META vs TME vs PINS Stock Comparison

Meta Platforms, Tencent Music Entertainment and Pinterest Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$606.73 -16.7% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.55T
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$228.25B
Div. yield
0.35%
Social Media Technology
5 wins
PINS Pinterest, Inc.
$20.33 +5.6% 1M -38.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.64B
P/E
64.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.68B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionMETATMEPINSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.55T $14.02B $11.64B META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 10.7x 64.7x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 9.9x 9.8x PINS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.7% +200.4% +15.4% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 835.7% 3.8% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.9% 12.8% — META
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -2.3x — TME
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.35% 2.69% — TME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.4% -60.1% -38.6% META
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr +2.1%/yr -14.6%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 49.6% 56.1% META
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 66/100 71/100 PINS

Percentile Scorecard

METATMEPINS

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

AxisMETATMEPINS
Valuation 38 #103 of 165 73 #45 of 165 51 #82 of 165
Growth 69 #48 of 153 51 #75 of 153 57 #66 of 153
Profitability 93 #12 of 153 86 #22 of 153 67 #51 of 153
Financial Health 67 #60 of 179 78 #40 of 179 84 #29 of 179
Shareholder Returns 28 #68 of 94 43 #54 of 94 94 #7 of 94
Overall 59 66 71
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • PINS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETATMEPINSSPY
1 month -16.7%+15.1%+5.6% -2.3%
3 months +2.8%-6.4%-15.9% -0.7%
6 months -0.6%-2.5%-2.5% +4.8%
Year to date -8.1%-49.2%-21.5% +10.3%
1 year -6.4%-60.1%-38.6% +10.3%
3 years +92.9%+19.0%-34.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +24.5%+6.0%-13.1% +20.1%
5 years +83.0%+10.8%-54.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +12.9%+2.1%-14.6% +10.1%
10 years +377.1%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year +16.9%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMETATMEPINSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%49.6%56.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%58.7%67.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.440.800.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-1.21-0.69 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.4%-70.6%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-61.5%-39.7% -3.5%
52-week high $777.59$23.15$33.70 $779.14
52-week low $525.72$7.74$15.42 $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.

MultipleMETATMEPINS
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 17.3x 10.7xmedian 17.3x 64.7xmedian 17.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.4x 91.8xmedian 1.4x 2.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 14.5x 5.0xmedian 14.5x 44.1xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x 9.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.7x 1.2xmedian 1.7x 3.8xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.50median 0.40 0.46median 0.40 1.48median 0.40

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 monthsMETATMEPINS
Revenue $228.25B $152.71M $4.68B
Gross profit $186.59B $2.15B $3.70B
Operating income $86.93B $1.61B $196.02M
Net income $68.10B $1.31B $178.33M
Free cash flow $40.98B $1.61B $1.26B
R&D $71.63B – $1.62B
EPS (diluted) $26.54 $0.82 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $15.46B $3.49B $654.34M
Total debt $83.66B $1.93B –
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 1.55B 582.65M
Enterprise value $1.25T -$8.30B $5.13B

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
MetricMETATMEPINS
P/E 22.7x 10.7x 64.7x
P/FCF 37.7x 8.7x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 8.7x 8.8x
P/S 6.8x 91.8x 2.5x
P/B 5.9x 1.2x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 1.3x 3.9x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 5.0x 44.1x
EV/EBIT 17.7x 6.0x 51.9x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 63.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF 37.6x 6.0x 8.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 6.0x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.50 0.46 1.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETATMEPINS
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.7% 200.4% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 5.2% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.3% 17.2% 13.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 15.7% 17.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.4% -6.1% -30.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.7% 26.1% 37.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.8% -10.7% -91.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 23.6% 41.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.6% -9.3% -89.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.4% 23.2% 43.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% 31.8% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 13.5% 47.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.3% 31.8% 12.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 13.5% 45.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETATMEPINS
Gross margin 81.7% 1,408% 79.0%
EBITDA margin 48.0% 1,262% 4.9%
Operating margin 38.1% 1,052% 4.2%
Pretax margin 38.3% 1,042% 5.3%
Net margin 29.8% 835.7% 3.8%
FCF margin 18.0% 1,054% 27.0%
Operating cash flow margin 57.1% 1,054% 28.4%
Return on equity 27.0% 11.6% 5.9%
Return on assets 16.1% 8.3% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 20.9% 12.8% –
Return on capital employed 23.7% 12.9% 4.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x 7.4x
Stock comp / revenue 11.0% – 23.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETATMEPINS
Debt / assets 18.6% 11.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -2.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.0x 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 41.9% 33.1% 37.3%
Equity / assets 58.1% 66.9% 62.7%
Interest coverage – 79.1x –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.7x 4.3x
Quick ratio 2.0x 2.1x 4.0x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.9x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 6.73 2.34 5.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETATMEPINS
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 21.7%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.7% 21.7%
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.

ConsensusMETATMEPINS
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $28.64FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.3% -1.1% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $260.77BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026 $4.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% -2.6% +14.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETATMEPINS
Held by institutions 66.6% 27.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 5,034 312 672
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.6% -3.0%
Institutions buying 2,681 172 306
Institutions selling 1,898 99 272
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.74 1.13

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.

METATMEPINS
META 1.00 0.14 0.16
TME 0.14 1.00 0.10
PINS 0.16 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, META, TME and PINS?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meta Platforms (META) $1.55T, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $14.02B, Pinterest (PINS) $11.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, META, TME and PINS?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meta Platforms (META) 22.7x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.7x, Pinterest (PINS) 64.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pinterest (PINS) is cheapest (Meta Platforms (META) 21.2x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 9.9x, Pinterest (PINS) 9.8x). 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) +27.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, Pinterest (PINS) +15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Meta Platforms (META) 29.8%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, Pinterest (PINS) 3.8%). On return on invested capital, Meta Platforms (META) leads (Meta Platforms (META) 20.9%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Meta Platforms (META) returned the most: Meta Platforms (META) -6.4%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -60.1%, Pinterest (PINS) -38.6%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Meta Platforms (META) +12.9%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +2.1%/yr, Pinterest (PINS) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest dividend yield: Meta Platforms (META) 0.35%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 2.69%. Pinterest (PINS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Meta Platforms (META) has been the steadiest (Meta Platforms (META) 41.2%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 49.6%, Pinterest (PINS) 56.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.