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Published financial data: META PLATFORMS, INC.

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Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Revenues	118B	117B	135B	165B	201B
Total Revenues	118B	117B	135B	165B	201B
Cost of Goods Sold, Total	22.65B	23.75B	26.01B	30.13B	36.18B
Gross Profit	95.28B	92.86B	109B	134B	165B
Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total	23.87B	25.68B	22.2B	20.98B	24.14B
R&D Expenses	24.66B	33.62B	36.49B	43.62B	57.37B
Other Operating Expenses, Total	48.53B	59.3B	58.69B	64.6B	81.52B
Operating Income	46.75B	33.56B	50.2B	69.77B	83.28B
Interest Expense, Total	-	-	-446M	-715M	-1.16B
Interest And Investment Income	461M	276M	1.64B	2.52B	2.12B
Net Interest Expenses	461M	276M	1.19B	1.8B	958M
Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)	-140M	-81M	-366M	-690M	352M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)	210M	127M	-49M	213M	208M
EBT, Excl. Unusual Items	47.28B	33.88B	50.98B	71.09B	84.79B
Restructuring Charges	-	-4.61B	-3.45B	-389M	-
Gain (Loss) On Sale Of Investments	-	-447M	-101M	-42M	1.14B
Legal Settlements	-	-	-	-	-
Other Unusual Items	-	-	-	-	-
EBT, Incl. Unusual Items	47.28B	28.82B	47.43B	70.66B	85.93B
Income Tax Expense	7.91B	5.62B	8.33B	8.3B	25.47B
Earnings From Continuing Operations	39.37B	23.2B	39.1B	62.36B	60.46B
Net Income to Company	39.37B	23.2B	39.1B	62.36B	60.46B
Net Income - (IS)	39.37B	23.2B	39.1B	62.36B	60.46B
Preferred Dividend and Other Adjustments	-	-	-	-	-
Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items	39.37B	23.2B	39.1B	62.36B	60.46B
Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items	39.37B	23.2B	39.1B	62.36B	60.46B
Per Share Items
Net EPS - Basic	13.99	8.63	15.19	24.61	23.98
Basic EPS - Continuing Operations	13.99	8.63	15.19	24.61	23.98
Basic Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	2.82B	2.69B	2.57B	2.53B	2.52B
Net EPS - Diluted	13.77	8.59	14.87	23.86	23.49
Diluted EPS - Continuing Operations	13.77	8.59	14.87	23.86	23.49
Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding	2.86B	2.7B	2.63B	2.61B	2.57B
Normalized Basic EPS	10.5	7.88	12.38	17.54	21.02
Normalized Diluted EPS	10.34	7.84	12.12	17	20.59
Dividend Per Share	-	-	-	2	2.1
Payout Ratio	-	-	-	8.13	8.81
American Depositary Receipts Ratio (ADR)	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
Supplemental Items
EBITDA	54.72B	42.24B	61.38B	85.21B	102B
EBITA	47.16B	33.74B	50.36B	69.92B	83.89B
EBIT	46.75B	33.56B	50.2B	69.77B	83.28B
EBITDAR	56.53B	44.46B	64.05B	88.41B	106B
Effective Tax Rate - (Ratio)	16.74	19.5	17.56	11.75	29.64
Current Domestic Taxes	5.52B	6.97B	5.51B	10.34B	3.56B
Current Foreign Taxes	1.79B	1.93B	2.69B	2.7B	3.15B
Total Current Taxes	7.3B	8.9B	8.2B	13.04B	6.72B
Deferred Domestic Taxes	628M	-3.18B	190M	-4.75B	18.77B
Deferred Foreign Taxes	-19M	-96M	-59M	15M	-19M
Total Deferred Taxes	609M	-3.28B	131M	-4.74B	18.76B
Normalized Net Income	29.55B	21.17B	31.86B	44.43B	53B
Interest Capitalized	-	-	283M	384M	535M
Interest on Long-Term Debt	15M	16M	723M	1.09B	1.66B
Supplemental Operating Expense Items
Advertising Expense	2.99B	2.65B	2.02B	2.06B	2.09B
Selling and Marketing Expenses	14.04B	14.62B	11.6B	11.29B	14.08B
General and Administrative Expenses	9.83B	11.06B	10.61B	9.69B	10.06B
