META
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Technology · NASDAQ · Market cap $1642.1bn
$709.33
as of 16 Oct 2026, 9% below its 52-week high
Screens as well placed to keep growing its dividend, though with some cut-risk signals worth watching. Its valuation looks somewhat extended against its own history.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 0.30%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 0.30%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Earnings cover
- 13×Pays 8% of earnings
- Cash cover
- 7.6×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- 5y dividend growth
- Not availableNo cut since FY2025
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated15 Dec 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.53
Compared with US companies in Communication Services (24)
- Trailing yield is lower than 21 of the 22 other US companies in Communication Services with a yield figure.
Quality
79
HighCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
50
ModerateSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
64
ModerateHow extended the valuation looks
Why Risk is 50
META against US companies in Communication Services (24)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (30 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of META’s past readings.
- P/E22.6×P6, good for this measure
- Yield0.4%P100, good for this measure
- FCF payout13.1%P100, poor for this measure
- Net debt / EBITDA3.86P100, poor for this measure
- ROIC4.0%P41, neutral for this measure
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