Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) stock forecast summary
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Meta Platforms, Inc. is a mega-cap company with a market capitalization of $1.56T.
It ranks number 3 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For META, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 55.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 46.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does.
Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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META
Cross-section · 2026-11-06
How META ranks among 5150 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
Metric
META
Industry median
Rank
Market Cap
$1.56T
$859M
3/60
P/E Ratio
20.81x
23.36x
11/19
P/B Ratio
5.73x
2.33x
9/39
Dividend Yield
0.35%
0.41%
4/6
EPS
$29.32
–
–
Book Value/Share
$106.56
–
–
Revenue/Share
$94.52
–
–
FCF/Share
$11.21
–
–
Profitability & Margins
Metric
META
Industry median
Rank
ROE
27.6%
-6.6%
5/28
ROA
15.7%
-3.1%
6/32
ROIC
19.1%
-3.1%
7/40
Gross Margin
81.0%
64.7%
10/45
Operating Margin
32.9%
-3.3%
3/45
Net Margin
31.1%
-4.7%
4/33
EBT Margin
32.6%
-4.1%
4/47
Tax Rate
4.6%
–
–
Financial Health
Metric
META
Industry median
Rank
Current Ratio
1.90x
1.69x
19/52
D/E Ratio
0.76x
0.70x
22/46
Financial Leverage
1.76x
1.63x
20/44
Interest Coverage
14.7x
0.5x
11/49
Working Capital
$56.89B
$116M
3/51
Cash Flow
Metric
META
Industry median
Rank
Operating Cash Flow
$133.09B
$88M
2/49
Free Cash Flow
$28.65B
$90M
1/36
Capital Spending
-$104.44B
-$34M
35/36
OCF Growth YoY
23.7%
18.7%
13/30
FCF Growth YoY
-36.1%
11.0%
21/24
FCF/Sales
11.9%
11.9%
19/37
CapEx/Sales
43.2%
2.0%
1/37
Operational Efficiency
Metric
META
Industry median
Rank
Asset Turnover
0.50x
0.69x
27/37
Receivables Turnover
10.6x
6.8x
10/38
Fixed Assets Turnover
0.9x
16.0x
36/38
Days Sales Outstanding
34 days
54 days
29/38
Payables Period
152 days
47 days
7/34
Income Statement
Metric
META
Industry median
Rank
Total Revenue
$241.61B
$961M
2/41
Operating Income
$79.38B
-$3M
2/47
Net Income
$75.25B
-$7M
2/33
R&D Expense
$76.55B
$101M
1/36
SG&A Expense
$52.32B
$387M
2/40
Cost of Goods Sold
$45.82B
$234M
2/44
Dividend & Shareholder Information
Metric
META
Industry median
Rank
Dividends Per Share
$2.11
–
–
Payout Ratio
7.2%
23.7%
4/5
Shares Outstanding
2556M
–
–
Net Income Growth
28.6%
28.6%
7/13
EPS Growth
29.9%
21.4%
8/17
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
Total Current Assets
$119.90B
25.0% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments
$11.22B
2.3% of assets
Accounts Receivable
$22.72B
4.7% of assets
Total Liabilities
$206.45B
43.1% of assets
Short-term Debt
$43.91B
9.2% of assets
Quarterly Financial Reports
META quarterly financials and insider trading
Industry Peers · Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Meta Platforms, Inc. (Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Our AI scores Meta Platforms, Inc. every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are Meta Platforms, Inc. stock predictions?
For META, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 55.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 46.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Meta Platforms, Inc. forecasts updated?
Meta Platforms, Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
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