META vs SNAP vs GRND Stock Comparison

Meta Platforms, Snap and Grindr 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
6 wins
SNAP Snap Inc
$6.34 +19.6% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.35B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
1 win
GRND Grindr Inc.
$13.67 -11.4% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.33B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.82M
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Meta Platforms leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Meta Platforms 6, Grindr 4, Snap 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETASNAPGRNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.60T $10.55B $2.33B META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.5x -33.9x 24.4x META
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x — 23.2x META
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.7% +12.6% +32.4% GRND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% -4.9% 18.7% META
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% -5.8% 30.4% GRND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -5.9x 2.4x SNAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.4% -19.4% +7.9% GRND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr -35.1%/yr +6.2%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.9% 58.1% 48.2% META
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 56/100 68/100 GRND

Percentile Scorecard

METASNAPGRND

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

AxisMETASNAPGRND
Valuation 39 #102 of 167 43 #96 of 167 57 #72 of 167
Growth 69 #48 of 153 87 #21 of 153 97 #5 of 153
Profitability 93 #12 of 153 35 #100 of 153 95 #9 of 153
Financial Health 66 #61 of 179 42 #105 of 179 23 #139 of 179
Shareholder Returns 29 #67 of 94 72 #27 of 94 68 #31 of 94
Overall 59 56 68
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SNAP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GRND ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETASNAPGRNDSPY
1 month -13.6%+19.6%-11.4% -1.0%
3 months +8.0%+46.1%-7.9% +2.9%
6 months -4.8%+12.2%+1.4% +6.4%
Year to date -2.6%-21.4%+1.0% +11.4%
1 year -12.4%-19.4%+7.9% +13.1%
3 years +105.6%-34.7%+130.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.2%-13.3%+32.1% +21.5%
5 years +98.0%-88.5%+35.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.6%-35.1%+6.2% +10.9%
10 years +386.6%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.1%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMETASNAPGRNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.9%58.1%48.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.3%58.0%45.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.542.200.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.330.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.4%-92.9%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-30.3%-23.8% -2.5%
52-week high $777.59$9.09$17.95 $779.14
52-week low $525.72$3.93$9.85 $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.

MultipleMETASNAPGRND
P/E now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 17.5x -33.9xmedian 17.5x 25.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 4.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 14.9x -79.6xmedian 14.9x 17.6xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 11.2x 15.5xmedian 11.2x 15.4xmedian 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.7x 5.7xmedian 1.7x -202.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.42 -0.86median 0.42 0.20median 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 monthsMETASNAPGRND
Revenue $228.25B $6.35B $509.82M
Gross profit $186.59B $3.64B $382.05M
Operating income $86.93B -$323.82M $151.78M
Net income $68.10B -$311.24M $95.59M
Free cash flow $40.98B $705.55M $154.02M
R&D $71.63B $1.95B $61.94M
EPS (diluted) $26.54 $-0.19 $0.53
Cash & equivalents $15.46B $958.85M $6.50M
Total debt $83.66B $3.53B $386.32M
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 1.66B 178.96M
Enterprise value $1.30T -$862.01M $2.21B

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
MetricMETASNAPGRND
P/E 24.0x -33.9x 25.3x
P/FCF 40.0x 15.5x 15.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.6x 11.9x 15.4x
P/S 7.2x 1.7x 4.7x
P/B 6.3x 5.7x -202.4x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 6.0x -30.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x -79.6x 17.6x
EV/EBIT 18.8x -36.5x 18.2x
EV/Revenue 7.1x 1.9x 5.4x
EV/FCF 39.8x 16.7x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.5x 12.9x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 -0.86 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETASNAPGRND
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.7% 12.6% 32.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 12.3% 31.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.3% 20.0% 33.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 11.9% 32.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.4% 50.5% 54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 39.9% 74.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.8% 43.0% 272.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 38.7% 126.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.6% 42.6% 292.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.4% 39.5% 125.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% 56.7% 28.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 54.3% 60.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.3% 79.8% 29.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 105.7% 60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETASNAPGRND
Gross margin 81.7% 57.3% 74.9%
EBITDA margin 48.0% -2.3% 30.8%
Operating margin 38.1% -5.1% 29.8%
Pretax margin 38.3% -4.9% 24.4%
Net margin 29.8% -4.9% 18.7%
FCF margin 18.0% 11.1% 30.2%
Operating cash flow margin 57.1% 14.5% 30.3%
Return on equity 27.0% -15.5% –
Return on assets 16.1% -4.2% 20.5%
Return on invested capital 20.9% -5.8% 30.4%
Return on capital employed 23.7% -5.3% 39.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -3.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 11.0% 16.2% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETASNAPGRND
Debt / assets 18.6% 47.3% 83.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.8x -32.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -5.9x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 2.0x 5.0x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 41.9% 74.2% 102.5%
Equity / assets 58.1% 25.8% -2.5%
Interest coverage – -2.2x –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.03 -0.44 5.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETASNAPGRND
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 7.8% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 7.8% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusMETASNAPGRND
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 – 23.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $28.91FY2026 $-0.05FY2026 $0.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.1%FY2026 – +28.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.5% – +44.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $260.76BFY2026 $7.07BFY2026 $561.84MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.8%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +27.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% -0.1% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETASNAPGRND
Held by institutions 77.0% 37.8% 22.9%
Institutions holding 5,030 534 180
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -2.3% +15.7%
Institutions buying 2,679 254 98
Institutions selling 1,896 177 54
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.44 1.81

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.

METASNAPGRND
META 1.00 0.33 0.16
SNAP 0.33 1.00 0.31
GRND 0.16 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, META, SNAP and GRND?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meta Platforms (META) $1.60T, Snap (SNAP) $10.55B, Grindr (GRND) $2.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, META, SNAP and GRND?

Meta Platforms (META) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meta Platforms (META) 23.5x, Snap (SNAP) -33.9x, Grindr (GRND) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Meta Platforms (META) is cheapest (Meta Platforms (META) 22.2x, Grindr (GRND) 23.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grindr (GRND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Meta Platforms (META) +27.7%, Snap (SNAP) +12.6%, Grindr (GRND) +32.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Meta Platforms (META) has the highest net margin (Meta Platforms (META) 29.8%, Snap (SNAP) -4.9%, Grindr (GRND) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Grindr (GRND) leads (Meta Platforms (META) 20.9%, Snap (SNAP) -5.8%, Grindr (GRND) 30.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Grindr (GRND) returned the most: Meta Platforms (META) -12.4%, Snap (SNAP) -19.4%, Grindr (GRND) +7.9%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Meta Platforms (META) +14.6%/yr, Snap (SNAP) -35.1%/yr, Grindr (GRND) +6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Meta Platforms (META) has been the steadiest (Meta Platforms (META) 42.9%, Snap (SNAP) 58.1%, Grindr (GRND) 48.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.