What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for META?

13F Pro ranks Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View META's current score at https://13fpro.ai/company/META (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Which hedge funds own the most META stock?

Based on the most recent Form 13F-HR filings on SEC EDGAR, the largest reported institutional holders of META include BlackRock,, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, FMR. Holdings are reported quarterly within 45 days of quarter-end and updated on https://13fpro.ai/company/META as soon as new 13F filings post.

Where does 13F Pro source META data?

All Meta Platforms, Inc. fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. Meta Platforms, Inc. files with the SEC under CIK 1326801. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is META in?

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) is classified in the Technology sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/technology.

What drives META's revenue?

Per Meta Platforms, Inc.'s latest 10-Q filed with the SEC on 2026-07-30, the biggest revenue drivers are: Family of Apps ($60,370M, +28% YoY); Advertising ($59,363M, +27% YoY); Other revenue ($1,007M, +73% YoY). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/company/META.

What are META's largest expenses?

Meta Platforms, Inc.'s latest 10-Q reports these as the largest expense items: Research and development ($21,656M, +67% YoY); Cost of revenue ($11,330M, +33% YoY); General and administrative ($5,609M, +111% YoY). Sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filing text for Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026).

How often is META research updated on 13F Pro?

META's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

79.6/100

Rank #35 of 2,961 stocksTOP 5%

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Revenue Growth

85.8/100

Profitability

83.9/100

Balance Sheet

95.2/100

Earnings Quality

68.0/100

Free Cash Flow

70.2/100

Institutional Flow

70.7/100

Revenue Scale

99.4/100

Dilution Risk

16.1/100

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Why META Scores 80/100

exact factor attribution · 2026-09-11

META's composite is driven by scale and revenue growth, held back by shareholder dilution. Bars show each factor's exact push vs. a median company, using the same weights the ranking engine applies.

Scale

+7.4 pts

99th pct

Revenue growth

+7.2 pts

86th pct

Profitability

+5.1 pts

84th pct

Capital efficiency

+4.5 pts

95th pct

Free cash flow

+3.0 pts

70th pct

Earnings quality

+1.8 pts

68th pct

Earnings growth

+1.3 pts

75th pct

Institutional flow

+1.0 pts

71th pct

Shareholder dilution

-1.7 pts

16th pct

Factor percentiles are cross-sectional ranks across the ~2,800-stock scored universe, computed from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.

META Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-11

AI stock analysis and institutional research for Meta Platforms, Inc. (META), a Technology sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores META at 79.6/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #35 of 2,961 stocks — the top 5% of the AI-ranked universe. META scores in the top quartile across revenue scale (99.4), balance sheet strength (95.2), revenue growth (85.8). Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 16.1/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), Meta Platforms, Inc. reports quarterly revenue of $60.8B, net income of $15.8B, an operating margin of 30.9%. Top institutional holders of META by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, FMR, based on the most recent SEC filings. META trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1326801. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate META daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Meta Platforms, Inc. directly from SEC EDGAR. Meta Platforms, Inc.'s 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 72 and 92 since 2021, currently 79.6 — a declining long-term trajectory across 67 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about Meta Platforms, Inc.

Quirks, history, and lore behind META — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. technology company · mega-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in California.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue north of $130 billion, with roughly 3 billion people using at least one of its apps every single day — that's nearly half the humans on Earth.
3
The History
Born in a Harvard dorm room in 2004, it went public in 2012 in one of the most hyped IPOs in history — and then the stock promptly lost half its value within months.
4
The Secret
It sells almost nothing you can hold — its real product is your attention, packaged and auctioned off to advertisers via one of the most sophisticated ad-targeting machines ever built.
5
The Lore
Its founder declared 2023 the Year of Efficiency, slashed tens of thousands of jobs, and somehow turned a stock that had cratered 70% into one of Wall Street's great comeback stories.
6
The Giveaway
It owns Instagram, WhatsApp, and the original social network that started it all — and it changed its corporate name to reflect a big bet on the metaverse.

