META vs MSFT
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
META · Meta Platforms$610.15 ▲ 0.84%
MSFT · Microsoft$530.61 ▼ 0.99%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- META -3.2%
- MSFT +5.7%
Head to head
| Metric | META | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $610.15 | $530.61 |
| Change today | ▲ 0.84% | ▼ 0.99% |
| Market cap | $1.56T | $3.94T |
| Return, 3 months | +2.6% | +5.0% |
| Return, year to date | -7.4% | +10.4% |
| Return, 1 year | -1.6% | +7.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | 20.8 | 27.7 |
| P/B | 5.7 | 8.4 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 23rd | 21st |
| Dividend yield | 0.34% | 0.69% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +26.1% | +18.8% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +264.0% | +32.0% |
| Gross margin | 81.0% | 67.7% |
| Operating margin | 32.9% | 47.1% |
| Net margin | 31.1% | 41.2% |
| Return on equity | 32.3% | 34.2% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +40.8% | +21.0% |
| Analyst buy share | 86% | 94% |
| RSI (14) | 37 | 52 |
| 30-day volatility | 38.8% | 30.3% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -29.9% | -34.5% |
| Trend read | Strong downtrend | Leaning bullish |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- MSFT is the largest of the group by market value.
- MSFT has returned the most over the past year.
- META carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- MSFT pays the highest dividend yield.
- META is growing revenue fastest.
- MSFT keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- MSFT has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.