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FB2A.DE
79
Internet Content & Information · Communication Services
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
79
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed
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Winston Score History

The full picture

Meta Platforms owns and operates some of the world's most widely used social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. These platforms let people connect, share photos and videos, and message each other. Meta also makes Quest virtual reality headsets and is building tools for what it calls the "metaverse," a digital world where people can interact in 3D spaces.

Almost all of Meta's revenue comes from selling digital advertising. Businesses pay Meta to show targeted ads to its billions of users, who are spread across nearly every country in the world. Meta's massive user base — over three billion people use at least one of its apps daily — gives it a strong competitive advantage because advertisers follow large audiences. The biggest risk the company faces is that younger users are spending more time on competing platforms like TikTok, which could slowly erode Meta's advertising dominance over time.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+28.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-14.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

13.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€134.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Meta Platforms grew revenue 28% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
81.4%
Premium pricing power — 81.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
34.8%
Excellent — 34.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
25.7%
Exceptional — 25.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+27.6%
Fast-growing sales (+27.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-5.1%
Earnings shrinking (-5.1% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
191%
Turns 191% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
17.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (17.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.33
Conservative — low debt load (0.33)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
70.62x
Comfortably covers interest (70.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
20.3x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 20.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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