META vs PINS vs JOYY Stock Comparison

Meta Platforms, Pinterest and Joyy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$642.62 -13.6% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.60T
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$228.25B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
5 wins
PINS Pinterest, Inc.
$22.32 +20.9% 1M -33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$11.91B
P/E
47.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.56B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
2 wins
JOYY JOYY Inc.
$83.35 +3.7% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.36B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Meta Platforms leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Meta Platforms 5, Joyy 4, Pinterest 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETAPINSJOYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.60T $11.91B $4.36B META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x 47.9x 20.1x JOYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 10.8x 15.0x PINS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.7% +16.6% +7.5% META
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 5.5% 9.6% META
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% — 0.9% META
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -3.5x JOYY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.4% -33.3% +40.1% JOYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr -17.4%/yr +8.6%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 55.6% 31.0% JOYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 72/100 57/100 PINS

Percentile Scorecard

METAPINSJOYY

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

AxisMETAPINSJOYY
Valuation 39 #102 of 167 50 #84 of 167 55 #75 of 167
Growth 69 #48 of 153 65 #54 of 153 32 #105 of 153
Profitability 93 #12 of 153 71 #45 of 153 48 #80 of 153
Financial Health 66 #61 of 179 83 #32 of 179 83 #31 of 179
Shareholder Returns 29 #67 of 94 94 #7 of 94 69 #30 of 94
Overall 59 72 57
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PINS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • JOYY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETAPINSJOYYSPY
1 month -13.6%+20.9%+3.7% -1.0%
3 months +8.0%+0.8%+12.7% +2.9%
6 months -4.8%+12.0%+41.9% +6.4%
Year to date -2.6%-13.8%+28.7% +11.4%
1 year -12.4%-33.3%+40.1% +13.1%
3 years +105.6%-16.7%+109.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.2%-5.9%+28.1% +21.5%
5 years +98.0%-61.6%+51.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.6%-17.4%+8.6% +10.9%
10 years +386.6%—+56.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.1%—+4.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMETAPINSJOYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%55.6%31.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%67.4%26.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.910.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.601.29 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.4%-69.6%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-36.7%-1.9% -2.5%
52-week high $777.59$35.24$84.93 $779.14
52-week low $525.72$15.42$54.42 $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.

MultipleMETAPINSJOYY
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 17.5x 50.5xmedian 17.5x 20.2xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.9x 44.0xmedian 14.9x 29.2xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 11.2x 9.9xmedian 11.2x —median 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.7x 4.4xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.42 1.13median 0.42 7.72median 0.42

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 monthsMETAPINSJOYY
Revenue $228.25B $4.56B $2.27B
Gross profit $186.59B $3.62B $789.66M
Operating income $86.93B $224.20M $58.45M
Net income $68.10B $248.92M $207.29M
Free cash flow $40.98B $1.28B –
R&D $71.63B $1.57B $238.84M
EPS (diluted) $26.54 $0.44 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $15.46B $422.48M $336.99M
Total debt $83.66B – $94.78M
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 562.91M 53.26M
Enterprise value $1.30T $4.20B $1.71B

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
MetricMETAPINSJOYY
P/E 24.0x 50.5x 20.2x
P/FCF 40.0x 9.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 9.5x –
P/S 7.2x 2.8x 1.9x
P/B 6.3x 4.4x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 4.5x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 44.0x 29.2x
EV/EBIT 18.8x 50.6x 67.0x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 2.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 39.8x 8.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 8.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 1.13 7.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETAPINSJOYY
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.7% 16.6% 7.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 16.6% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.3% 16.1% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 18.7% -1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.4% 3.9% 114.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 37.3% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.8% -87.1% -87.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 41.9% -5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.6% -84.2% -85.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.4% 44.6% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% 24.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 51.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.3% 22.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 51.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETAPINSJOYY
Gross margin 81.7% 79.5% 34.8%
EBITDA margin 48.0% 5.7% 5.9%
Operating margin 38.1% 4.9% 2.6%
Pretax margin 38.3% 6.6% 7.3%
Net margin 29.8% 5.5% 9.6%
FCF margin 18.0% 28.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 57.1% 29.3% –
Return on equity 27.0% 8.7% 3.2%
Return on assets 16.1% 5.3% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 20.9% – 0.9%
Return on capital employed 23.7% 5.5% 0.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 5.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 11.0% 22.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETAPINSJOYY
Debt / assets 18.6% – 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -3.5x
Debt / FCF 2.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 41.9% 39.2% 14.5%
Equity / assets 58.1% 60.8% 85.5%
Interest coverage – – 142.9x
Current ratio 2.2x 3.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 7.03 5.61 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETAPINSJOYY
Dividend yield 0.3% – 6.5%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 21.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 21.6% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusMETAPINSJOYY
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $28.91FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.1%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.5% +21.3% +19.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $260.76BFY2026 $4.75BFY2026 $2.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.8%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% +14.0% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETAPINSJOYY
Held by institutions 77.0% 100.0% 39.4%
Institutions holding 5,030 671 191
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -3.0% -1.7%
Institutions buying 2,679 305 84
Institutions selling 1,896 272 73
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.12 1.15

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.

METAPINSJOYY
META 1.00 0.16 0.15
PINS 0.16 1.00 0.12
JOYY 0.15 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, META, PINS and JOYY?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meta Platforms (META) $1.60T, Pinterest (PINS) $11.91B, Joyy (JOYY) $4.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, META, PINS and JOYY?

Joyy (JOYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meta Platforms (META) 23.5x, Pinterest (PINS) 47.9x, Joyy (JOYY) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pinterest (PINS) is cheapest (Meta Platforms (META) 22.2x, Pinterest (PINS) 10.8x, Joyy (JOYY) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Meta Platforms (META) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Meta Platforms (META) +27.7%, Pinterest (PINS) +16.6%, Joyy (JOYY) +7.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Meta Platforms (META) has the highest net margin (Meta Platforms (META) 29.8%, Pinterest (PINS) 5.5%, Joyy (JOYY) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Meta Platforms (META) leads (Meta Platforms (META) 20.9%, Joyy (JOYY) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joyy (JOYY) returned the most: Meta Platforms (META) -12.4%, Pinterest (PINS) -33.3%, Joyy (JOYY) +40.1%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Meta Platforms (META) +14.6%/yr, Pinterest (PINS) -17.4%/yr, Joyy (JOYY) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Joyy (JOYY) has been the steadiest (Meta Platforms (META) 42.9%, Pinterest (PINS) 55.6%, Joyy (JOYY) 31.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, META, PINS and JOYY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Meta Platforms (META) 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.