Research And Development Expense From Footnotes	24.66B	35.34B	38.48B	43.87B	57.37B
Net Rental Expense, Total	1.81B	2.22B	2.67B	3.2B	3.94B
Imputed Operating Lease Interest Expense	-	-	483M	647M	800M
Imputed Operating Lease Depreciation	-	-	2.19B	2.56B	3.15B
Stock-Based Comp., COGS (Total)	577M	768M	740M	1.06B	1.12B
Stock-Based Comp., R&D Exp. (Total)	7.11B	9.36B	11.43B	13.68B	17.48B
Stock-Based Comp., S&M Exp. (Total)	837M	1B	952M	1.03B	926M
Stock-Based Comp., G&A Exp. (Total)	644M	859M	906M	926M	892M
Total Stock-Based Compensation	9.16B	11.99B	14.03B	16.69B	20.43B

Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Assets
Cash And Equivalents	16.6B	14.68B	41.86B	43.89B	35.87B
Short Term Investments	31.4B	26.06B	23.54B	33.93B	45.72B
Total Cash And Short Term Investments	48B	40.74B	65.4B	77.82B	81.59B
Accounts Receivable, Total	14.04B	13.47B	16.17B	16.99B	19.77B
Total Receivables	14.04B	13.47B	16.17B	16.99B	19.77B
Prepaid Expenses	4.48B	5.05B	3.69B	4.88B	6.52B
Restricted Cash	149M	294M	99M	353M	837M
Total Current Assets	66.67B	59.55B	85.36B	100B	109B
Gross Property Plant And Equipment	90.04B	117B	143B	180B	254B
Accumulated Depreciation	-20.08B	-24.98B	-33.13B	-43.32B	-57.33B
Net Property Plant And Equipment	69.96B	92.19B	110B	136B	197B
Long-term Investments	6.78B	6.2B	6.14B	6.07B	27.52B
Goodwill	19.2B	20.31B	20.65B	20.65B	24.53B
Other Intangibles, Total	634M	897M	788M	915M	3.69B
Other Long-Term Assets, Total	2.75B	6.58B	6.79B	12.1B	4.74B
Total Assets	166B	186B	230B	276B	366B
Liabilities
Accounts Payable, Total	4.08B	4.99B	4.85B	7.69B	8.89B
Accrued Expenses, Total	3.15B	4.59B	6.66B	6.35B	7.15B
Short-term Borrowings	-	-	-	-	-
Current Portion of Leases	1.2B	1.5B	1.71B	2.02B	2.52B
Current Income Taxes Payable	1.26B	2.34B	3.66B	3.44B	1.92B
Unearned Revenue Current, Total	517M	-	-	-	-
Other Current Liabilities	10.92B	13.61B	15.08B	14.1B	21.35B
Total Current Liabilities	21.14B	27.03B	31.96B	33.6B	41.84B
Long-Term Debt	-	9.92B	18.38B	28.83B	58.74B
Long-Term Leases	13.25B	15.86B	17.83B	18.92B	23.82B
Unearned Revenue Non Current	79M	-	-	-	-
Deferred Tax Liability Non Current	-	-	-	-	-
Other Non Current Liabilities	6.64B	7.21B	8.28B	12.07B	24.38B
Total Liabilities	41.11B	60.01B	76.46B	93.42B	149B
Additional Paid In Capital	55.81B	64.44B	73.25B	83.23B	95.79B
Retained Earnings	69.76B	64.8B	82.07B	103B	121B
Comprehensive Income and Other	-693M	-3.53B	-2.16B	-3.1B	271M
Total Common Equity	125B	126B	153B	183B	217B
Total Equity	125B	126B	153B	183B	217B
Total Liabilities And Equity	166B	186B	230B	276B	366B
Supplemental Items
ECS Total Shares Outstanding on Filing Date	2.72B	2.59B	2.55B	2.53B	2.53B
ECS Total Common Shares Outstanding	2.74B	2.61B	2.56B	2.53B	2.53B
Book Value / Share	45.56	48.09	59.81	72.07	85.87
Tangible Book Value	105B	105B	132B	161B	189B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	38.32	39.98	51.44	63.56	74.71
Total Debt	14.45B	27.28B	37.92B	49.77B	85.08B
Net Debt	-33.54B	-13.46B	-27.48B	-28.05B	3.49B
Debt Equivalent Oper. Leases	14.5B	17.76B	21.37B	25.62B	31.56B
Equity Method Investments, Total	34M	17M	58M	52M	7.45B
Account Code - Inventory Valuation	3	3	3	3	3
Land - (BS)	1.69B	1.87B	2.08B	2.56B	3.69B
Buildings, Total	22.53B	27.72B	37.96B	47.08B	55.57B
Machinery, Total	30.35B	39.97B	54.25B	75.55B	107B
Full Time Employees	71.97K	86.48K	67.32K	74.07K	78.86K
