15M-3.44B-5.53B344M-111M-14.05B-16.18B
Net Change in Cash4B-824M1.92B9.15B-1.32B-1.09B-1.27B27.23B2.61B-6.34B
Free Cash Flow+11.62B17.48B15.36B21.21B23.63B39.12B19.04B43.85B54.07B46.11B
FCF Margin %42.03%43.01%27.51%30%27.49%33.17%16.33%32.5%32.87%22.94%
FCF Growth %91.19%50.5%-12.15%38.11%11.41%65.52%-51.31%130.24%23.32%-14.73%
FCF per Share3.975.915.267.388.1813.687.0516.6820.6917.91
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.58x1.52x1.32x1.96x1.33x1.47x2.18x1.82x1.46x1.92x
Interest Paid11M01M0000448M486M0
Taxes Paid1.21B2.12B3.76B5.18B4.23B8.53B6.41B6.61B10.55B7.58B

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)19.7%23.84%27.91%19.96%25.42%31.1%18.52%28.04%37.14%30.24%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)20.73%25.92%26.46%21.52%22.91%28.8%16.71%24.51%30.94%27.57%
Gross Margin86.29%86.58%83.25%81.94%80.58%80.79%78.35%80.76%81.67%82%
Net Margin36.86%39.16%39.6%26.15%33.9%33.38%19.9%28.98%37.91%30.08%
Debt / Equity-0.00x0.01x0.10x0.08x0.11x0.21x0.24x0.27x0.39x
Interest Coverage1242.70x3367.17x2768.11x1199.30x-2032.74x156.45x104.82x97.03x-
FCF Conversion1.58x1.52x1.32x1.96x1.33x1.47x2.18x1.82x1.46x1.92x
Revenue Growth54.16%47.09%37.35%26.61%21.6%37.18%-1.12%15.69%21.94%22.17%

Deep Dive Analysis

Explore detailed financial history, valuation models, and returns analysis

Valuation Overview

DCF models, peer multiples & analyst estimates

Total Return Calculator

Historical returns with dividends reinvested

Dividend History

Yield, growth, payout safety & DRIP calculator

Earnings History

EPS trends, net income & profitability analysis

Price History

Long-term charts & historical price data

Revenue History

Sales growth patterns & revenue breakdown

Financial Ratios

30 years of valuation, profitability & efficiency metrics

VCP Scanner

Find stocks. Verify deeply. Act with conviction.

Patterns find ideas. Fundamentals build conviction.

Data updated daily

Quick Links

  • Home
  • Screens
  • Valuation
  • Compare
  • Total Return
  • News
  • Insights
  • Methodology
  • How It Works
  • Profile

Popular Screens

  • VCP Hot
  • VCP Warm
  • Value Screens
  • Growth Screens
  • Momentum Screens
  • Technical Screens
  • Quality Screens

Community

  • Twitter
  • Get Early Access
© 2026 VCP Scanner. All rights reserved.
Made with ❤️ for investors
Not financial advice. Do your own research.