PINS vs JOYY vs META Stock Comparison

Pinterest, Joyy and Meta Platforms Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PINS Pinterest, Inc.
$20.92 +13.6% 1M -37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.83B
P/E
47.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.56B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
2 wins
JOYY JOYY Inc.
$75.41 -6.4% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.97B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.27B
Div. yield
7.16%
Social Media Technology
5 wins
META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$612.49 -14.4% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56T
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.61B
Div. yield
0.35%
Social Media Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Joyy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Joyy 5, Meta Platforms 3, Pinterest 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPINSJOYYMETALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.83B $3.97B $1.56T META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 47.3x 18.3x 20.7x JOYY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 13.5x 21.4x PINS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.6% +7.5% +27.5% META
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 9.6% — JOYY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 7.16% 0.35% JOYY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.0% +27.0% -18.5% JOYY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr +8.4%/yr +13.6%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.5% 31.6% 42.9% JOYY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 58/100 50/100 PINS

Percentile Scorecard

PINSJOYYMETA

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

AxisPINSJOYYMETA
Valuation 52 #81 of 166 58 #71 of 166 32 #113 of 166
Growth 66 #53 of 152 32 #104 of 152 67 #51 of 152
Profitability 73 #42 of 152 48 #80 of 152 69 #48 of 152
Financial Health 83 #32 of 179 83 #31 of 179 60 #73 of 179
Shareholder Returns 95 #6 of 94 71 #28 of 94 24 #72 of 94
Overall 73 58 50
  • PINS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • JOYY ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • META ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPINSJOYYMETASPY
1 month +13.6%-6.4%-14.4% +0.9%
3 months -14.4%+1.9%+4.6% +5.9%
6 months +6.0%+31.8%-8.5% +8.5%
Year to date -19.2%+16.4%-7.2% +13.3%
1 year -37.0%+27.0%-18.5% +12.4%
3 years -14.1%+94.2%+106.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.0%+24.8%+27.3% +23.5%
5 years -53.1%+49.7%+89.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.1%+8.4%+13.6% +11.0%
10 years —+43.2%+366.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+3.7%+16.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePINSJOYYMETASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.5%31.6%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.1%27.5%43.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.621.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.670.85-0.43 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.4%-60.4%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.9%-11.2%-21.2% -0.9%
52-week high $33.70$84.93$777.59 $779.14
52-week low $15.42$54.42$525.72 $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.

MultiplePINSJOYYMETA
P/E now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 16.8x 18.3xmedian 16.8x 20.7xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 6.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.9xmedian 13.9x 26.1xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x 45.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.8x 0.6xmedian 1.8x 5.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 0.36 6.98median 0.36 0.55median 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 monthsPINSJOYYMETA
Revenue $4.56B $2.27B $241.61B
Gross profit $3.62B $789.66M –
Operating income $224.20M $58.45M $79.38B
Net income $248.92M $207.29M $75.25B
Free cash flow $1.28B – –
R&D $1.57B $238.84M $76.54B
EPS (diluted) $0.44 $4.08 $29.33
Cash & equivalents $422.48M $336.99M $12.54B
Total debt – $94.78M –
Shares (diluted) 562.91M 53.26M 2.57B
Enterprise value $4.12B $1.34B $1.56T

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
MetricPINSJOYYMETA
P/E 47.3x 18.3x 20.7x
P/FCF 9.2x – 45.9x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x – 11.7x
P/S 2.6x 1.7x 6.5x
P/B 4.1x 0.6x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 0.6x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 40.9x 26.1x –
EV/EBIT 47.1x 59.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.5x 6.5x
EV/FCF 8.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.9x – 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 6.98 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPINSJOYYMETA
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.6% 7.5% 27.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -0.8% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.1% 1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.7% -1.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 114.9% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 49.1% 29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -87.1% -87.4% 28.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% -5.0% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -84.2% -85.7% 28.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 2.6% 37.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.3% – 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% – 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPINSJOYYMETA
Gross margin 79.5% 34.8% –
EBITDA margin 5.7% 5.9% –
Operating margin 4.9% 2.6% –
Pretax margin 6.6% 7.3% –
Net margin 5.5% 9.6% –
FCF margin 28.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 29.3% – 55.1%
Return on equity 8.7% 3.2% 28.2%
Return on assets 5.3% 2.7% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 0.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% 0.9% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.4x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% – 11.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPINSJOYYMETA
Debt / assets – 0.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.5x –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 39.2% 14.5% 43.1%
Equity / assets 60.8% 85.5% 56.9%
Interest coverage – 142.9x –
Current ratio 3.8x 2.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 3.6x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 2.1x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 5.35 3.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPINSJOYYMETA
Dividend yield – 7.2% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 23.0% – –
Shareholder yield 23.0% 7.2% 0.3%
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.

ConsensusPINSJOYYMETA
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.07FY2026 $5.57FY2026 $28.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +19.6% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.75BFY2026 $2.25BFY2026 $260.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +29.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +11.3% +23.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPINSJOYYMETA
Held by institutions 100.0% 39.4% 77.0%
Institutions holding 671 191 5,033
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -1.7% +3.6%
Institutions buying 305 84 2,681
Institutions selling 272 73 1,897
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.15 1.41

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.

PINSJOYYMETA
PINS 1.00 0.12 0.16
JOYY 0.12 1.00 0.16
META 0.16 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PINS, JOYY and META?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pinterest (PINS) $11.83B, Joyy (JOYY) $3.97B, Meta Platforms (META) $1.56T.

Which stock is cheaper, PINS, JOYY and META?

Joyy (JOYY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pinterest (PINS) 47.3x, Joyy (JOYY) 18.3x, Meta Platforms (META) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pinterest (PINS) is cheapest (Pinterest (PINS) 10.1x, Joyy (JOYY) 13.5x, Meta Platforms (META) 21.4x). 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: Pinterest (PINS) +16.6%, Joyy (JOYY) +7.5%, Meta Platforms (META) +27.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Joyy (JOYY) has the highest net margin (Pinterest (PINS) 5.5%, Joyy (JOYY) 9.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Joyy (JOYY) returned the most: Pinterest (PINS) -37.0%, Joyy (JOYY) +27.0%, Meta Platforms (META) -18.5%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Pinterest (PINS) -14.1%/yr, Joyy (JOYY) +8.4%/yr, Meta Platforms (META) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Joyy (JOYY) has the highest dividend yield: Joyy (JOYY) 7.16%, Meta Platforms (META) 0.35%. Pinterest (PINS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Joyy (JOYY) has been the steadiest (Pinterest (PINS) 55.5%, Joyy (JOYY) 31.6%, Meta Platforms (META) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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