Accumulated Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Supple)	-	-	-	-	-

Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Net Income	39.37B	23.2B	39.1B	62.36B	60.46B
Depreciation & Amortization - CF	7.56B	8.5B	11.02B	15.29B	18B
Amortization of Goodwill and Intangible Assets - (CF)	407M	185M	161M	153M	615M
Depreciation & Amortization, Total	7.97B	8.69B	11.18B	15.44B	18.62B
Amortization of Deferred Charges, Total - (CF)	-	-	-	58M	-
(Gain) Loss on Sale of Investments - (CF)	-	463M	-	-	-1.14B
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs	-	1.34B	2.21B	383M	-
Stock-Based Compensation (CF)	9.16B	11.99B	14.03B	16.69B	20.43B
Other Operating Activities, Total	482M	-890M	766M	-4.65B	18.32B
Change In Accounts Receivable	-3.11B	231M	-2.4B	-1.48B	-1.82B
Change In Accounts Payable	1.44B	210M	51M	373M	-14M
Change in Unearned Revenues	187M	-	-	-	-
Change in Other Net Operating Assets	2.19B	5.24B	6.18B	2.16B	944M
Cash from Operations	57.68B	50.48B	71.11B	91.33B	116B
Capital Expenditure	-18.57B	-31.43B	-27.27B	-37.26B	-69.69B
Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	-	245M	221M	-	-
Cash Acquisitions	-851M	-1.31B	-629M	-270M	-4.23B
Investment in Marketable and Equity Securities, Total	12.13B	3.53B	3.2B	-9.75B	-25.83B
Other Investing Activities, Total	-284M	1M	-23M	129M	-2.25B
Cash from Investing	-7.57B	-28.97B	-24.5B	-47.15B	-102B
Short Term Debt Issued, Total	14M	-	-	-	-
Long-Term Debt Issued, Total	-	9.92B	8.46B	10.43B	29.91B
Total Debt Issued	14M	9.92B	8.46B	10.43B	29.91B
Short Term Debt Repaid, Total	-	-	-	-	-
Long-Term Debt Repaid, Total	-677M	-850M	-1.06B	-1.97B	-2.52B
Total Debt Repaid	-677M	-850M	-1.06B	-1.97B	-2.52B
Repurchase of Common Stock	-50.05B	-31.55B	-26.79B	-43.9B	-44.65B
Common Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-5.07B	-5.32B
Common & Preferred Stock Dividends Paid	-	-	-	-5.07B	-5.32B
Other Financing Activities, Total	-13M	344M	-111M	-277M	2.22B
Cash from Financing	-50.73B	-22.14B	-19.5B	-40.78B	-20.37B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments	-474M	-638M	113M	-786M	235M
Net Change in Cash	-1.09B	-1.27B	27.23B	2.61B	-6.34B
Supplemental Items
Cash Interest Paid	-	-	448M	486M	696M
Cash Income Tax Paid (Refund)	8.52B	6.41B	6.61B	10.55B	7.58B
Levered Free Cash Flow	28.81B	15.6B	32.47B	37.06B	23.43B
Unlevered Free Cash Flow	28.81B	15.6B	32.75B	37.51B	24.16B
Change In Net Working Capital	-1.02B	-5.38B	-3.44B	1.03B	-2.76B
Net Debt Issued / Repaid	-663M	9.07B	7.4B	8.46B	27.38B

Fiscal Period: December	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Profitability
Return on Assets	17.97	11.93	15.11	17.25	16.21
Return on Total Capital	21	14.38	18.27	20.63	19.49
Return On Equity %	31.1	18.52	28.04	37.14	30.24
Return on Common Equity	31.1	18.52	28.04	37.14	30.24
Margin Analysis
Gross Profit Margin %	80.79	79.63	80.72	81.68	82
SG&A Margin	20.24	22.02	16.46	12.76	12.01
EBITDA Margin %	46.4	36.22	45.5	51.8	50.7
EBITA Margin %	39.99	28.93	37.33	42.51	41.74
EBIT Margin %	39.64	28.78	37.21	42.41	41.44
Income From Continuing Operations Margin %	33.38	19.9	28.98	37.91	30.08
Net Income Margin %	33.38	19.9	28.98	37.91	30.08
Net Avail. For Common Margin %	33.38	19.9	28.98	37.91	30.08
Normalized Net Income Margin	25.06	18.16	23.62	27.01	26.37
