Meta Platforms

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+23.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+9.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$57.4B/ year

↑ Rising (+31% vs prior year)

28.5% of revenue

2.4x the sector average (12%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

13.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$35.9B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Heavy R&D investment

Meta Platforms is putting 29% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 2.4x the sector average. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count falling — buybacks

−10.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.86B (2021) → 2.57B (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin

81.8%

Premium pricing power — 81.8% gross margin

Operating Margin

41.3%

Excellent — 41.3% operating margin

ROCE

9.0%

Below par — 9.0% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+22.2%

Fast-growing sales (22.2% YoY)

EPS YoY

-2.5%

Earnings shrinking (-2.5% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

192%

Turns 192% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

22.9%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (22.9%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.27

Conservative — low debt load (0.27)

Interest Cover

58.81x

Comfortably covers interest (58.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

23.3x

Growth-priced — P/E 23.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+9.4

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (23.3 → 13.9)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

0.38%

Small dividend — 0.38% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+2.4%

Dividend flat

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