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What's Driving META's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

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AI-extracted from Meta Platforms, Inc.'s 10-Q filed 2026-07-30 — Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Q2 2026 revenue rose 28% to $60.80B on 14% more ad impressions and 12% higher ad pricing, but operating income fell 8% to $18.78B as costs jumped 55%.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Family of Apps$60,370M+28% YoY

Increase almost entirely driven by advertising revenue

Reality Labs$431M+16% YoY

Higher sales of AI glasses, partially offset by lower Meta Quest sales

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $60.80B+28% YoY

Family of Apps$60,370M+28% YoY

Increase almost entirely driven by advertising revenue

Within Family of Apps

Advertising$59,363M+27% YoY

Ad impressions delivered up 14% and average price per ad up 12%; online commerce vertical was largest contributor

Other revenue$1,007M+73% YoY

Primarily driven by paid messaging from WhatsApp and subscriptions

Reality Labs$431M+16% YoY

Higher sales of AI glasses, partially offset by lower Meta Quest sales

Largest Expense Items

Research and development$21,656M+67% YoY

Higher employee compensation including severance, infrastructure expenses, and third-party AI token costs

Cost of revenue$11,330M+33% YoY

Primarily higher infrastructure expenses for data centers, technical infrastructure, and third-party cloud services

General and administrative$5,609M+111% YoY

Primarily $2.40 billion of charges related to legal proceedings in the quarter

Marketing and sales$3,431M+15% YoY

Primarily higher third-party AI token costs and severance expenses

Margins: Operating margin fell to 31% from 43% a year ago; Family of Apps margin dropped to 39% from 53%, driven by employee compensation including severance, infrastructure, legal costs, and AI token costs.

Watch Items from the Filing

Non-cancelable contractual commitments reached $349.31B plus $278.99B of uncommenced leases; 2026 capex guided to $130B-$145B.
Reality Labs lost $4.62B in the quarter, with full-year 2026 operating losses expected to remain similar to 2025's $19.19B.
May 2026 headcount reduction of ~8,000 employees drove $1.18B of severance expense; headcount fell 1% YoY to 75,472.
Legal exposure escalating: $2.40B of legal charges booked, $375M New Mexico penalty, and IRS asserting $15.89B additional tax for 2017-2019.
Long-term debt rose to $83.66B after a $25.00B May 2026 note issuance; no shares were repurchased in the first half of 2026.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

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Revenue

Q2 2026

$60.8B

Net Income

Q2 2026

$15.8B

Free Cash Flow

Q2 2026

$1.7B

Operating Margin

Q2 2026

30.9%

ROIC

Q2 2026

21.8%

D/E Ratio

Q2 2026

0.32

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+22.2% YoY

$200.97BFY 2025

FY22 $116.61BFY23 $134.90BFY24 $164.50BFY25 $200.97B

Net Income

-3.1% YoY

$60.46BFY 2025

FY22 $23.20BFY23 $39.10BFY24 $62.36BFY25 $60.46B

Operating Income

+20.0% YoY

$83.28BFY 2025

FY22 $28.94BFY23 $46.75BFY24 $69.38BFY25 $83.28B

EPS (Diluted)

