META

Meta Platforms Inc - Class A

Exchange: NASDAQSector: Communication ServicesIndustry: Internet Content & Information

Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) is engaged in building products to create utility for users, developers, and advertisers. People use Facebook to stay connected with their friends and family, to discover what is going on in the world around them, and to share and express what matters to them to the people they care about. Developers can use the Facebook Platform to build applications and Websites that integrate with Facebook to reach its global network of users and to build personalized and social products. Advertisers can engage with more than 900 million monthly active users (MAUs) on Facebook or subsets of its users based on information they have chosen to share with the Company, such as their age, location, gender, or interests. In September 2013, Mail.Ru Group Limited sold its remaining shares in Facebook Inc. Effective September 25, 2013, Facebook Inc acquired Mobile Technologies, a developer of online applications. In October 2013, Facebook Inc acquired Onavo Inc.

Current Price

$605.06

+0.41%

GoodMoat Value

$880.65

45.5% undervalued

Profile

Valuation (TTM)

Market Cap$1.53T

P/E21.68

EV$1.52T

P/B7.05

Shares Out2.53B

P/Sales7.12

Revenue$214.96B

EV/EBITDA13.96

Meta Platforms Inc - Class A (META) Company Profile

GoodMoat Analysis

Based on data as of March 26, 2026

Meta is a dominant social media and digital advertising giant with a powerful network effect moat, high profitability, and strong growth. However, its premium valuation and significant regulatory risks require careful consideration by value investors.

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Meta Platforms operates the world's largest social media ecosystem, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Its business model is centered on connecting users and then selling highly targeted advertising space to businesses. The users are the product, and the advertisers are the paying customers. Using the GoodMoat framework, Meta exhibits a very strong competitive moat, primarily through massive Network Effects (criterion #1) where its billions of users attract more users and advertisers, creating a virtuous cycle. It also benefits from Proprietary Data (#3) from user activity, which fuels its ad targeting, and a powerful Brand (#6). Its financial quality is high, with a robust operating margin of 41.4%, ROE of 27.8% (exceeding the 15-20% threshold), and strong revenue growth of 23.8% YoY. For a value investor, the interest lies in this combination of quality and growth, though the current P/E of 24.8x requires the growth to be sustained. Key risks from Section 5 include significant Regulatory/Geopolitical Risk (#7) from global antitrust and data privacy actions, and potential Competitive Erosion (#8) from newer platforms. The company's size also means growth deceleration is a persistent risk to monitor. The valuation is not cheap, placing the onus on the durability of its moat to justify the price.

META Company Information

Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) is engaged in building products to create utility for users, developers, and advertisers.

People use Facebook to stay connected with their friends and family, to discover what is going on in the world around them, and to share and express what matters to them to the people they care about.

Developers can use the Facebook Platform to build applications and Websites that integrate with Facebook to reach its global network of users and to build personalized and social products.

Advertisers can engage with more than 900 million monthly active users (MAUs) on Facebook or subsets of its users based on information they have chosen to share with the Company, such as their age, location, gender, or interests.

In September 2013, Mail. Ru Group Limited sold its remaining shares in Facebook Inc. Effective September 25, 2013, Facebook Inc acquired Mobile Technologies, a developer of online applications.

In October 2013, Facebook Inc acquired Onavo Inc.

Sector

Communication Services

Industry

Internet Content & Information

Exchange

NASDAQ

Country

California, USA

META Key Officers

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META Company Profile

Meta Platforms Inc - Class A (META) is a Communication Services company in the Internet Content & Information industry. It trades on NASDAQ. The company is based in California, USA.

Market cap is $1.53T. There are 2529.6M shares outstanding. Dividend yield is 0.35%.

See the full Meta Platforms Inc - Class A profile on GoodMoat. It covers key officers, financial metrics, and sector details. You can also use GoodMoat's DCF calculator, fair value models, and quality score to help decide if META is a good investment.