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Meta Platforms, Inc.

Rank #153Op. Leverage

META · Nasdaq · Communication Services

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) — Rank #153 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.37) · ROE 23.1% · Piotroski F-Score 5 / 9.

As-of 2026-09-28 · CIK 0001326801 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Meta 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 (VR) headsets, and AI glasses in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally.

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It operates through two segments, Family of Apps (FoA) and Reality Labs (RL). The FoA segment offers Facebook, which enables people to build community through feed, reels, stories, groups, marketplace, and other; Instagram that brings people closer through Instagram feed, stories, reels, live, and messaging; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; Meta AI, an assistant that's available across apps, as a stand-alone app, on AI glasses, and on the web; Threads, an application for text-based updates and public conversations; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact. The RL segment provides virtual and augmented reality products, including consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, as well as Meta Quest devices that enable social experiences across gaming, fitness, entertainment, and more. The segment also includes wearables such as AI glasses like Ray Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses; and the Meta Ray Ban Display, which combines AI glasses with an integrated lens display and the Meta Neural Band, a wrist worn device using electromyography that lets people control their AI glasses through neuromuscular signals. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a collaboration with Microsoft Corporation, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Broadcom Inc., and OpenAI, L.L.C. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021.

The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Industry
Internet Content & Information
Sector
Communication Services
State
DE
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31
Website
meta.com

Financials

Stable

Direction over 5 fiscal years

  • Free cash flowimproving
  • Gross marginstable
  • Gross profitabilitydeteriorating
  • Net cashdeteriorating
  • Operating marginimproving
  • Return on equitystable
  • Share count (dilution)deteriorating

Red flags: fcf_ni_divergence_unfavorable — rating capped at Stable

Monitoring diagnostic of business direction — not a prediction of returns.

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USD in millions, except per-share (EPS) and percentage rows. Values are as originally filed; em-dash = not tagged in that year's filing.
Fiscal year end2025-12-31filed 2026-01-292024-12-31filed 2025-01-302023-12-31filed 2024-02-022022-12-31filed 2023-02-02
Income statement
EPS growth (YoY)-1.6%60.5%73.1%—
Cash flow

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