-1.6% YoY

$23.49FY 2025

FY22 $8.59FY23 $14.87FY24 $23.86FY25 $23.49

Total Assets

+32.6% YoY

$366.02BFY 2025

FY22 $185.73BFY23 $229.62BFY24 $276.05BFY25 $366.02B

Total Debt

+103.8% YoY

$58.74BFY 2025

FY22 $9.92BFY23 $18.39BFY24 $28.83BFY25 $58.74B

Op. Cash Flow

+26.8% YoY

$115.80BFY 2025

FY22 $50.48BFY23 $71.11BFY24 $91.33BFY25 $115.80B

Free Cash Flow

-14.7% YoY

$46.11BFY 2025

FY22 $19.29BFY23 $44.07BFY24 $54.07BFY25 $46.11B

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Revenue	$200.97B +22.2%	$164.50B +21.9%	$134.90B +15.7%	$116.61B -1.1%	$117.93B +37.2%	$85.97B
Net Income	$60.46B -3.1%	$62.36B +59.5%	$39.10B +68.5%	$23.20B -41.1%	$39.37B +35.1%	$29.15B
Operating Income	$83.28B +20.0%	$69.38B +48.4%	$46.75B +61.5%	$28.94B -38.1%	$46.75B +43.1%	$32.67B
EPS (Diluted)	$23.49 -1.6%	$23.86 +60.5%	$14.87 +73.1%	$8.59 -37.6%	$13.77 +36.5%	$10.09
Total Assets	$366.02B +32.6%	$276.05B +20.2%	$229.62B +23.6%	$185.73B +11.9%	$165.99B +4.2%	$159.32B
Total Debt	$58.74B +103.8%	$28.83B +56.8%	$18.39B +85.3%	$9.92B	$0.00	—
Operating Cash Flow	$115.80B +26.8%	$91.33B +28.4%	$71.11B +40.9%	$50.48B -12.5%	$57.68B +48.9%	$38.75B
Free Cash Flow	$46.11B -14.7%	$54.07B +22.7%	$44.07B +128.5%	$19.29B -50.5%	$38.99B +65.3%	$23.58B

AI Insight: META Financial Trends

Revenue surged 50% from Q3 2024 to Q2 2026, but debt tripled and net income volatility signals margin pressure amid aggressive capex.

• Revenue grew from $40.6B (Q3 2024) to $60.8B (Q2 2026), +50% over 8 quarters. Operating income rose 35% to $18.8B.

• Operating cash flow expanded 30% from $24.7B (Q3 2024) to $31.9B (Q2 2026), supporting cash generation.

• Total debt surged from $28.8B (Q4 2024) to $83.7B (Q2 2026)—nearly 3x in 18 months.

⚠ Net income collapsed 41% Q1 2026 to Q2 2026 ($26.8B to $15.8B) despite 8% revenue growth—margin compression evident.

⚠ Q3 2025 net income plunged to $2.7B on $51.2B revenue; suggests large one-time charge or valuation adjustment.

⚠ Leverage spike: debt-to-equity rose from 15.8% (Q4 2024) to 32% (Q2 2026). Monitor debt servicing amid margin volatility.

AI Insight: META Ratio Trends

Meta's profitability and returns have collapsed in Q2 2026, with NPM halving to 26.1% and ROIC plunging to 21.8%—the lowest levels in the entire dataset.

• Operating margin compressed 9.7pp from Q1 2026 (40.6%) to Q2 2026 (30.9%), marking sharpest single-quarter decline in dataset.

• Net profit margin fell from 47.5% in Q1 2026 to 26.1% in Q2 2026; ROE and ROA both halved year-over-year.

• ROIC deteriorated from 30.2% (Q1 2026) to 21.8% (Q2 2026), breaking below pre-Q4 2024 peak levels for first time.

• Leverage rose sharply; D/E increased from 0.24 (Q1 2026) to 0.32 (Q2 2026), matching TTM high—first material deterioration since Q3 2024.

⚠ Q3 2025 anomaly (NPM 5.3%, ROE 5.6%) suggests operational or accounting discontinuity; investigate root cause to contextualize current weakness.

⚠ TTM profitability metrics remain solid (OpMargin 38.1%, NPM 29.8%) despite Q2 deterioration—seasonal weakness vs. structural issue unclear.

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Top Institutional Holders of META

BlackRock, Inc.
$97.7B173,396,976 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$80.8B143,440,997 sh
FMR LLC
$54.0B95,895,744 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$51.8B92,033,963 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$30.8B54,949,893 sh
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
$25.8B45,944,387 sh
Capital World Investors
$23.0B40,876,883 sh
Capital Research Global Investors
$22.3B39,619,778 sh
MORGAN STANLEY
$22.2B39,435,817 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$21.6B38,386,817 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$97.7B	173,396,976
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$80.8B	143,440,997
FMR LLC	$54.0B	95,895,744
STATE STREET CORP	$51.8B	92,033,963
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$30.8B	54,949,893
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	$25.8B	45,944,387
Capital World Investors	$23.0B	40,876,883
Capital Research Global Investors	$22.3B	39,619,778
MORGAN STANLEY	$22.2B	39,435,817
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$21.6B	38,386,817

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