Levered Free Cash Flow Margin	24.43	13.38	24.07	22.53	11.66
Unlevered Free Cash Flow Margin	24.43	13.38	24.28	22.8	12.02
Asset Turnover
Asset Turnover	0.73	0.66	0.65	0.65	0.63
Fixed Assets Turnover	1.89	1.44	1.34	1.34	1.21
Receivables Turnover (Average Receivables)	9.3	8.48	9.1	9.92	10.93
Short Term Liquidity
Current Ratio	3.15	2.2	2.67	2.98	2.6
Quick Ratio	2.94	2.01	2.55	2.82	2.42
Operating Cash Flow to Current Liabilities	2.73	1.87	2.23	2.72	2.77
Days Sales Outstanding (Average Receivables)	39.27	43.05	40.09	36.89	33.38
Average Days Payable Outstanding	43.62	69.71	69.05	76.14	83.65
Long Term Solvency
Total Debt/Equity	11.57	21.7	24.76	27.25	39.16
Total Debt / Total Capital	10.37	17.83	19.85	21.41	28.14
LT Debt/Equity	10.61	20.51	23.64	26.15	38
Long-Term Debt / Total Capital	9.51	16.85	18.95	20.55	27.31
Total Liabilities / Total Assets	24.77	32.31	33.3	33.84	40.65
EBIT / Interest Expense	-	-	112.56	97.58	71.48
EBITDA / Interest Expense	-	-	143.61	123.65	90.85
(EBITDA - Capex) / Interest Expense	-	-	82.48	71.55	31.03
Total Debt / EBITDA	0.26	0.61	0.59	0.56	0.8
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.59	-0.3	-0.43	-0.32	0.03
Total Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	0.38	2.09	1.03	0.97	2.35
Net Debt / (EBITDA - Capex)	-0.88	-1.03	-0.75	-0.55	0.1
Growth Over Prior Year
Total Revenues, 1 Yr. Growth %	37.18	-1.12	15.69	21.94	22.17
Gross Profit, 1 Yr. Growth %	37.54	-2.55	17.28	23.39	22.67
EBITDA, 1 Yr. Growth %	38.42	-22.81	45.31	41.58	20.13
EBITA, 1 Yr. Growth %	42.29	-28.46	49.27	42.21	20.65
EBIT, 1 Yr. Growth %	43.1	-28.23	49.61	42.37	20.03
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	35.08	-41.07	68.53	59.5	-3.05
Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	35.08	-41.07	68.53	59.5	-3.05
Normalized Net Income, 1 Yr. Growth %	42.51	-28.35	50.49	42.8	20.09
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 1 Yr. Growth %	36.47	-37.62	73.11	60.46	-1.55
Accounts Receivable, 1 Yr. Growth %	23.86	-4.08	20.07	5.1	16.33
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 1 Yr. Growth %	27.25	31.77	19.19	24.01	44.42
Total Assets, 1 Yr. Growth %	4.19	11.89	23.63	20.22	32.59
Tangible Book Value, 1 Yr. Growth %	-3.29	-0.51	26.04	22.28	17.35
Common Equity, 1 Yr. Growth %	-2.66	0.67	21.84	19.24	18.95
Cash From Operations, 1 Yr. Growth %	48.87	-12.5	40.89	28.43	26.8
Capital Expenditures, 1 Yr. Growth %	22.84	68.17	-13.25	37.76	87.06
Levered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	79.36	-45.76	108.02	15.69	-36.49
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 1 Yr. Growth %	79.36	-45.76	108.26	16.08	-35.3
Dividend Per Share, 1 Yr. Growth %	-	-	-	-	5
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Two Years
Total Revenues, 2 Yr. CAGR %	29.15	16.47	6.95	18.77	22.05
Gross Profit, 2 Yr. CAGR %	28.25	15.78	6.91	20.3	22.99
EBITDA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	25.53	3.37	5.91	42.03	32.62
EBITA, 2 Yr. CAGR %	26.33	0.9	3.34	43.96	33.73
EBIT, 2 Yr. CAGR %	27	1.34	3.62	44.2	33.46
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	45.94	-10.78	-0.35	63.95	24.35
Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	45.94	-10.78	-0.35	63.95	24.35
Normalized Net Income, 2 Yr. CAGR %	25.94	1.04	3.84	44.87	33.57
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 2 Yr. CAGR %	46.34	-7.73	3.92	66.66	25.69
