PINS vs MTCH vs META Stock Comparison

Pinterest, Match and Meta Platforms Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PINS Pinterest, Inc.
$21.22 +12.3% 1M -37.5% 1Y
Market cap
$12.00B
P/E
48.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.56B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
2 wins
MTCH Match Group, Inc.
$45.21 +11.5% 1M +38.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.39B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
1.75%
Social Media Technology
5 wins
META Meta Platforms, Inc.
$630.56 -16.1% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.61T
P/E
21.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.61B
Div. yield
0.34%
Social Media Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Match leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Match 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.

QuestionPINSMTCHMETALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.00B $10.39B $1.61T META
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.0x 14.9x 21.3x MTCH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 15.3x 22.0x PINS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.6% +1.7% +27.5% META
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.5% 20.2% — MTCH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.75% 0.34% MTCH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -37.5% +38.6% -14.6% MTCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr -22.2%/yr +15.1%/yr META
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 32.4% 42.9% MTCH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 59/100 50/100 PINS

Percentile Scorecard

PINSMTCHMETA

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

AxisPINSMTCHMETA
Valuation 51 #82 of 167 67 #56 of 167 33 #112 of 167
Growth 65 #54 of 153 43 #87 of 153 66 #52 of 153
Profitability 71 #45 of 153 94 #10 of 153 68 #49 of 153
Financial Health 83 #32 of 179 34 #118 of 179 60 #73 of 179
Shareholder Returns 96 #5 of 94 54 #44 of 94 23 #73 of 94
Overall 73 59 50
  • PINS ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MTCH 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

PeriodPINSMTCHMETASPY
1 month +12.3%+11.5%-16.1% -0.8%
3 months -9.7%+16.5%+6.2% +3.5%
6 months +4.4%+22.5%-7.1% +7.0%
Year to date -18.0%+40.0%-4.5% +12.2%
1 year -37.5%+38.6%-14.6% +13.0%
3 years -12.9%+33.0%+112.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -4.5%+10.0%+28.6% +23.1%
5 years -53.2%-71.5%+102.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -14.1%-22.2%+15.1% +11.0%
10 years —+141.8%+381.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.2%+17.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePINSMTCHMETASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%32.4%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%32.7%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.911.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.671.19-0.34 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.4%-83.2%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-2.8%-18.9% -1.8%
52-week high $35.24$46.53$777.59 $779.14
52-week low $15.42$28.90$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.

MultiplePINSMTCHMETA
P/E now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 17.5x 14.9xmedian 17.5x 21.3xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x 6.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.6xmedian 14.5x 12.1xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 12.1x 9.1xmedian 12.1x 45.9xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.7x -43.8xmedian 1.7x 5.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.08median 0.41 0.70median 0.41 0.57median 0.41

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 monthsPINSMTCHMETA
Revenue $4.56B $3.51B $241.61B
Gross profit $3.62B $2.62B –
Operating income $224.20M $987.88M $79.38B
Net income $248.92M $707.80M $75.25B
Free cash flow $1.28B $1.14B –
R&D $1.57B $445.76M $76.54B
EPS (diluted) $0.44 $2.86 $29.33
Cash & equivalents $422.48M $580.58M $12.54B
Total debt – $3.55B –
Shares (diluted) 562.91M 247.76M 2.57B
Enterprise value $4.29B $6.70B $1.61T

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
MetricPINSMTCHMETA
P/E 48.0x 14.9x 21.3x
P/FCF 9.4x 9.1x 45.9x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 8.6x 12.1x
P/S 2.6x 3.0x 6.6x
P/B 4.1x -43.8x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 4.3x -26.6x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 41.6x 12.1x –
EV/EBIT 47.8x 13.5x –
EV/Revenue 2.4x 3.8x 6.6x
EV/FCF 8.4x 11.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 11.1x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.08 0.70 0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPINSMTCHMETA
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.6% 1.7% 27.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 3.0% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.1% 5.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% 23.4% -3.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 10.6% 29.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -87.1% 31.6% 28.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.9% 14.6% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -84.2% 40.1% 28.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 21.4% 37.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.3% 26.2% 23.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.7% 13.1% 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.2% 25.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.2% 13.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPINSMTCHMETA
Gross margin 79.5% 74.8% –
EBITDA margin 5.7% 31.5% –
Operating margin 4.9% 28.2% –
Pretax margin 6.6% 24.6% –
Net margin 5.5% 20.2% –
FCF margin 28.1% 32.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 29.3% 34.4% 55.1%
Return on equity 8.7% – 28.2%
Return on assets 5.3% 16.8% 16.2%
Return on invested capital – 22.9% –
Return on capital employed 5.5% 26.9% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.4x 1.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 22.4% 6.9% 11.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPINSMTCHMETA
Debt / assets – 88.1% –
Debt / equity – -15.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 39.2% 105.9% 43.1%
Equity / assets 60.8% -5.9% 56.9%
Interest coverage – 6.0x –
Current ratio 3.8x 1.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 3.6x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 2.1x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 5.41 1.30 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPINSMTCHMETA
Dividend yield – 1.7% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 22.7% 5.9% –
Shareholder yield 22.7% 7.6% 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.

ConsensusPINSMTCHMETA
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 15.3xFY2026 22.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.08FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $28.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +30.0%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.7% +15.3% +25.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.75BFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $260.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 -6.9%FY2026 +29.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +7.0% +23.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPINSMTCHMETA
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 77.0%
Institutions holding 671 593 5,030
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -0.1% +3.6%
Institutions buying 305 292 2,679
Institutions selling 272 205 1,896
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.42 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.

PINSMTCHMETA
PINS 1.00 0.25 0.16
MTCH 0.25 1.00 0.23
META 0.16 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PINS, MTCH and META?

Meta Platforms (META) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pinterest (PINS) $12.00B, Match (MTCH) $10.39B, Meta Platforms (META) $1.61T.

Which stock is cheaper, PINS, MTCH and META?

Match (MTCH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pinterest (PINS) 48.0x, Match (MTCH) 14.9x, Meta Platforms (META) 21.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pinterest (PINS) is cheapest (Pinterest (PINS) 10.2x, Match (MTCH) 15.3x, Meta Platforms (META) 22.0x). 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: Pinterest (PINS) +16.6%, Match (MTCH) +1.7%, Meta Platforms (META) +27.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Match (MTCH) has the highest net margin (Pinterest (PINS) 5.5%, Match (MTCH) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Match (MTCH) returned the most: Pinterest (PINS) -37.5%, Match (MTCH) +38.6%, Meta Platforms (META) -14.6%. Over five years, Meta Platforms (META) compounded fastest (Pinterest (PINS) -14.1%/yr, Match (MTCH) -22.2%/yr, Meta Platforms (META) +15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Match (MTCH) has the highest dividend yield: Match (MTCH) 1.75%, Meta Platforms (META) 0.34%. Pinterest (PINS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Match (MTCH) has been the steadiest (Pinterest (PINS) 55.8%, Match (MTCH) 32.4%, Meta Platforms (META) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PINS, MTCH 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, Match (MTCH) 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.