GRND vs META vs TME Stock Comparison

Grindr, Meta Platforms and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GRND Grindr Inc.
$12.88 -20.1% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.82M
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
3 wins
META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$624.52 -15.5% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56T
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.61B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 5, Meta Platforms 3, Grindr 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRNDMETATMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.24B $1.56T $12.91B META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.4x 20.8x 10.1x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 21.4x 9.3x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.4% +27.5% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% — 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.4% — 12.8% GRND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — -2.3x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.3% -16.9% -63.4% GRND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.9%/yr +14.1%/yr +1.3%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 43.0% 49.3% META
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 50/100 67/100 GRND

Percentile Scorecard

GRNDMETATME

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGRNDMETATME
Valuation 57 #72 of 166 29 #118 of 166 75 #42 of 166
Growth 97 #5 of 153 67 #51 of 153 52 #74 of 153
Profitability 95 #8 of 153 68 #49 of 153 88 #19 of 153
Financial Health 23 #139 of 179 60 #73 of 179 77 #42 of 179
Shareholder Returns 71 #27 of 91 24 #69 of 91 44 #51 of 91
Overall 69 50 67
  • GRND ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGRNDMETATMESPY
1 month -20.1%-15.5%+5.3% +0.7%
3 months -24.1%+15.9%-11.5% +3.7%
6 months -3.7%+2.1%-8.6% +7.1%
Year to date -4.9%-5.4%-52.2% +12.8%
1 year -13.3%-16.9%-63.4% +11.9%
3 years +118.3%+106.3%+14.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.7%+27.3%+4.7% +22.8%
5 years +27.0%+93.0%+6.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.9%+14.1%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years —+375.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+16.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGRNDMETATMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%43.0%49.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%43.0%58.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.520.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.30-0.39-1.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-74.4%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-19.7%-63.8% -1.2%
52-week high $17.95$777.59$23.15 $779.14
52-week low $9.85$525.72$7.74 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGRNDMETATME
P/E now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 16.7x 20.7xmedian 16.7x 10.1xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.4x 6.5xmedian 1.4x 86.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 4.6xmedian 12.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 10.5x 45.9xmedian 10.5x 8.2xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median -190.7xmedian 1.7x 5.7xmedian 1.7x 1.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.39 0.55median 0.39 0.43median 0.39

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGRNDMETATME
Revenue $509.82M $241.61B $152.71M
Gross profit $382.05M – $2.15B
Operating income $151.78M $79.38B $1.61B
Net income $95.59M $75.25B $1.31B
Free cash flow $154.02M – $1.61B
R&D $61.94M $76.54B –
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $29.33 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $6.50M $12.54B $3.49B
Total debt $386.32M – $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 178.96M 2.57B 1.55B
Enterprise value $2.11B $1.56T -$9.83B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGRNDMETATME
P/E 23.8x 20.7x 10.1x
P/FCF 14.5x 45.9x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 11.7x 8.2x
P/S 4.4x 6.5x 86.4x
P/B -190.7x 5.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book -28.9x 5.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x – 4.6x
EV/EBIT 17.3x – 5.5x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 6.5x 57.7x
EV/FCF 17.0x – 5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 11.7x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.55 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRNDMETATME
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.4% 27.5% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 23.9% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.5% – 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.6% – 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% -3.1% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 74.0% 29.2% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 272.2% 28.6% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 126.6% 36.3% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 292.3% 28.9% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 125.0% 37.6% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.8% 23.7% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.2% 26.2% 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% – 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% – 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRNDMETATME
Gross margin 74.9% – 1,408%
EBITDA margin 30.8% – 1,262%
Operating margin 29.8% – 1,052%
Pretax margin 24.4% – 1,042%
Net margin 18.7% – 835.7%
FCF margin 30.2% – 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 55.1% 1,054%
Return on equity – 28.2% 11.6%
Return on assets 20.5% 16.2% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 30.4% – 12.8%
Return on capital employed 39.7% – 12.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 11.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRNDMETATME
Debt / assets 83.5% – 11.2%
Debt / equity -32.9x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – -2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 102.5% 43.1% 33.1%
Equity / assets -2.5% 56.9% 66.9%
Interest coverage – – 79.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 1.9x
Altman Z-score 4.88 – 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRNDMETATME
Dividend yield – 0.3% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 7.1% – –
Shareholder yield 7.1% 0.3% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGRNDMETATME
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.59FY2026 $28.64FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.1% +25.3% -1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $561.84MFY2026 $260.77BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.7%FY2026 +29.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +23.2% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRNDMETATME
Held by institutions 22.9% 66.6% 27.5%
Institutions holding 180 5,034 312
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% +3.6% +1.6%
Institutions buying 98 2,681 172
Institutions selling 54 1,898 99
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.41 1.74

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GRNDMETATME
GRND 1.00 0.12 0.11
META 0.12 1.00 0.15
TME 0.11 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRND, META and TME?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grindr (GRND) $2.24B, Meta Platforms (META) $1.56T, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRND, META and TME?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grindr (GRND) 23.4x, Meta Platforms (META) 20.8x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Grindr (GRND) 21.8x, Meta Platforms (META) 21.4x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grindr (GRND) +32.4%, Meta Platforms (META) +27.5%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Grindr (GRND) 18.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Grindr (GRND) leads (Grindr (GRND) 30.4%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grindr (GRND) returned the most: Grindr (GRND) -13.3%, Meta Platforms (META) -16.9%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.4%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Grindr (GRND) +4.9%/yr, Meta Platforms (META) +14.1%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Meta Platforms (META) has been the steadiest (Grindr (GRND) 44.5%, Meta Platforms (META) 43.0%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRND, META and TME?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.