META vs MTCH vs TME Stock Comparison

Meta Platforms, Match and Tencent Music Entertainment Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$612.49 -14.4% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.60T
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.61B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
2 wins
MTCH Match Group, Inc.
$42.06 +6.5% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.89B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 6, Match 3, Meta Platforms 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETAMTCHTMELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.60T $9.89B $12.80B META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.2x 14.0x 10.0x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 14.3x 9.3x TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% +1.7% +200.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.2% 835.7% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.9% 12.8% MTCH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x -2.3x TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.5% +28.7% -63.8% MTCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr -22.5%/yr +1.2%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 32.7% 49.3% MTCH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 59/100 67/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

METAMTCHTME

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

AxisMETAMTCHTME
Valuation 32 #113 of 166 68 #54 of 166 75 #42 of 166
Growth 67 #51 of 152 43 #87 of 152 52 #74 of 152
Profitability 69 #48 of 152 94 #10 of 152 87 #20 of 152
Financial Health 60 #73 of 179 34 #119 of 179 78 #41 of 179
Shareholder Returns 24 #72 of 94 55 #43 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Overall 50 59 67
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MTCH 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

PeriodMETAMTCHTMESPY
1 month -14.4%+6.5%-0.6% +0.9%
3 months +4.6%+6.8%-14.1% +5.9%
6 months -8.5%+13.8%-7.6% +8.5%
Year to date -7.2%+30.3%-52.5% +13.3%
1 year -18.5%+28.7%-63.8% +12.4%
3 years +106.4%+23.8%+16.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +27.3%+7.4%+5.3% +23.5%
5 years +89.3%-72.1%+6.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.6%-22.5%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years +366.5%+128.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.7%+8.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMETAMTCHTMESPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%32.7%49.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.0%33.4%58.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.520.890.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.88-1.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.4%-83.2%-70.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-9.6%-64.0% -0.9%
52-week high $777.59$46.53$23.15 $779.14
52-week low $525.72$28.90$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.

MultipleMETAMTCHTME
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 16.8x 13.8xmedian 16.8x 10.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 1.4x 85.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.9x 11.4xmedian 13.9x 4.5xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.9xmedian 11.4x 8.5xmedian 11.4x 8.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.8x -40.8xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 0.36 0.65median 0.36 0.43median 0.36

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 monthsMETAMTCHTME
Revenue $241.61B $3.51B $152.71M
Gross profit – $2.62B $2.15B
Operating income $79.38B $987.88M $1.61B
Net income $75.25B $707.80M $1.31B
Free cash flow – $1.14B $1.61B
R&D $76.54B $445.76M –
EPS (diluted) $29.33 $2.86 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $12.54B $580.58M $3.49B
Total debt – $3.55B $1.93B
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 247.76M 1.55B
Enterprise value $1.60T $6.19B -$9.93B

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
MetricMETAMTCHTME
P/E 20.7x 13.8x 10.0x
P/FCF 45.9x 8.5x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 8.0x 8.1x
P/S 6.5x 2.8x 85.9x
P/B 5.7x -40.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -24.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 11.4x 4.5x
EV/EBIT – 12.8x 5.4x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 3.6x 57.2x
EV/FCF – 11.1x 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 10.5x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 0.65 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETAMTCHTME
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% 1.7% 200.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 3.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.7% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% 23.4% -6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 10.6% 26.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.6% 31.6% -10.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 14.6% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.9% 40.1% -9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 21.4% 23.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 26.2% 31.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 13.1% 13.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 25.8% 31.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETAMTCHTME
Gross margin – 74.8% 1,408%
EBITDA margin – 31.5% 1,262%
Operating margin – 28.2% 1,052%
Pretax margin – 24.6% 1,042%
Net margin – 20.2% 835.7%
FCF margin – 32.5% 1,054%
Operating cash flow margin 55.1% 34.4% 1,054%
Return on equity 28.2% – 11.6%
Return on assets 16.2% 16.8% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – 22.9% 12.8%
Return on capital employed – 26.9% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 11.2% 6.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETAMTCHTME
Debt / assets – 88.1% 11.2%
Debt / equity – -15.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x -2.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 105.9% 33.1%
Equity / assets 56.9% -5.9% 66.9%
Interest coverage – 6.0x 79.1x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.7x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 2.1x
Cash ratio – 1.1x 1.9x
Altman Z-score – 1.20 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETAMTCHTME
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.9% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 6.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 8.2% 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.

ConsensusMETAMTCHTME
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 9.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $28.64FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.3% +15.3% -1.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $260.77BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.8%FY2026 -6.9%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +7.0% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETAMTCHTME
Held by institutions 77.0% 100.0% 27.5%
Institutions holding 5,033 593 312
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -0.1% +1.6%
Institutions buying 2,681 292 172
Institutions selling 1,897 205 99
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.42 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.

METAMTCHTME
META 1.00 0.25 0.14
MTCH 0.25 1.00 0.13
TME 0.14 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, META, MTCH and TME?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meta Platforms (META) $1.60T, Match (MTCH) $9.89B, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $12.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, META, MTCH and TME?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meta Platforms (META) 21.2x, Match (MTCH) 14.0x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Meta Platforms (META) 21.4x, Match (MTCH) 14.3x, 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: Meta Platforms (META) +27.5%, Match (MTCH) +1.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Match (MTCH) 20.2%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%). On return on invested capital, Match (MTCH) leads (Match (MTCH) 22.9%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Match (MTCH) returned the most: Meta Platforms (META) -18.5%, Match (MTCH) +28.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -63.8%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Meta Platforms (META) +13.6%/yr, Match (MTCH) -22.5%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Match (MTCH) has been the steadiest (Meta Platforms (META) 42.9%, Match (MTCH) 32.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, META, MTCH 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 6. 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.