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NASDAQ · METATechnologySoftware & IT Services

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A Common Stock (META)

$737.54−3.27%
Close Oct 14, 2026 · split-adjusted
Oct 14, 2026$737.54▲ 4.08% in range
Earnings Jul 29, 2026Earnings Apr 29, 2026
Oct 14, 2025Low $525.72 · High $777.59Oct 14, 2026
What changed · written from our data
As of Oct 14, 2026

Meta Platforms closed at $737.54 on Oct 14, down 3.27%, 5.2% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 16.2M shares was 0.73× its 20-day average (below normal).

Split-adjusted performance: +10.0% over one month, +9.8% over six months, +3.1% over one year.

In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $60.80B, up 28.0% from a year earlier, with a net margin of 26.1%.

Short interest was 33.6M shares at the Sep 30 settlement, up 8.3% from the prior report (1.5% of float, 1.2 days to cover).

After its Jul 29 report (EPS missed estimates by 14.0%), the stock moved -9.2% from the close before to the close after.

The next earnings report is scheduled for Oct 21, 2026.

Market cap$1.88T2.55B shares
Revenue · quarter$60.80B+28.0% YoY
Diluted EPS$6.18−13.4% YoY
P/E · TTM27.6×P/S 8.2×
Net margin26.1%Gross 81.4%
Dividend yield0.28%$0.525 last paid
52-week range525.72 – 777.59−5.2% from high
Volume16.2M0.73× 20-day avg
Volatility · 60d45.8%Annualised
Short % of float1.5%1.3 days to cover
Net cash$6.60BCash $90.26B
Next earningsOct 21Oct 21, 2026
Split-adjusted performance
1W +2.3%1M +10.0%3M +11.0%6M +9.8%YTD +11.7%1Y +3.1%3Y +131.7%5Y +5130.8%

Earnings reactions

History →
Jul 29−9.2%
Apr 29−8.9%

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Rank within Software & IT Services

Percentile among 52 companies (100 = best)

6-month momentum60
Revenue growth80
Net margin83
Value (low P/E)32
Size94

Industry medians: 6-month return +4.6%, revenue growth +11.2%, net margin −2.6%, P/E 19.1×.

Short interest

Details →
Shares short33.6M+8.3% vs prior
Days to cover1.3Settled Sep 30
% of float1.5%
Short vol. 10d40.2%of daily volume

Closest peers by size in Software & IT Services

CompanyPriceToday6MRev. growthNet marginP/EMkt cap
METAMeta Platforms$737.54−3.27%+9.8%+28.0%26.1%27.6$1.88T
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies$152.16−2.80%——−6.9%—$2.01TCompare
GOOGAlphabet$343.65−1.68%+2.7%+24.2%93.6%17.2$4.20TCompare
GOOGLAlphabet$347.64−1.74%+3.1%+24.2%93.6%17.4$4.25TCompare
APPApplovin$262.19−3.71%−43.6%+52.8%65.8%19.9$87.74BCompare
ZMZoom Communications$94.47−3.76%+6.1%+4.9%120.8%8.5$27.56BCompare
FLUTFlutter Entertainment$74.26−4.87%−33.6%+3.3%−6.3%—$12.89BCompare
DOCNDigitalOcean Holdings$109.29−14.76%+40.6%+28.6%12.6%54.6$12.85BCompare
TEMTempus AI$68.32+0.15%+21.1%+21.6%1.5%—$12.40BCompare

News about Meta Platforms

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Quick answers

What does Meta Platforms do?
Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp.
What is META's market cap?
$1.88T, based on the Oct 14 close of $737.54.
What is META's P/E ratio?
27.6× trailing-twelve-month earnings of $68.10B.
Does Meta Platforms pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.525 per share (ex-date Sep 21), an annualised yield of 0.28%.
How much of META is sold short?
33.6M shares, 1.5% of float, as of Sep 30, 2026.
When does Meta Platforms report earnings?
The next report is scheduled for Oct 21, 2026.
What sector is META in?
Technology, in the Software & IT Services industry.

About Meta Platforms

Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business, it remains a very small part of Meta's overall sales.

HQ: Menlo Park, CA78,865 employeesListed May 18, 2012about.meta.com

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