Meta Platforms (PFTS:META) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %: 0.00 (As of Jul. 07, 2026)


What is Meta Platforms 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Meta Platforms PFTS:META 96 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00 as of Jul. 07, 2026. GuruFocus rates PFTS:META with a GF Score™ of 96/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 182 Interactive Media companies, Meta Platforms ranks worse than 93.96% on this metric.

Meta Platforms's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.00.


The historical rank and industry rank for Meta Platforms's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, Meta Platforms's highest Yield on Cost was 0.40. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.29.


PFTS:META's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 3.575
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.

Meta Platforms  (PFTS:META) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

Meta Platforms 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Related Terms

PFTS:META vs SPOT, NBIS, BIDU: 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Meta Platforms's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % vs Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Meta Platforms's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Meta Platforms's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.


Meta Platforms 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Meta Platforms is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5
Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % →
What does a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 0.00 mean?
Meta Platforms (PFTS:META) has a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 0.00 as of Jul. 07, 2026. 5-Year Yield on Cost measures the expected yield based on a company's current yield and 5-year dividend growth. View historical data on Meta Platforms and its competitors. Over the past decade, Meta Platforms' 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % has ranged from 0.09 to 0.40. According to the industry distribution chart, Meta Platforms ranks #171 out of 182 companies in the Interactive Media industry, placing it in the top 94%.
Is Meta Platforms' 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % too high?
Meta Platforms' current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.09 to a high of 0.40. Based on the distribution chart, Meta Platforms ranks #171 out of 182 companies in the Interactive Media industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Meta Platforms has a GF Score™ of 96/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Meta Platforms' 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % compare to SPOT and NBIS?
According to the Interactive Media industry distribution chart, Meta Platforms ranks #171 out of 182 companies for 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %. This places Meta Platforms in the lower half of its industry. The industry median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 3.58. Historically, Meta Platforms' own 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % has ranged from 0.09 to 0.40 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % for an Interactive Media company?
The median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % among Interactive Media companies is 3.58, based on 182 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % mean?
A high 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 5-Year Yield on Cost measures the expected yield based on a company's current yield and 5-year dividend growth. View historical data on Meta Platforms and its competitors. For the Interactive Media industry, the median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 3.58 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Meta Platforms's current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Meta Platforms stock overvalued right now?
Meta Platforms (PFTS:META) has a current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 0.00. The current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00. Meta Platforms' overall GF Score™ is 96/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % calculated?
5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Meta Platforms (PFTS:META), the current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 0.00 as of Jul. 07, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Meta Platforms Business Description

Address 1 Meta Way, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
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.