Meta Platforms (XTER:FB2A) ROCE % : 33.34% (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Meta Platforms ROCE %?

ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Meta Platforms's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 33.34%.

Meta Platforms ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meta Platforms's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Meta Platforms Annual Data

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23.23

23.86

33.92

19.70

26.52

Meta Platforms Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
ROCE %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															31.48	34.98	29.22	30.77	33.34

Meta Platforms ROCE % Calculation

Meta Platforms's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Dec. 2023 )		(A: Dec. 2022 )		(A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	43900.458	/	( ( (175326.288 - 25512.544)	+	(210564.291 - 29307.32) )	/ 2 )
	=	43900.458	/	( (149813.744	+	181256.971)	/ 2 )
	=	43900.458	/	165535.3575
	=	26.52 %

Meta Platforms's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2024 )		(Q: Jun. 2024 )		(Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Sep. 2024 )		(Q: Jun. 2024 )		(Q: Sep. 2024 )
	=	64980.12	/	( ( (213891.102 - 25086.716)	+	(231023.608 - 30030.33) )	/ 2 )
	=	64980.12	/	( ( 188804.386	+	200993.278 )	/ 2 )
	=	64980.12	/	194898.832
	=	33.34 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2024) EBIT data.

Meta Platforms (XTER:FB2A) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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