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META

Low riskAI: Cloud and data centersNext report: Around Jan 27, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A high-quality, profitable business with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 26% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 22% last year

Money moves

Insiders sold $4.6M in the last 30 days, all through pre-planned sales
Institutions added 4.2% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (2587 bought, 2073 sold)
Held by George Soros (Soros Fund), Philippe Laffont (Coatue), Chase Coleman (Tiger Global) and 5 more famous investors

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$630.43-1.8% that day

Company value: $1.62T; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 21.5x; You pay about $22 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 6.7x; Company value is 6.7 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 0.3%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 1%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 4%; Debt as a share of company value

From META's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Sep '26

$64.6B+26% vs a year earlier

Dec '23Tap a barSep '26

Last 12 months: $241.6B, up 28% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 19% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of META. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+28% a yearRecently: +28% a yearProfit margin31%Last 12 months: 31.1%P/E at the end22xToday: 21.5x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-1% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$830.2B

Profit in 5 years$257.3B

Price these guesses point to$2,313.80+267% vs $630.43 todayAbout +30% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 31% margin and a 22x P/E, sales could shrink about 1.3% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Word of mouth

Updated daily

Talk in stock forums, today: Very high; 48 mentions today, 1.5x the day before (#10 of all stocks)
People looking up the company, yesterday: 2.2x normal; 8,505 views vs about 3,812 on a usual day
Trending list: #7; Among stocks people are talking about most today

Forum talk counts mentions of META in popular online stock forums, a slice of the internet rather than all of it. Company lookups show interest in the company itself, which can come from news that isn't about the stock. Attention isn't quality.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

6/6Strong

PassReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.30.2%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.27x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.30.1%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$46.1B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-2.7% in 3 years

Revenue: $201.0B; +22.2% vs prior year
5-year growth: +18.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $58.7B; 0.27x equity
Current ratio: 2.60x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Reported Oct 21After close4:03 pm ET

Revenue: $64.6B; +26.1% YoY
EPS: $3.83; vs $1.05
Op. margin: 20.1%; -20.0 pts
Gross margin: 79.3%; -2.7 pts
Free cash flow: -$1.2B
Share count: 0.0%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

43Mixed

Pre-planned sales of $25.9M (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

71/ 100

This week: 10
Normal week: 4.1
vs normal: 2.4x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Accumulating+4.2%

Institutions added 4.2% to their holdings. 2587 bought, 2073 sold.

Shares held by institutions1.70B

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

-0.9%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.3x · $83.7B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

2.6B

Earnings reports

Last 10

Next reportAround Jan 27, 2027 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedOct 21
Results filedJul 29
Results filedApr 29
Results filedJan 28
Results filedOct 29, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

Offering prospectusOct 26 · View filing ↗Offering Offering prospectusOct 26 · View filing ↗Offering 5%+ holder update (passive)Aug 6 · View filing ↗Big holder

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$25.9M2 insiders, 5 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Javier OlivanChief Operating Officer	Sell	2K	$707.20	$1.1M	76K	Oct 19Filing ↗
-2% of their holdings 5 trades Held via Olivan Reinhold Family Revocable Trust u/a/d 10/16/12 Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 2 days after
Javier OlivanChief Operating Officer	Sell	2K	$728.10	$1.1M	76K	Oct 12Filing ↗
-2% of their holdings 5 trades Held via Olivan Reinhold Family Revocable Trust u/a/d 10/16/12 Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 2 days after
Javier OlivanChief Operating Officer	Sell	2K	$728.08	$1.1M	77K	Oct 5Filing ↗
-2% of their holdings 5 trades Held via Olivan Reinhold Family Revocable Trust u/a/d 10/16/12 Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 2 days after
Javier OlivanChief Operating Officer	Sell	2K	$749.82	$1.2M	77K	Sep 28Filing ↗
-2% of their holdings $748.91 to $750.43 across 5 trades Held via Olivan Reinhold Family Revocable Trust u/a/d 10/16/12 Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Filed 2 days after
Mark ZuckerbergCOB and CEO	Sell	27K	$777.44	$21.4M	1M	Sep 24Filing ↗
-2.2% of their holdings $775.32 to $779.33 across 10 trades Held via Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc. Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Also Director and 10% owner Filed 4 days after