--- title: Meta Platforms (META) — intrinsic value and fair price canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/meta ticker: META as_of: 2026-10-17 sector: Communication Services industry: Internet Content & Information --- # Meta Platforms (META) Meta Platforms (META) closed at $709.33 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 10% vs its model value of $642.15 (from a five-year discounted cash flow). ## Key figures | Figure | Value | | --- | ---: | | Last close | $709.33 (Oct 16, 2026) | | Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $642.15 | | Price vs model | overvalued by 10% vs model | | Range of that model | $429.45 – $1,276.55 | | Market value | $1.8T | | P/E (fiscal 2025) | 30.2 | | Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 30.1% | | Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $46.1B | | Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 0.30% | | Beta | 1.19 | | Cost of capital (WACC) | 9.52% | | Business classification | Profitable Growth (High revenue growth (~22% recent), High profitability (30% net margin), Moderately volatile earnings) | ## On the stock lists | List | Place | Figure | Page | | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | Largest companies | #7 | $1.8T | https://sweetvaluelab.com/lists/largest-companies | ## Dividends | Figure | Value | | --- | ---: | | Trailing dividend yield | 0.30% | | Dividends per share, last 12 months | $2.10 | | Dividends / free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | 11.5% | | Raised | 1+ years in a row | | Growth over 1 years | 1.2% a year | | Latest payment | $0.525, ex-date Sep 21, 2026, paid Sep 28, 2026 | | Year of payments | Dividends per share | | --- | ---: | | To Sep 22, 2025 | $2.08 | | Trailing twelve months (to Sep 21, 2026) | $2.10 | ## Valuation models Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026. | Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $642.15 | $429.45 | $1,276.55 | | DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $845.79 | $568.30 | $1,665.77 | | DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $861.24 | $533.09 | $1,248.95 | | DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $1,032.80 | $645.01 | $1,556.49 | | P/E · peers | cross check | $411.45 | $367.03 | $618.22 | | P/E · own history | cross check | $759.58 | $630.88 | $901.05 | | PEG | sanity check | $578.66 | $578.66 | $578.66 | | EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $675.60 | $651.45 | $928.05 | | EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $460.69 | $454.72 | $553.64 | | Earnings power value | cross check | $177.19 | $150.52 | $213.84 | | Dividend discount | cross check | $56.10 | $38.74 | $83.78 | ## Insider activity (SEC Form 4) Past 90 days: 0 open-market buys ($0) and 38 open-market sales ($69.0M); 10b5-1 plan sales included. | Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value | | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | | Oct 12, 2026 | Olivan Javier | Chief Operating Officer | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 82 | $59,704.2 | | Oct 12, 2026 | Olivan Javier | Chief Operating Officer | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 57 | $41,501.7 | | Oct 12, 2026 | Olivan Javier | Chief Operating Officer | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 408 | $297,064.8 | | Oct 12, 2026 | Olivan Javier | Chief Operating Officer | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 82 | $59,704.2 | | Oct 12, 2026 | Olivan Javier | Chief Operating Officer | Open-market sell (10b5-1 plan) | 946 | $688,782.6 | ## Recent SEC filings | Filed | Form | What | Filing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jul 30, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026050705/meta-20260630.htm | | Jul 29, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026050596/meta-20260729.htm | | May 29, 2026 | 8-K | 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Shareholder Vote | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026039193/meta-20260527.htm | | May 4, 2026 | 8-K | 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000119312526204128/d134616d8k.htm | | Apr 30, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000162828026028526/meta-20260331.htm | ## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F) | Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | | Dodge & Cox | 2026-06-30 | 6,489,255 | $3.7B | | First Eagle | 2026-06-30 | 3,217,353 | $1.8B | | Ackman | 2026-06-30 | 3,196,062 | $1.8B | | Chase Coleman | 2026-06-30 | 2,823,180 | $1.6B | 34 tracked managers in all. ## About Meta Platforms Inc., which operated as Facebook, Inc. until its October 2021 rebranding, is a technology enterprise focused on developing innovative products that empower people globally to connect and share with their friends and family. These services are accessible across a variety of digital platforms, including mobile phones, personal computers, virtual reality devices, and wearables. The company's activities are organized into two principal divisions: the Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment encompasses well-known platforms such as: Facebook, where users can share content, participate in discussions, explore new interests, and build connections. Instagram, a vibrant community dedicated to sharing visual media like photos and videos, sending private messages, and utilizing features such as user feeds, ephemeral stories, short video reels, live streams, and int… --- Source: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/meta (SweetValueLab, free, no account). Prices and statements from Financial Modeling Prep; filings from SEC EDGAR. Research and educational data, not investment advice; nothing here is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.