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Also trades as: META.TO (TSX) · $vol 17M · FB2A.DE (XETRA) · $vol 8M · FB2A.F (FSX) · $vol 8M · META.NE (NEO) · $vol 3M · MVRS.NE (NEO) · $vol 0M

META NASDAQ

Meta Platforms, Inc.
1W: -10.7% 1M: -13.3% 3M: +5.9% YTD: -4.7% 1Y: -15.9% 3Y: +102.3% 5Y: +83.7%
$620.19
-10.37 (-1.64%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±5.9%
$567 $605 $643 $680 $718
NASDAQ · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information · Tech Score Sell · Power 39 · $1.58T mcap · 2.20B float · 0.892% daily turnover · Short 38% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 76% of companies Debt: 6.6% of company value Bonds: $2.46B held by 795 funds, 83 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $2.91 (down 99.5%), Meta Platforms, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $112.09B against a stock market value of $1.58T.
Distance to default 8.75 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-09-30, debt counted $40.46B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 42.7%; Altman Z'' 4.44. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$115.8B +26.8% ▲
5Y CAGR: +24.5%
Capital Expenditures
$69.7B -87.1% ▼
5Y CAGR: +35.8%
Free Cash Flow
$46.1B -14.7% ▼
5Y CAGR: +14.3%
Dividends Paid
$5.3B -5.0% ▼
Buybacks
$26.2B +12.9% ▲
Net Change in Cash
-$6.3B -342.7% ▼

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$39.4B$23.2B$39.1B$62.4B$60.5B
Depreciation & Amort.$8.0B$8.7B$11.2B$15.5B$18.6B
Stock-Based Comp.$9.2B$12.0B$14.0B$16.7B$20.4B
Change in Working Capital$700M$5.7B$3.8B$1.0B-$885M
Other Non-Cash Items-$127M$4.2B$2.8B$470M-$1.6B
Operating Cash Flow$57.7B$50.5B$71.1B$91.3B$115.8B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$18.6B-$31.4B-$27.3B-$37.3B-$69.7B
Acquisitions (Net)-$898M-$1.3B-$629M-$270M-$4.2B
Investment Purchases-$30.4B-$9.6B-$3.0B-$25.5B-$55.3B
Investment Sales$42.6B$13.2B$6.2B$15.8B$29.4B
Other Investing-$284M$246M$198M$129M-$2.2B
Investing Cash Flow-$7.6B-$29.0B-$24.5B-$47.1B-$102.0B
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance-$663M$9.1B$7.4B$8.5B$27.4B
Stock Repurchased-$44.5B-$28.0B-$19.8B-$30.1B-$26.2B
Dividends Paid$0$0$0-$5.1B-$5.3B
Other Financing-$5.5B$344M-$111M-$14.0B-$16.2B
Financing Cash Flow-$50.7B-$22.1B-$19.5B-$40.8B-$20.4B
Net Change in Cash-$1.1B-$1.3B$27.2B$2.6B-$6.3B
Cash End of Period$16.9B$15.6B$42.8B$45.4B$39.1B
Free Cash Flow$39.1B$19.0B$43.8B$54.1B$46.1B

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