Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)
Internet Content & Information · Menlo Park, CA
$549.90+4.07 (+0.75%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Internet Content & Information · Menlo Park, CA
At close: Aug 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Basis: Trailing twelve months (TTM). Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 17.35.
Forward PE Ratio (17.35) = Close Price ($549.90) / Consensus Forward EPS ($31.69)
FORWARD PE RATIO
17.35
SECTOR MEDIAN · COMMUNICATION SERVICES
16.79
median of 23 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+3.34%
vs the sector median at left
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Market Cap
$1.40T
Forward PE Ratio
17.35
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) | $1.40T | 17.35 |
| Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL)vs › | $4.17T | 16.76 |
| Snap Inc. (SNAP)vs › | $8.84B | N/A |
| Pinterest, Inc. (PINS)vs › | $14.89B | N/A |
| Netflix, Inc. (NFLX)vs › | $331.41B | 22.12 |
Trailing P/E
20.7
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
17.4
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $31.69 implies +19.4% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $26.54.
At today's $549.90 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $31.69 | $30.49 – $35.62 | 41 | 17.4x |
| 2027-12-31 | $33.88 | $30.77 – $37.61 | 40 | 16.2x |
| 2028-12-31 | $39.12 | $29.45 – $53.03 | 35 | 14.1x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute