Meta Platforms (LIM:META) FCF Yield % : 3.27 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)

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What is Meta Platforms FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, Meta Platforms's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $52,100 Mil, and Market Cap is $1,592,422 Mil. Therefore, Meta Platforms's FCF Yield % for today is 3.27%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Meta Platforms's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

LIM:META' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.55 Med: 3.19 Max: 10.77
Current: 3.27

During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Meta Platforms was 10.77%. The lowest was 1.55%. And the median was 3.19%.

LIM:META's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
62.52% of 587 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.6 vs LIM:META: 3.27

Meta Platforms's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 40.57%.

Meta Platforms FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meta Platforms's FCF Yield % 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 FCF Yield % Chart

Meta Platforms Annual Data

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FCF Yield %

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3.59

3.01

4.12

6.08

4.76

Meta Platforms Quarterly Data
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FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.06	5.03	4.11	3.44	4.60

Competitive Comparison of Meta Platforms's FCF Yield %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Meta Platforms's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % 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 FCF Yield % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Meta Platforms's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Meta Platforms's FCF Yield % falls into.

Meta Platforms FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Meta Platforms's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	/	Market Cap
	=	43847	/	921960
	=	4.76%

Meta Platforms's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	16466	*	4	/	1432395.24
	=	4.60%

Meta Platforms FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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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.