Accounts Receivable, 2 Yr. CAGR %	21.45	9	7.32	12.34	10.57
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 2 Yr. CAGR %	24.99	29.49	25.32	21.58	33.83
Total Assets, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.56	7.97	17.62	21.92	26.25
Tangible Book Value, 2 Yr. CAGR %	13.57	-1.91	11.98	24.14	19.79
Common Equity, 2 Yr. CAGR %	11.16	-1.01	10.75	20.53	19.09
Cash From Operations, 2 Yr. CAGR %	26.03	14.14	11.03	34.51	27.61
Capital Expenditures, 2 Yr. CAGR %	10.88	43.97	20.78	9.3	60.53
Levered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	22.1	-1.31	6.29	52.89	-12.53
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 2 Yr. CAGR %	22.1	-1.31	6.72	53.25	-11.58
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Three Years
Total Revenues, 3 Yr. CAGR %	28.3	18.15	16.21	11.73	19.89
Gross Profit, 3 Yr. CAGR %	27.03	17.03	16.27	12.14	21.07
EBITDA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	23.25	6.75	15.8	15.91	34.11
EBITA, 3 Yr. CAGR %	22.66	4.52	14.97	14.03	35.47
EBIT, 3 Yr. CAGR %	23.35	5	15.4	14.27	35.39
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	21.2	7.87	10.29	16.57	37.61
Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	21.2	7.87	10.29	16.57	37.61
Normalized Net Income, 3 Yr. CAGR %	23.08	4.35	15.39	14.56	35.78
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 3 Yr. CAGR %	22.07	10.14	13.8	20.11	39.84
Accounts Receivable, 3 Yr. CAGR %	22.77	12.26	12.57	6.57	13.65
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 3 Yr. CAGR %	41.52	27.21	25.96	24.88	28.76
Total Assets, 3 Yr. CAGR %	19.47	11.67	12.96	18.48	25.37
Tangible Book Value, 3 Yr. CAGR %	17.64	8.67	6.64	15.31	21.84
Common Equity, 3 Yr. CAGR %	14.07	7.55	6.09	13.51	20
Cash From Operations, 3 Yr. CAGR %	25.37	11.6	22.43	16.55	31.89
Capital Expenditures, 3 Yr. CAGR %	10.09	27.68	21.6	25.85	30.74
Levered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	40.6	-6.89	26.58	8.84	13.9
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 3 Yr. CAGR %	40.6	-6.89	26.94	9.26	14.79
Compound Annual Growth Rate Over Five Years
Total Revenues, 5 Yr. CAGR %	33.67	23.46	19.29	18.4	18.51
Gross Profit, 5 Yr. CAGR %	31.92	21.41	18.56	18.33	18.93
EBITDA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	29.94	12.71	16	19.66	20.85
EBITA, 5 Yr. CAGR %	29.05	10.06	14.53	18.8	20.41
EBIT, 5 Yr. CAGR %	30.34	10.68	15.04	19.21	20.58
Earnings From Cont. Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	30.97	7.8	12.07	27.53	15.71
Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	30.97	7.8	12.07	27.53	15.71
Normalized Net Income, 5 Yr. CAGR %	30.45	10.47	14.99	18.98	20.64
Diluted EPS Before Extra, 5 Yr. CAGR %	31.57	9.77	14.46	29.98	18.41
Accounts Receivable, 5 Yr. CAGR %	28.59	18.22	16.34	12.29	11.77
Net Property, Plant and Equip., 5 Yr. CAGR %	52.11	46.37	34.8	24.93	29.05
Total Assets, 5 Yr. CAGR %	20.64	17.05	18.73	15.66	18.1
Tangible Book Value, 5 Yr. CAGR %	22.21	14.02	15.34	14.61	11.72
Common Equity, 5 Yr. CAGR %	16.1	11.08	12.73	12.57	11.11
Cash From Operations, 5 Yr. CAGR %	29.06	15.82	19.42	20.26	24.48
Capital Expenditures, 5 Yr. CAGR %	32.82	36.09	14.4	19.79	35.67
Levered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	28.4	6.06	25.66	13.91	7.91
Unlevered Free Cash Flow, 5 Yr. CAGR %	28.38	6.05	25.87	14.19	8.57