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Meta Platforms (MEX:META) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : MXN222.26 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Meta Platforms's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN87.560. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is MXN222.26 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Meta Platforms's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 22.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 23.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Meta Platforms was 29.10% per year. The lowest was 23.50% per year. And the median was 26.30% per year.

As of today (2025-05-28), Meta Platforms's current stock price is MXN12351.75. Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN222.26. Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 55.57.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Meta Platforms was 82.15. The lowest was 14.25. And the median was 54.89.


Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Meta Platforms Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 76.82 113.19 127.01 141.54 215.83

Meta Platforms Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 149.94 173.05 196.45 215.83 222.26

Competitive Comparison of Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Meta Platforms Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Meta Platforms's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=87.56/134.9266*134.9266
=87.560

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Meta Platforms Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 7.328 100.684 9.820
201509 8.334 100.392 11.201
201512 23.119 99.792 31.259
201603 13.896 100.470 18.662
201606 16.904 101.688 22.429
201609 19.401 101.861 25.699
201612 25.621 101.863 33.937
201703 24.221 102.862 31.771
201706 23.987 103.349 31.316
201709 26.841 104.136 34.777
201712 35.858 104.011 46.516
201803 31.141 105.290 39.907
201806 19.033 106.317 24.155
201809 26.687 106.507 33.808
201812 22.528 105.998 28.676
201903 36.991 107.251 46.537
201906 33.293 108.070 41.567
201909 39.669 108.329 49.409
201912 32.643 108.420 40.624
202003 60.852 108.902 75.394
202006 4.987 108.767 6.186
202009 46.918 109.815 57.647
202012 64.267 109.897 78.904
202103 56.309 111.754 67.985
202106 59.545 114.631 70.087
202109 70.079 115.734 81.700
202112 92.810 117.630 106.457
202203 62.703 121.301 69.746
202206 34.289 125.017 37.007
202209 2.373 125.227 2.557
202212 41.967 125.222 45.219
202303 49.819 127.348 52.784
202306 73.347 128.729 76.878
202309 91.718 129.860 95.297
202312 75.746 129.419 78.969
202403 81.217 131.776 83.159
202406 78.594 132.554 80.001
202409 124.700 133.029 126.479
202412 108.336 133.157 109.776
202503 87.560 134.927 87.560

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Meta Platforms  (MEX:META) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Meta Platforms's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=12351.75/222.26
=55.57

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Meta Platforms was 82.15. The lowest was 14.25. And the median was 54.89.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Meta Platforms Business Description

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Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm's "Family of Apps," its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business, it remains a very small part of Meta's overall sales.