What is META's House Rating?

META scores 56 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #4 of 31 Communication Services stocks we cover.

What do analysts say about META?

ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for META scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.

When does META report earnings next?

META's next earnings report is estimated for about 2026-10-28 (window 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-31), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.

ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

META Meta Platforms

Communication Services · Interactive Media & Services · close $709.33 (2026-10-16) · latest quarter in EDGAR: 2026-06-30

#4/31 in sector · #104/964 overall

Meta Platforms (META) has a ThetaGrade House Rating of 56/100 (grade C), ranking #4 of 31 in Communication Services. Its strongest pillars are balance sheet (68) and growth (64); its weakest is valuation (26). TTM revenue growth is 27.7% and operating margin 38.1%.

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Analyst sentiment

weight 7.5% · 50

Consensus score (1–5) (3.8%)	derived	73
90-day net rating shift (3.8%)	derived	27

Growth

weight 30.83% · 64

Revenue growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	27.7%	86
EPS growth YoY (TTM) (12.3%)	-3.7%	58
Revenue acceleration (6.2%)	-5.1%	32

Profitability

weight 18.5% · 55

Operating margin (9.9%)	38.1%	96
4Q gross-margin change (8.6%)	-0.2%	8

Balance sheet

weight 18.5% · 68

Net debt / EBITDA (9.9%)	0.65×	60
Current ratio (4.9%)	2.23	70
Interest coverage (3.7%)	74.62×	88

Cash flow

weight 12.33% · 53

FCF margin (6.2%)	22.9%	74
FCF yield (6.2%)	2.6%	31

Valuation

weight 12.33% · 26

P/E (inverted) (6.2%)	26.73×	33
EV/Sales (inverted) (6.2%)	8.20×	19

Technicals (EOD)

RSI(14)	50.2
EMA 9 / 21	730.80 / 717.96
200-day SMA	631.98
Volume vs 20d avg	0.93×
20-day return	4.0%

Exit-rule monitor

EXITRating break: House Rating below 60

Data source per metric (SEC XBRL tag or derivation): Revenue: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · Gross profit: Revenue − CostOfRevenue · Operating income: OperatingIncomeLoss · Interest expense: InterestExpenseNonoperating · D&A: DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization · EPS: EarningsPerShareDiluted · Market cap: SEC shares (us-gaap weighted basic shares, latest quarter (proxy)) × EOD close · P/E: EOD close ÷ SEC TTM EPS (EarningsPerShareDiluted).

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FAQ

What is META's House Rating?: META scores 56 out of 100 (grade C) as of 2026-10-16, ranking #4 of 31 Communication Services stocks we cover.
What do analysts say about META?: ThetaGrade's analyst-sentiment pillar for META scores 50/100 against its sector peers, which we read as mixed. This is our own derived score; we do not republish individual analyst ratings, counts or targets.
When does META report earnings next?: META's next earnings report is estimated for about 2026-10-28 (window 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-31), based on its past SEC 8-K earnings filings. This is an estimate, not a company-confirmed date.
Is META a buy?: ThetaGrade does not give personal advice. The House Rating is an educational, rules-based summary of public data; see the methodology for how it is built.

Sources: SEC EDGAR filings (fetched 2026-10-18), Finnhub recommendation trends, Massive EOD prices. Scores are sector percentiles; a factor without usable data is a data gap: it is left out and the remaining weights are renormalized (nothing is imputed). Educational only. Methodology