Price-to-Earnings (P/E)

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Meta

Social media, advertising, AI

Estimated Fair Value

$680.23

Stock price: $718.67

Fair value close to stock price

This model estimates a company's fair value by applying its historical Price-to-Earnings multiple to Earnings per Share.

Historical P/E Ratios

This chart shows the company's historical Price-to-Earnings ratio by year.

2016: 32.7x P/E32.7x20162017: 32.5x P/E32.5x20172018: 17.2x P/E17.2x20182019: 31.6x P/E31.6x20192020: 26.8x P/E26.8x20202021: 24.2x P/E24.2x20212022: 13.9x P/E13.9x20222023: 23.6x P/E23.6x20232024: 24.4x P/E24.4x20242025: 28.1x P/E28.1x2025

Key Valuation Metrics

Selected P/E Scenario

Notes

• The historical Price-to-Earnings (P/E) range is wide, meaning the valuation is sensitive to which historical multiple is used.

What is Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Valuation?

Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Valuation estimates a company's Fair Value based on its earnings and the P/E multiple applied to those earnings.

The P/E ratio compares a company's share price with its Earnings per Share (EPS). It shows how the market values the company in relation to the earnings it generates.

Historical P/E ratios show the valuation multiples at which the company has traded in the past. They can be used as a reference for estimating Fair Value from the company's Earnings per Share.

P/E Valuation is most useful for profitable companies with relatively stable earnings and a meaningful historical P/E range.

How the P/E Model Works

The Price-to-Earnings model estimates fair value by calculating the company's historical valuation multiple, selecting a valuation P/E, and applying it to Earnings per Share.

Historical Prices & EPS
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Calculate Historical P/E
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Select Valuation P/E
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Apply to EPS
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Fair Value per Share

P/E Formula

P/E Ratio=Share PriceEarnings per Share (EPS) \text{P/E Ratio} = \frac{ \text{Share Price} }{ \text{Earnings per Share (EPS)} }

Key Model Assumptions

• The company must have positive Earnings per Share.
• The current EPS input is based on trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings when four consecutive quarterly periods are available; otherwise, the latest annual EPS is used.
• Historical P/E ratios are calculated only for years with valid positive earnings.
• The 10 most recent valid historical P/E ratios are used to estimate the company's typical valuation multiple.
• The median historical P/E forms the Base valuation assumption.
• Conservative and optimistic scenarios adjust the median historical P/E.
• Historical valuation multiples may not remain representative if the company's growth, risk or profitability changes materially.

Step 1 — Calculate Historical P/E Ratios

Historical P/E = Year-End Share Price / Historical EPS
Historical Median P/E = Median of the 10 most recent valid historical P/E ratios
Historical Median P/E =
25.63x

The model calculates historical P/E ratios from historical share prices and Earnings per Share. The median of the 10 most recent valid P/E ratios is then used as Meta's historical valuation benchmark. The resulting median P/E is 25.63x.

Step 2 — Select the Valuation Multiple

Selected P/E = Historical Median P/E × Scenario Adjustment (Base)
Selected P/E = 25.63x × 100% = 25.63x

The selected scenario adjusts the historical median P/E to determine the valuation multiple used to estimate Fair Value. Under the base scenario, the model uses a P/E multiple of 25.63x.

Step 3 — Estimate Fair Value per Share

Fair Value per Share = EPS × Selected P/E
Fair Value per Share = $26.54 × 25.63x = $680.23

The selected P/E scenario is applied to Meta's Earnings per Share of $26.54 to estimate a Fair Value per Share of $680.23.

Step 4 — Compare With the Current Market Valuation

Current P/E = Current Price / EPS
Current P/E = $718.67 / $26.54 = 27.08x
Valuation Gap = Fair Value per Share / Current Price − 1
Valuation Gap = $680.23 / $718.67 − 1 = -5.3%

Current P/E shows the multiple currently assigned to Meta's earnings. The stock currently trades at 27.08x compared with a historical median of 25.63x.

The Valuation Gap compares the estimated Fair Value with the current stock price of $718.67. Under the current assumptions, the Valuation Gap is -5.3%.