META vs TME vs SNAP Stock Comparison

Meta Platforms, Tencent Music Entertainment and Snap Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$630.00 -15.1% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59T
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.61B
Div. yield
0.34%
Social Media Technology
5 wins
SNAP Snap Inc
$5.91 +5.3% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.35B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tencent Music Entertainment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tencent Music Entertainment 6, Meta Platforms 5, Snap 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMETATMESNAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.59T $14.92B $10.20B META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 11.4x -31.6x TME
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 10.5x — TME
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.5% +200.4% +12.6% TME
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.1% 835.7% -4.9% TME
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.7% 12.8% -5.8% META
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -2.3x -5.9x SNAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.34% 2.53% — TME
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.4% -57.9% -20.9% META
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.1%/yr +4.0%/yr -35.6%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.2% 49.7% 59.3% META
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 66/100 56/100 TME

Percentile Scorecard

METATMESNAP

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

AxisMETATMESNAP
Valuation 39 #101 of 166 73 #46 of 166 44 #93 of 166
Growth 58 #65 of 154 52 #74 of 154 85 #24 of 154
Profitability 92 #13 of 154 86 #23 of 154 33 #103 of 154
Financial Health 61 #71 of 179 78 #41 of 179 42 #104 of 179
Shareholder Returns 23 #75 of 97 40 #59 of 97 76 #24 of 97
Overall 55 66 56
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TME ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • SNAP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMETATMESNAPSPY
1 month -15.1%+20.6%+5.3% -1.0%
3 months +7.0%-0.3%+11.1% -0.4%
6 months +2.8%-2.0%-3.3% +4.5%
Year to date -4.6%-45.9%-26.8% +12.4%
1 year +0.4%-57.9%-20.9% +13.6%
3 years +100.3%+26.6%-44.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +26.1%+8.2%-18.0% +20.8%
5 years +84.7%+21.5%-88.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +13.1%+4.0%-35.6% +10.4%
10 years +421.7%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +18.0%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMETATMESNAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.2%49.7%59.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%58.8%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.430.832.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.01-1.16-0.35 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.4%-70.6%-92.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-57.9%-35.0% -1.6%
52-week high $777.59$22.51$9.09 $779.14
52-week low $525.72$7.74$3.93 $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.

MultipleMETATMESNAP
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 18.2x 11.4xmedian 18.2x -31.6xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.5x 97.7xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 15.3x 5.5xmedian 15.3x -74.6xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 55.4xmedian 12.2x 9.3xmedian 12.2x 14.5xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 1.8x 5.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 0.38 0.49median 0.38 -0.80median 0.38

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 monthsMETATMESNAP
Revenue $241.61B $152.71M $6.35B
Gross profit $195.78B $2.15B $3.64B
Operating income $79.38B $1.61B -$323.82M
Net income $75.25B $1.31B -$311.24M
Free cash flow $28.65B $1.61B $705.55M
R&D $76.54B – $1.95B
EPS (diluted) $29.25 $0.82 $-0.19
Cash & equivalents $11.22B $3.49B $958.85M
Total debt $80.92B $1.93B $3.53B
Shares (diluted) 2.57B 1.55B 1.66B
Enterprise value $1.25T -$7.40B -$1.22B

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
MetricMETATMESNAP
P/E 21.1x 11.4x -31.6x
P/FCF 55.4x 9.3x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x 9.3x 11.1x
P/S 6.6x 97.7x 1.6x
P/B 5.8x 1.3x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 1.4x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 5.5x -74.6x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 6.6x -34.2x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 69.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF 55.4x 6.6x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 6.6x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.49 -0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMETATMESNAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.5% 200.4% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 5.2% 12.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 17.2% 20.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.0% 15.7% 11.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.1% -6.1% 50.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.2% 26.1% 39.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.6% -10.7% 43.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 23.6% 38.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.5% -9.3% 42.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 23.2% 39.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 31.8% 56.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 13.5% 54.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -36.1% 31.8% 79.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 13.5% 105.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMETATMESNAP
Gross margin 81.0% 1,408% 57.3%
EBITDA margin 43.2% 1,262% -2.3%
Operating margin 32.9% 1,052% -5.1%
Pretax margin 32.6% 1,042% -4.9%
Net margin 31.1% 835.7% -4.9%
FCF margin 11.9% 1,054% 11.1%
Operating cash flow margin 55.1% 1,054% 14.5%
Return on equity 28.2% 11.6% -15.5%
Return on assets 16.2% 8.3% -4.2%
Return on invested capital 21.7% 12.8% -5.8%
Return on capital employed 19.8% 12.9% -5.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.2x -3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 11.2% – 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMETATMESNAP
Debt / assets 16.9% 11.2% 47.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -2.3x -5.9x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 1.2x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.1% 33.1% 74.2%
Equity / assets 56.9% 66.9% 25.8%
Interest coverage – 79.1x -2.2x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.7x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.1x 2.7x
Cash ratio 1.3x 1.9x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 6.29 2.44 -0.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMETATMESNAP
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.5% –
Net buyback yield – – 8.3%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.5% 8.3%
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.

ConsensusMETATMESNAP
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $28.64FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $-0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 -11.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +25.3% -1.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $260.77BFY2026 $5.49BFY2026 $7.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.2% -2.6% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMETATMESNAP
Held by institutions 66.6% 27.5% 37.8%
Institutions holding 5,039 312 536
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% +1.6% -2.3%
Institutions buying 2,684 172 255
Institutions selling 1,900 99 177
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.74 1.44

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.

METATMESNAP
META 1.00 0.15 0.34
TME 0.15 1.00 0.17
SNAP 0.34 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, META, TME and SNAP?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Meta Platforms (META) $1.59T, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) $14.92B, Snap (SNAP) $10.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, META, TME and SNAP?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Meta Platforms (META) 21.1x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 11.4x, Snap (SNAP) -31.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is cheapest (Meta Platforms (META) 21.7x, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 10.5x). 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%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +200.4%, Snap (SNAP) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest net margin (Meta Platforms (META) 31.1%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 835.7%, Snap (SNAP) -4.9%). On return on invested capital, Meta Platforms (META) leads (Meta Platforms (META) 21.7%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 12.8%, Snap (SNAP) -5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Meta Platforms (META) returned the most: Meta Platforms (META) +0.4%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) -57.9%, Snap (SNAP) -20.9%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Meta Platforms (META) +13.1%/yr, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) +4.0%/yr, Snap (SNAP) -35.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has the highest dividend yield: Meta Platforms (META) 0.34%, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) 2.53%. Snap (SNAP) 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) 49.7%, Snap (SNAP) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.