This is the average share buyback rate of the company over the past 3 years. A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
The historical rank and industry rank for Meta Platforms's 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
META'
s 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.1 Med: -0.4 Max: 1.3
Current: 1.3
During the past years, Meta Platforms's highest 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio was 1.30. The lowest was -9.10. And the median was -0.40.
META's 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than 92.4% of 421
companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: -2.90
vs META: 1.30
Meta Platforms 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Meta Platforms's 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio 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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Competitive Comparison
For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Meta Platforms's 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio 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 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio Distribution
For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Meta Platforms's 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Meta Platforms's 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
Meta Platforms 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio Calculation
This is the average share buyback rate of the company over the past 3 years.
Meta Platforms (NAS:META) 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
Be Aware
Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.
Meta Platforms 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
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Meta is the world's largest online social network, with 2.5 billion monthly active users. Users engage with each other in different ways, exchanging messages and sharing news events, photos, and videos. On the video side, the firm is in the process of building a library of premium content and monetizing it via ads or subscription revenue. Meta refers to this as Facebook Watch. The firm's ecosystem consists mainly of the Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and many features surrounding these products. Users can access Facebook on mobile devices and desktops. Advertising revenue represents more than 90% of the firm's total revenue, with 50% coming from the U.S. and Canada and 25% from Europe. With gross margins above 80%, Meta operates at a 30%-plus margin.
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